Tamara gets paid an annual salary of $48,000 and earns 4% commission on all sales. she wants to make $6,000 this month, how much in sales does she need?

Question

Find how much sales she needs to make $6000

Answer 1

Hi Cheyenne,

 

 

Tamara gets paid an annual salary of $48,000 and earns 4% commission on all sales. she wants to make $6,000 this month, how much in sales does she need?

 

 

Let s=the amount of sales Tamara needs

Also to put 4% into an equation, it needs to be put into decimal form which is .04

 

Also we need to make sure the units of time are the same.  You are given her yearly salary.  So she makes 48000/12 each month which is $4000.

 

 48,000/12+.04s=6,000

4000+.04s=6000

.04s=2000

s=50,000

 

ANSWER:  Tamara needs to make $50,000 in sales in order to make $6,000 each month.

 

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