Question

3. You are working as a sales representative earning, commission. Your salary is determined by

the equation y 500x + 40,000 where x is the number of sales you completed and y is your
total income for that year.
How much money do you make in commission from each sale?
What is your base salary?
You made $63,500 your first year. How many sales did you complete in the year?
If you completed 25 sales in one year, how much money would you make that year?

Answer 1

you make $500 per sale and your base salary is $40,000

you did 47 sales in the first year using 23,500/500

If you completed 25 sales in one year you would make $52,500

Explanation: