Question

Each sales associate at an electronics store has a choice of the two salary option shown below: 115 per week plus 9.5% commission on the associates total sales and $450 per week with no commission the average of the total sales amount for each associate last year was won $125,000 based on the average what is the difference between the two salary options each year

Answer 1

$450 per week earns you $450 total per week, for $23,400 total
$115 per week earns you that plus 9.5% of $125,000, which is $11,875, plus $5,980 which is $17,855 total
There is a $5,545 difference, making the $450 a week a better deal