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Question #: 61
Topic #: 2
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Jacob is a salesperson. He earns a monthly salary plus a commission on all sales over $4,000. How much did he earn this month?
(1) His monthly salary is $855 and his total sales over $4,000 were $4,532.30.
(2) His total sales for the month were $8,532.30.

  • A. Statement (1), BY ITSELF, will suffice to solve the problem, but NOT statement (2) by itself.
  • B. Statement (2), BY ITSELF, will suffice to solve the problem, but NOT statement (1) by itself.
  • C. The problem can be solved using statement (1) and statement (2) TOGETHER, but not ONLY statement (1) or statement (2).
  • D. The problem can be solved using EITHER statement (1) only or statement (2) only.
  • E. The problem CANNOT be solved using statement (1) and statement (2) TOGETHER.
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Suggested Answer: E 🗳️
Neither statement is sufficient. The question never states the amount of commission, nor the commission rate, he gets on sales over $4,000.

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