Question

Jonathon and Raymond earn a base salary plus commission. Jonathon earns $1500 plus 10% of his sales each month. Raymond earns $1200 plus 15% of his sales each month. How much will Jonathon and Raymond need to sell in order to earn the same amount each month?

Answer 1

The Jonathon and Raymond need to sell 6000 sales to earn the same amount each month.

Explanation:

Given data

Let no. of sales = x

Jonathon earning = $ 1500 +
`(10)/(100) x`

Raymond earning = $ 1200 +
`(15)/(100) x`

Given that the earnings of Jonathon & Raymond are same.

1500 +
`(10)/(100) x` = 1200 +
`(15)/(100) x`

300 =
`(5)/(100) x`

x = 6000 sales

Therefore the Jonathon and Raymond need to sell 6000 sales to earn the same amount each month.