You have just been given a new job in sales. You have two salary options. You can receive a straight salary of $500 a week (no commission option) or you can receive a salary of $200 a week plus 5% of your weekly sales (Commission option). What dollar amount of product must you sell each week in order for the commission option to be the better deal?

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anonymous · Answer

@dtan5457 Hey man do you think you can help me out with this one? Its my last problem and i'm stuck :/

anonymous · Answer

Option 1: 500, Option 2: 200 + .05(commission)
Set equal: 500=200+.05(com), 300=.05(com), commission=300/.05=?