Thread: Solving Systems of Equations Word Problems

You are offered two different jobs selling college textbooks. One company offers an annual salary of $20000 plus a year-end bonus of 1% of your total sales. The other company offers an annual salary of $15000 plus a year-end bonus of 2% of your total sales. Determine the annual sales required to make the second offer better. I need a coordinate

Originally Posted by jordangiscool

You are offered two different jobs selling college textbooks. One company offers an annual salary of $20000 plus a year-end bonus of 1% of your total sales. The other company offers an annual salary of $15000 plus a year-end bonus of 2% of your total sales. Determine the annual sales required to make the second offer better.

let S = sales

15000 + .02S > 20000 + .01S

solve for S