Question

Cole gets paid $5,000 plus 16% of all his popcorn sales,x, while Michael gets A fixed salary of $55,000.Write an inequality that represents the dollar amount of sales that Cole must generate each in order to make more than Michael

Answer 1

Answer:

5000 + (0.16)x > 55,000

Step-by-step explanation:

DATA:

Michael's salary = $55,000

Cole's basic salary = $5,000

--> Commission = 16% of sales

--> Sales = x

Cole's total salary

--> Basic salary + Commission x sales

--> 5000 + 16% of x

--> 5000 + (0.16)x  as 16 percent is equal to 16/100 = 0.16

Cole's total salary should be more than Michael's total salary

5000 + (0.16)x > 55000

--> Make x the subject

0.16x > 55000-5000

0.16x > 50,000

x > 50,000/0.16

x > 312500

The inequality that represents the dollar amount of sales is 5000 + (0.16)x > 55000.

The dollar amount of sales that Cole must generate should be more than $312500.