You are offered two different jobs. Company A offers an annual salary of $32,500 plus a year-end bonus of 2.5% of your total sales. Company B offers a salary of $28,000 plus a year-end bonus of 5.5% of your total sales. What is the amount you must sell in one year to earn the same salary working for either company?
A)$130,000
B)$170,000
C)$150,000
D)$110,000
E)$120,000

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To find the sales amount where both job offers yield the same total salary, set the total earnings from both companies equal to each other and solve for the sales amount. For Company A: $32,500 + 0.025x = For Company B: $28,000 + 0.055x. Solving the equation $32,500 + 0.025x = $28,000 + 0.055x gives x = $150,000.

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