A salesperson has two job offers. Company A offers a weekly salary of $\$ 630$ plus commission of $14 \%$ of sales. Company B offers a weekly salary of $\$ 1260$ plus commission of $7 \%$ of sales. What is the amount of sales above which Company A's offer is the better of the two?
A) $\$ 18,000$
B) $\$ 4500$
C) $\$ 9000$
D) $\$ 9100$

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To find the sales amount where Company A's offer becomes better, set the total earnings from both companies equal: $630 + 0.14x = 1260 + 0.07x$. Solving for $x$, we get $x = 9000$. Thus, sales above $\$ 9000$ make Company A's offer better.

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