Each month, Jasper earns a commission of 9.5% of his total sales for the month, plus a salary of $3,500. If Jasper earns $5,025 in a certain month, what were his total sales?

Answer 1

Let x be total sales for the month

Then earnings per month can be written as

3500 + .095x

set this equal to 5025 and solve for x

5025 = 3500 + .095x

1525 = .095x

x = $16,052.63