Solve the problem.
-A salesperson has two job offers. Company A offers a weekly salary of $\$ 720$ plus commission of $16 \%$ of sales. Company B offers a weekly salary of $\$ 1440$ plus commission of $8 \%$ of sales. What is the amount of sales above which Company A's offer is the better of the two?
A) $\$ 9100$
B) $\$ 4500$
C) $\$ 18,000$
D) $\$ 9000$

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To find the sales amount above which Company A's offer is better, we set up an equation where the total earnings from both companies are equal and solve for the sales amount. Let $x$ be the sales amount. The equation is: $720 + 0.16x = 1440 + 0.08x$. Solving for $x$, we get $x = \$9000$.

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