You run a software company and hired a new salesperson. you offer $40,000 base salary. additionally, if the salesperson sells $500,000 worth of software she meets a gate that entitles her to a bonus of 2% commission on additional sales. your new salesperson sold $750,000 worth of software the first year.

$45,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Base salary = $40,000

If the salesperson sells $500,000 worth of software she meets a gate that entitles her to a bonus of 2% commission on additional sales.

Commission = 2% of additional sales (More than $500,000)

It is given that new salesperson sold $750,000 worth of software the first year.

Let as assume we need to find the total salary of new salesperson.

Additional sales = $750,000 - $500,000 = $250,000

Commission on additional sales

Total salary = Base salary + Commission

Total salary = $40,000 + $5,000

Total salary = $45,000

Therefore, the total salary of new salesperson is $45000.

hello!

to begin with, we're given that on earth, a rock weighs 20 pounds, and while on jupiter, that same rock weighs 42 pounds. now, we're trying to find the weight of a rock that weighs 10.5 pounds on earth, on jupiter.

to solve this, first, set up a proportion, cross-multiply, and solve it algebraically.

setting up the proportion is the hardest and the most confusing part of the problem, but it's simple.

if on earth, the rock weighs 20 lbs, and on jupiter it weighs 42 lbs, our first part of our proportion is 20/42 lbs. the second part has to be equal to each other. this means that 10.5 has to be on the numerator of the fraction, and x, the value we're trying to find, has to be on the denominator. remember that the rock weighs 10.5 lbs on earth, and we're trying to find the weight of it on jupiter (which is x).

20/42 = 10.5/x

next, you would cross-multiply.

20x = 42(10.5)

20x = 441

now, solve it algebraically by using division.

x = 22.05 lbs

this can be rounded to 22.1 lbs.

therefore, the weight of the rock on jupiter is 22.1 lbs, the fourth choice.

so mark-up is 0.4 multiplied by 180 = 72