Question

The table below shows the earnings, in thousands of dollars, for three different commissioned employees. $2,000 + 3% on all sales 7% on all sales 5% on the first $40,000 + 8% on anything over $40,000 December 4.4 5.6 5.2 January 3.5 3.85 3.6 February 4.7 4.9 4.4 Who had the largest dollar amount in sales for the month of January?

Answer 1

It would be Employee #3

Explanation:

SO ITS

C

Answer 2

Let the three employees be A, B, and C.

Employee earns $2,000 + 3% on all sales.
Employee B earns 7% on all sales.
Employee C earns 5% on the first $40,000, and 8% for sales over $40,000.

The following table shows sales in Dec., Jan. and Feb.

A B C
--------- ----------- ---------
Dec. $4,400 $5600 $5200
Jan. $3500 $3850 $3600
Feb. $4700 $4900 $4400

Earning in January are as follows:
Employee A;
$2000 + 0.03(3500) = $2,105

Employee B:
0.07(3850) = $269.50

Employee C:
0.05(3600) = $180

Answer: Employee A had the largest dollar amount in January.