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Chris can be paid in one of two ways. Plan a Is a salary of 470 per month plus a comission of 8% sales. Plan b is 762 per month and 4% sales. For what amount of sales is Chris better off selecting plan a?

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Step 1

Let s represent the total sales

and

Let M represent the monthly salary.

Step2

Equations for payment for each plan


\begin{gathered} \text{Plan A payment =470 + 0.08s} \\ \text{Plan B payment = 762 + 0.04s} \end{gathered}

Step 3

We solve for plan A > plan B

By substitution


\begin{gathered} 470\text{ + 0.08s > 762 + 0.04s} \\ 0.08s\text{ - 0.04s > 76}2-470 \\ 0.04s\text{ > }292 \\ (0.04s)/(0.04)>(292)/(0.04) \\ s\text{ > 7300} \end{gathered}

Hence, for sales greater than $7,300 per month, Chris is better off selecting plan A.

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