Question

Three salesmen work for the same company, selling the same product. And, although they are all paid on a weekly basis, each salesman earns his paycheck differently.

Salesman A works strictly on commission. He earns $65 per sale, with a maximum weekly commission of $1,300.


100 POINTS
Salesman B earns a weekly base salary of $300, plus a commission of $40 per sale. There are no limits on the amount of commission he can earn.

Salesman C does not earn any commission. His weekly salary is $900.
The weekly paycheck amount for each salesman, p, is a function of the number of sales, s, they had in that week.

Answer 1

Equations for each salesman:

• A. p(s) = 65s
• B. p(s) = 40s + 300
• C. p(s) = 900

When s = 0, s= 1, s = 10 each of the gets paid:

• A. p(0) = 0, p(1) = 65, p(10) = 650
• B. p(0) = 300, p(1) = 340, p(10) = 700
• C. p(0) = p(1) = p(10) = 900

The above numbers as ordered pairs:

• A B C
• s = 0 | (0, 0) | (0, 300) | (0, 900)
• s = 1 | (1, 65) | (1, 340) | (1, 900)
• s = 10 | (10, 650) | (10, 700) | (10, 900)