Solve the problem.
-A salesperson has two job offers. Company A offers a weekly salary of $540 plus commission of 18% of sales. Company B offers a weekly salary of $1080 plus commission of 9% of sales. What is The amount of sales above which Company A's offer is the better of the two?
A)$6000
B)$3000
C)$6100
D)$12,000

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For Company A to offer a better deal than Company B, the total earnings from A must be greater than from B. Let x be the amount of sales. The equation to find the breakpoint is 540 + 0.18x = 1080 + 0.09x. Solving for x gives x = $6000.

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