You are offered two different sales jobs. Job A offers an annual salary of $36,000 plus a year end bonus of 1.5% of your total sales. Job B offers an annual salary of $32,000 plus a year end bonus of 2% of your total sales. How much would you have to sell to earn the same amount at each job?

36000+.015 s = 32000 + .020 s

.005 s = 4000

s = 800,000

Let salary = Y

Let total sales = x
job A:
y = 36,000 + 0.015x
job B:
y= 32,000 + .02x
Make the salaries equal
36,000 + 0.015x = 32,000 + .02x

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To determine how much you would have to sell to earn the same amount at each job, you need to set up an equation and solve for the sales amount.

Let's denote the sales amount as 'x'.

For Job A, the total earnings can be calculated as $36,000 (annual salary) + 1.5% of total sales.

Total earnings at Job A = $36,000 + 0.015x

For Job B, the total earnings can be calculated as $32,000 (annual salary) + 2% of total sales.

Total earnings at Job B = $32,000 + 0.02x

Now, we can set up an equation to find the sales amount when the earnings are equal:

$36,000 + 0.015x = $32,000 + 0.02x

To solve for 'x', we can subtract $32,000 from both sides:

$4,000 + 0.015x = 0.02x

Next, we will subtract 0.015x from both sides to isolate 'x' on one side of the equation:

$4,000 = 0.02x - 0.015x

Simplifying the equation:

$4,000 = 0.005x

Now, divide both sides of the equation by 0.005 to solve for 'x':

x = $4,000 / 0.005

x ≈ $800,000

Therefore, you would need to sell approximately $800,000 to earn the same amount at both Job A and Job B.