SOLUTION: You are offered two different furniture sales jobs. The Furniture Barn offers you a job that pays straight commission of 6% of the sales. The Furniture Warehouse offers you a job t

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Question 1166103: You are offered two different furniture sales jobs. The Furniture Barn offers you a job that pays straight commission of 6% of the sales. The Furniture Warehouse offers you a job that pays a salary of $200 per week plus 3% of the sales. How much would you have to sell in a week in order for the job at The Furniture Barn to pay as well as the job at The Furniture Warehouse? Round the answer to the nearest cent.
The Furniture Barn pays the same as The Furniture Warehouse if my sales are
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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FB is 0.06x where x is sales
FW=200+0.03x
set them equal
200+0.03x=0.06x
0.03x=200
x=$6666.67 a week to equal