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 january?

Let the three employees be A, B, and C.

Employee earns $2,000 + 3% on all sales.
Employee B earns 7% on all sales.
Employee C earns 5% on the first $40,000, and 8% for sales over $40,000.

The following table shows sales in Dec., Jan. and Feb.

                 A             B          C
             
Dec.  $4,400   $5600  $5200
Jan.   $3500    $3850  $3600
Feb.   $4700    $4900  $4400

Earning in January are as follows:
Employee A;
  $2000 + 0.03(3500) = $2,105

Employee B:
 0.07(3850) = $269.50

Employee C:
 0.05(3600) = $180

Employee A had the largest dollar amount in January.

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