Krystine has a weekend job advertising an upcoming play. She has two options for being paid. Option A is an hourly wage of $7.00. Option B is a 5 % commission on all money made at the play. She plans to work 8 hours each day on Saturday and Sunday. Krystine estimates the play will make about $2 comma 100 this weekend. Which option gives Krystine more earnings this weekend?

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16 July, 15:07

Krystine has a weekend job advertising an upcoming play. She has two options for being paid. Option A is an hourly wage of $7.00. Option B is a 5 % commission on all money made at the play. She plans to work 8 hours each day on Saturday and Sunday. Krystine estimates the play will make about $2 comma 100 this weekend. Which option gives Krystine more earnings this weekend?

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Emmalee Huffman · Answer 1

The Answer is: The hourly rate option of $112 is higher than the commission rate of $105.

Step-by-step explanation:

She will work 16 hours at $7.00 per hour:

16 * 7 = $112

Or she could take the 5% commission on $2,100:

2100 *.05 = $105.

The hourly rate is higher than the anticipated commission amount.