A salesman set a goal to earn $2000 this month. He receives a base salary of $800 per month as well as 20% commission for all sales in that month. What does his total have to be this month to reach his goal?

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Brock Benitez

24 January, 19:19

A salesman set a goal to earn $2000 this month. He receives a base salary of $800 per month as well as 20% commission for all sales in that month. What does his total have to be this month to reach his goal?

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Josh Hodges · Answer 1

His total, needs to be $6000 to reach his goal.

Step-by-step explanation:

If he receives a basic salary of $800 per month, he need an extra $1200 to reach his goal of $2000 in that month. Since he receives 20% of all sales in the month he needs to make a sales of $6000 to receive a commission of $1200 to reach his goal of $2000 in that month.

Let the total sales be $x

Calculation; 20/100 * x = 1200

0.2x = 1200

X = 1200/0.2

X = $6000