Question

You receive two job offers. One offers a straight commission of 6% of sales. The other offers a salary of $500 per week plus 3% of sales. How much would you have to sell per week in order for the straight commission job offer to be better? Use Gaussian elimination

Answer 1

Answer: $16, 666.67

Step-by-step explanation:

Job 1: 0.06x

Job 2: 0.03x + 500

0.06x > 0.03x + 500

-0.03x  -0.03x          

0.03x >              500

÷0.03              ÷0.03

       $x > \dfrac{50000}{3}$

        x > 16,666.67      rounded to the nearest penny