Kyle sells used cars he is paid $14/hour plus an 8% commission on sales what dollar amount of car Sales must kyle to earn $1200

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bonufazy [111]

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Kyle sells used cars he is paid $14/hour plus an 8% commission on sales what dollar amount of car Sales must kyle to earn $1200

in 38-h work week

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Ira Lisetskai [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-15T23:19:49+03:00

The answer is $8,350 in car sales. By working 38 hours at $14/hour, Kyle will $532 from wages alone. Subtracting those wages from the total amount to be earned of $1,200 leaves $668, which is the amount Kyle has to earn in commissions. Dividing $668 by 8% gets you to the $8,350.