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Question 1197226: You are offered two different furniture sales jobs the furniture barn offers you a job that pays straight commission of 8% of the sales the furniture warehouse offer you a job that pays a salary of 330 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 pays 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 $
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$330 per week plus 3% of the sales 's'
vs
8% of sales 's' at furniture barn
IF:
.08xs = $330 + .03s at furniture warehouse
.05s = $330
s = $6600 , the amount of sales the furniture barn pays the same as the furniture warehouse