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Monthly Wages  As a salesperson, you receive a monthly salary of $2000, plus a commission...

Monthly Wages  As a salesperson, you receive a monthly salary of $2000, plus a commission of 7% of sales. You receive an offer for a new job at $2300 per month, plus a commission of 5% of sales.

(a) Write a linear equation for your current monthly wage W1 in terms of your monthly sales S.


(b) Write a linear equation for the monthly wage W2 of your new job offer in terms of the monthly sales S.


(c) Use a graphing utility to graph both equations in the same viewing window. Find the point of intersection. What does it signify?


(d) You think you can sell $20,000 per month. Should you change jobs? Explain.

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