Question

José and Maris work for different car dealerships. José earns a monthly salary of $3,500 plus a 8% commission on sales. Maris earns a monthly salary of $3,900 plus a 6% commission on sales. Above what value of sales are José's monthly earnings more than those of Maris?

Answer 1

Answer: When sales are greater than 2000 then José's monthly earnings sre more than those of Maris.

Explanation:

Let x= Total sales

For José, monthly salary = $3,500

Commission percentage = 8% =0.08

Monthly earnings= Monthly salary + (Commission percentage) x (Total sales)

Monthly earnings= 3500 +0.08 x

For Maris, monthly salary = $3,900

Commission percentage = 6%

Monthly earnings= 3900 +0.06 x

When José's monthly earnings > Maris's monthly earnings

then, 3500 +0.08 x > 3900 +0.06 x

Subtract 3500 from both sides, we get

0.08 x > 400+0.06x

Subtract 0.06x from both sides, we get

0.02x>400

Divide both sides b 0.02

x> 20000

When sales are greater than 2000 then José's monthly earnings sre more than those of Maris.