A salesperson works 40 hours per week at a job where she has two options for being paid. Option A is an hourly wage of $21. Option B is a commission rate of 10 % on weekly sales. How much does she need to sell this week to earn the same amount with the two options?

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Cailyn Hahn

13 June, 18:55

A salesperson works 40 hours per week at a job where she has two options for being paid. Option A is an hourly wage of $21. Option B is a commission rate of 10 % on weekly sales. How much does she need to sell this week to earn the same amount with the two options?

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Ayden Vazquez · Answer 1

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$8,400

Explanation

For option A, the salesperson would earn;

$21 * 40 = $840.

For the salesperson to earn the same, we should calculate as follows:

Let x be the amount he/she sells.

10% of x = $840

10% * x = $840

0.10x = $840

x = 840/0.10

= $8,400