Parkleigh Pharmacy is an upscale department store in Rochester, NY, that sells personal accessories and home decorations. Kaufmann’s is a departmental store based in Pennsylvania and has several stores in Rochester, NY. Kaufmann carries a broad range of products and caters to middle-class customers. A salesperson at Parkleigh is paid a straight hourly wage (e.g., no sales commission) and 30% discount from purchasing any product from Parkleigh’s store. A salesperson at Kaufmann gets an hourly wage lower than Parkleigh’s hourly wage but gets 5% commission on sales. However, the product salesperson buys from Kaufmann without a discount. Explain why does Kaufmann pays sales commission, and Parkleigh doesn’t
Parkleigh Pharmacy is an upscale department store in Rochester, NY, that sells personal accessories and home decorations. Kaufmann’s is a departmental store based in Pennsylvania and has several stores in Rochester, NY. Kaufmann carries a broad range of products and caters to middle-class customers. A salesperson at Parkleigh is paid a straight hourly wage (e.g., no sales commission) and 30% discount from purchasing any product from Parkleigh’s store. A salesperson at Kaufmann gets an hourly wage lower than Parkleigh’s hourly wage but gets 5% commission on sales. However, the product salesperson buys from Kaufmann without a discount. Explain why does Kaufmann pays sales commission, and Parkleigh doesn’t
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