saleperson A's compensation for any week is $360 plus 6 percent of the portion of A's total sales above $1,000 for that week. Salesperson B's compensation for any week is 8 percent of B's total sales for that week. For what amount of total weekly sales would both salespeople earn the same compensation?
2007-03-26 01:08:10 · 2 answers · asked by thatfella 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
x = weekly sales
(x - 1000)*.06 + 360 = x*0.08
6x - 6000 + 36,000 = 8x
30,000= 2x
x=15,000
2007-03-26 01:16:56 · answer #1 · answered by blighmaster 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With x being the total weekly sales, your equation to solve is the following:
.06(x-1000)+360 = .08x
.06x - 60 +360 = .08x
300=.02x
x=15000
So the total weekly sales would have to be $15,000 for Salesperson A's compensation to equal Salesperson B's.
2007-03-26 01:21:19 · answer #2 · answered by Rob S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋