Mr. Gonzalez earns his living as a salary plus commission employee. His annual salary is $18,000. He makes 4% commission on all of his sales. Mr. Gonzalez wants to earn $60,000 this year. If his earnings are divided evenly throughout the year, how much in monthly sales would Mr. Gonzalez need to have?

et the sales done by Mr. Gonzalex each month is

x

.

Then the annual sales are

12

x

.

Thus, since the annual sales are

12

x

, the commission earned is

0.04

×

12

x

.

Thus, since Mr Gonzalez want to make $60,000 this year, we get the equation -

$

18

,

000

+

0.04

×

12

x

=

$

60

,

000

0.04

×

12

x

=

$

42

,

000

12

x

=

42

,

000

.04

=

42

,

00

,

000

04

=

10

,

50

,

000

x

=

10

,

50

,

000

12

=

$

87

,

500

Thus, the monthly sales that Mr Gonzalel needs to do are $87,500.

Step-by-step explanation:

its B

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