Fernando is starting a new sales job, and needs to decide which of two salary plans to choose from. For plan A, he will earn $100/week plus 15% commission on all sales. For plan B, he will earn $150/week plus 10% commission on all sales.

a. Write an expression for each salary plan if s is Fernando's total weekly sales

b. For what amount of weekly sales us plan B better than plan A?

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Georgia Wade

7 May, 14:08

Fernando is starting a new sales job, and needs to decide which of two salary plans to choose from. For plan A, he will earn $100/week plus 15% commission on all sales. For plan B, he will earn $150/week plus 10% commission on all sales.

a. Write an expression for each salary plan if s is Fernando's total weekly sales

b. For what amount of weekly sales us plan B better than plan A?

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Ernest Willis · Answer 1

A.

A = 100 + 0.15*s

B = 150 + 0.10*s

b.

100+0.15*s < 150+0.10*s

0.15*s < 50+0.10*s

0.05*s < 50

s < 1000

Thus any weekly sales less than $1,000, and plan B would be better.