Solve the problem.
-A salesperson has two job offers. Company A offers a weekly salary of $640 plus commission of 16% of sales. Company B offers a weekly salary of $1280 plus commission of 8% of sales. What is the amount of sales above
Which Company A's offer is the better of the two?
A) $4000
B) $16,000
C) $8100
D) $8000

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the point at which Company A's offer becomes better than Company B's, we set their earnings equal to each other and solve for the sales amount. Let $x$ be the sales amount. The equation is $640 + 0.16x = 1280 + 0.08x$. Solving for $x$, we get $0.08x = 640$, which simplifies to $x = 8000$. Therefore, at sales above $8000, Company A's offer is better.

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