Bob gets paid an annual salary of $30,000 and earns 5% commission on all sales he makes. if bob wants to make $6,000 this month, how much in sales does he need to have?
a.
$50,000
b.
$70,000
c.
$90,000
d.
$120,000

An annual Bob's salary is $30,000, then he gets $30,000:12=$2,500 each month.

If he wants to make $6,000 this month, then he should earn $6,000-$2,500=$3,500 on commissions. This sum is 5% from the sum of all salles he makes (denote it $x), so you have proportion:

$x - 100%

$3,500 - 5%.

Mathematically, it means that

Thus, the correct choice is B.

Bob needs to have of sales to earth in this month.

Further explanation:

Given:

The annual salary of Bob is

The commission he earns on the sale he makes is

He wants this month.

Explanation:

The annual salary of Bob is . There are 12 months in a year.

Therefore, monthly salary of the Bob can be calculated as follows,

The monthly salary of the Bob is

Consider the sale in the month is

The total commission he needs to earn in the month can be calculated as follows,

The amount of sale can be calculated as follows,

Bob needs to have of sales to earth in this month.

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Answer details:

Grade: High School

Subject: Mathematics

Chapter: Interest rate

Keywords: Salary, annual salary, monthly, Bob, paid, $30000, 5% commission, sales, $6000 in a month, how much sale, tax.

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