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4.2 Exercise 69

Avg difficulty 2.5

When hired at a new job selling electronics, you are given two pay options:

Option A: Base salary of $20,000 a year with a commission of 12% of your sales

Option B: Base salary of $26,000 a year with a commission of 3% of your sales

How much electronics would you need to sell for option A to produce a larger income?

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 4.2 Modeling with Linear Functions, exercise 69

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