Question

You receive two job offers. One offers a straight commission of 6% of sales. The other offers a salary of $500 per week plus 3% of sales. How much would you have to sell per week in order for the straight commission job offer to be better? Use Gaussian elimination

Answer 1

Answer: $16, 666.67

Explanation:

Job 1: 0.06x

Job 2: 0.03x + 500

0.06x > 0.03x + 500

-0.03x -0.03x

0.03x > 500

÷0.03 ÷0.03

`x > (50000)/(3)`

x > 16,666.67 rounded to the nearest penny