ANemployee is paid a base salary of $2,150 a month plus an 8% commission on all sales over $7,000 during the month. How much must he sell in one month to earn a total of $3,120 for the month/

Answer 1

let the sales over $7000 be x
2150 + .08x = 3120
.08x = 970
x = 12125

so he must have sales of 12125+7000 or $19,125

Answer 2

thanks immensely. got it