Module 3 Open-Ended Questions

1. You find a job at a music store. The manager offers you two choices for your pay. Examine the two choices, and select the one that you think would earn you more money. Explain your decision. Write an equation that represents each choice.

a. $200.00 per week, plus 25% commission on sales, OR
b. $400.00 per week, plus 5% commission on sales.

2. Laura is a self-employed computer programmer. Her computer system cost her $5000.00. She charges $500.00 for each application she writes. She also has expenses of $75.00 for each application she writes. How many applications must she write to show a profit? Write and solve an inequality, and graph yoursolution on a number line.