The table below shows the earnings, in thousands of dollars, for three different commissioned employees.

$2,000 + 3% on all sales

7% on all sales

5% on the first $40,000 + 8% on anything over $40,000

December

4.4

5.6

5.2

January

3.5

3.85

3.6

February

4.7

4.9

4.4

Who had the largest dollar amount in sales for the month of December?

a.

The salary plus commission employee.

b.

The straight commission employee.

c.

The graduated commission employee.

d.

They each had the same dollar amount in sales.

d.

They each had the same dollar amount in sales.

Option B is correct. The straight commission employee.

Step-by-step explanation:

Three different commissioned employees.

Emp 1 (Salary Plus commission employee) = $2,000 + 3% on all sales Emp 2 (Straight commission employee) = 7% on all sales Emp 2 (graduated commission employee) = 5% on the first $40,000 + 8% on anything over $40,000

# Below table shows the earnings (in thousands of dollars)

Month Emp 1 Emp 2 Emp 3

December 4.4 5.6 5.2

January 3.5 3.85 3.6

February 4.7 4.9 4.4

Let the sale of Emp 1 be $x

2,000 + 3% of x = 4400

0.03x=4400-2000

x=$73,333

Let the sale of Emp 2 be $y

7% of y = 5600

y=$80,000

Let the sale of Emp 3 be $z

5% of $40,000 + 8% of (z-40000) = 5200

2000 + 0.08z - 3200 = 5200

0.08z = 5200+3200 - 2000 = 6200

z=$77,500

Therefore, y>z>x

y = $80,000 would be greatest sale in December month.

y is straight commission employee.

Thus, Option B is correct. The straight commission employee.