SOLUTION: karen Can be paid in one of two ways for selling insurance policies: Plan A : A salary of $750 per month, plus a commission of 10% of sales; Plan B : A salary of $1000 per month

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Question 451665: karen Can be paid in one of two ways for selling insurance policies:
Plan A : A salary of $750 per month, plus a commission of 10% of sales;
Plan B : A salary of $1000 per month, plus a commission of 8% of sales in excess of $2000.
For what amount of monthly sales is plan A better then plan b if we can assume that sales are always more than $2000?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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750+.1y>1000+.08y
.02y>250
y>12500
For sales over $12,500, plan A works better..