Chris can be paid in one of two ways. Plan A is a salary of $370 per​ month, plus a commission of 7​% of sales.

Question

Chris can be paid in one of two ways. Plan A is a salary of $370 per​ month, plus a commission of 7​% of sales. Plan B is a salary of $514 per​ month, plus a commission of 4​% of sales. For what amount of sales is Chris better off selecting plan​ A?

Answer 1

370 + 0.07s > 514 + 0.04s

0.03s > 144

s > 4800

Plan A is better only after a sales of 4800.