Question

Job A -Sales-offers a base salary of $1,000 per week plus 3% commission on all sales above $3000. Job B-Sales-offers

a base salary of $1,100 per week plus 2.5% commission on all sales above $3000. The total sales for the week equal $25,000. How much

more does Job A pay than Job B?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Answer 2

$10

Explanation:

For job A

Basic salary= $1000

weekly commission= 3%

For sales above $3000

Payment for sales of $25000 will be;

$1000 + 3/100 *($25000-$3000)

$1000 + 0.03*($22000)

$1000 + $660 =$1660

For job B

Basic salary= $1100

Weekly commission= 2.5%

For sales above $3000

Payment for sales of $25000 will be;

$1100+ 2.5/100 * ($25000-$3000)

$1100+ 0.025(22000)

$1100 + $550=$1650

How much more job A pays than Job B will be;

Payment for job A- Payment for job B

$1660-$1650 =$10