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Company A offers a $35,000 annual salary plus a 6% commission of his total sales. Company B offers a flat annual salary of $36,000.How much would you need to have in total sales to earn the same amount in each job?

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Answer: you need to have in total sales of $16667 to earn the same amount in each job

Explanation:

Let x represent the amount that you need to have in total sales in order to earn the same amount in each job.

Company A offers a $35,000 annual salary plus a 6% commission of his total sales. This means that the total amount earned with company A when x sales is made yearly would be

35000 + 0.06x

Company B offers a flat annual salary of $36,000. This means that the total amount earned with company B yearly would be

36000

To earn the same amount with both jobs,

35000 + 0.06x = 36000

0.06x = 36000 - 35000

0.06x = 1000

x = 1000/0.06 = $16667

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