Question

The table below shows the salary plan for new employees at a company that sells furniture. A new employee earns $25,000 in base salary and 8% commission on furniture sold after his or her first $2,000 in sales for the year.

1. Complete the table by entering a new employee’s yearly salary at each level of sales.

   Sales	Yearly salary ($)
   $0	$
   $1500	$
   $2000	$
   $5000	$
   $10,000	$
   $50,000	$
   $100,000	$

   
   
2. Write an algebraic model for this situation: If an employee’s furniture sales total $2,000 or less. Use S to represent the yearly salary and x to represent the yearly sales.
   
3. Write an algebraic model for this situation: If an employee sells furniture with a total sales price of x dollars and x is over $2,000. Use S to represent the yearly salary and x to represent the yearly sales.
   
4. How much in furniture sales would a new employee need in order to earn a salary of $46,000 for the year?
   
   

Answer 1