Tamara earns her living as a salary plus commission employee. Her annual salary is $48,000, and she earns 4% commission on all sales she makes. If Tamara wants to make a total of $6,000 this month, how much in sales does she need to have?

a.

$30,000

b.

$50,000

c.

$100,000

d.

$150,000

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Skylar French

11 December, 17:09

Tamara earns her living as a salary plus commission employee. Her annual salary is $48,000, and she earns 4% commission on all sales she makes. If Tamara wants to make a total of $6,000 this month, how much in sales does she need to have?

a.

$30,000

b.

$50,000

c.

$100,000

d.

$150,000

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Destinee Pineda · Answer 1

48,000/12 = 4000 per month salary

6000 - 4000 = 2000 ... so she has to make 2000 in commission

4% of what is 2000

.04x = 2000

x = 2000/.04

x = 50,000

check ...

4000 +.04 (50,000) = 4000 + 2000 = 6000 (correct)

so she has to sell $ 50,000 worth of sales

Tamara earns her living as a salary plus commission employee. Her annual salary is $48,000, and she earns 4% commission on all sales she makes. If Tamara wants to make a total of $6,000 this month, how much in sales does she need to have?a.$30,000b.$50,000c.$100,000d.$150,000

Tamara earns her living as a salary plus commission employee. Her annual salary is $48,000, and she earns 4% commission on all sales she makes. If Tamara wants to make a total of $6,000 this month, how much in sales does she need to have?

a.

$30,000

b.

$50,000

c.

$100,000

d.

$150,000