Question

Sam is paid $12.45 per hour for a 37.5 hour week plus 6% of sales for a week. What would Sam's sales have to be for him to earn $800 in a week?

Answer 1

ok Let’s calculate the money Sam makes per week, not including sales (or Assuming $0 in sales):

Money per week =$6.45/hour×37.5 hours/week= $241.88/week

The money he Gains from sales must make up the difference, So

money from sales = $400−$241.88 = $158.12

This Money is only 6% or 0.06 of the total sales though, so

Total sales = $158.120.06 = $2635.33

of course, this is Assuming that the money per week is rounded up from $241.875 to $241.88 instead of down to $241.87, in which case Sam would Have to make $2635.50 in sales (about 17 cents more).

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