Mr. gonzalez earns his living as a salary plus commission employee. his annual salary is $18,000. he makes 4% commission on all of his sales. mr. gonzalez wants to earn $60,000 this year. if his earnings are divided evenly throughout the year, how much in monthly sales would mr. gonzalez need to have? a. $37,500 b. $87,500 c. $100,000 d. $125,000

So, he wants to make 60,000 total this year, including commission and his salary.

well, his salary is 18,000, and he wants 60,000, thus 60000 - 18000 = 42000.  So, that difference is how much he needs to make in annual income from sales' commissions.

Well, there are 12 months in a year, so 42000/12 is just 3500 per month evenly.  So he needs to make 3500 in commission.

Now, we know he makes 4% of whatever he sells, so, then 3500 is 4% of those sales, say he sold "s" amount, so "s" is the 100%, and 3500 is the 4%, what is "s"?



he needs to make "s" in monthly sales then.