A salesperson earns a base salary of 3200 per month and a co
A salesperson earns a base salary of $3,200 per month and a commission of 5% on the amount of sales made.
A. Write down the linear function which expresses the paycheck as a function of the amount of sales made. (6 pts)
B. If the person has a paycheck of $5,700.00 for one month, what was the amount of sales for the month? (4 pts)
Solution
A) Let X be the amount of slaes the salesperson made.
So his paycheck = 3200 + 0.05 * X
B) Paycheck = 5700
or, 3200 + 0.05X = 5700
or, 0.05 X = 2500
or, X = 50000
The amount of sales for the month was $50,000.00
