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Tamara earns her living as a salary plus commission employee. Her annual salary is $48,000, and she earns 4% commission on all sales she makes. If Tamara wants to make a total of $6,000 this month, how much in sales does she need to have?a.$30,000b.$50,000c.$100,000d.$150,000

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Answer: b is the correct optionStep-by-step explanation:Tamara earns her living as a salary plus commission employee. This means that the total amount she earns is not fixed.Her annual salary is $48,000. There are 12 months in a year. This means that her her monthly salary is 48000/12 = $4000she earns 4% commission on all sales she makes. If Tamara wants to make a total of $6,000 this month, it means that she wants to make an extra $2000($6000-$4000) this month. She can only make this from commission based on salesLet the sales be x4% of x = 20004/100 Γ— x = 20000.04x = 2000x= 2000/0.04 = $50000