The car dealership decides to revise its commission program. Now the salesperson gets a flat commission of $60 for every $200 of profit made on a car.

What is a function that relates the commission earned by a salesperson, C (p), to the profit, p, earned on that car under the new commission program?

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Malaki

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2 August, 09:06

The car dealership decides to revise its commission program. Now the salesperson gets a flat commission of $60 for every $200 of profit made on a car.

What is a function that relates the commission earned by a salesperson, C (p), to the profit, p, earned on that car under the new commission program?

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Andreas Manning · Answer 1

60 is what percent of 200 ...

60/200 = x/100

200x = 6000

x = 6000/200

x = 30% ... that means for every sale, the sales person gets a 30% commission

C (p) = 0.3p <==

The car dealership decides to revise its commission program. Now the salesperson gets a flat commission of $60 for every $200 of profit made on a car.What is a function that relates the commission earned by a salesperson, C (p), to the profit, p, earned on that car under the new commission program?