r at al including commissions, for car salespersons was $17.81 per hour or $712.40 per week. Dan receives $375 per week for selling new and used cars. In addition, he receives 5% of the Source: atage of people e or higher by 22. Theater whethe During 16. Wages of a Car Salespers totaled (a) Write an equation that relates Dan's weekly salary s when he has sales that generate a profit of x dollars. (b) If Dan has sales that generate a profit of $4000, what are admiss profit on any sales he generates. tional Center 23. Mixtur acid. H degrees were ited States. In 1. Suppose we ees conferred obtain his weekly earnings? (). To equal the median earnings of a car salesperson, Da. would have to have sales that generate a profit of how 24. Invest annua incom N of bache- many dollars? at 8% Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook 2002-2003 Edition. pnitoibeng of bachelor's Problems In Probler and demo Problems 17–24, involve mixture problems. onal Center 25. S = 17. Mixture Problem Sweet Delight Candies sells boxes of can- dy consisting of creams and caramels. Each box sells for $8.00 and holds 50 pieces of candy (all pieces are the same size). If the caramels cost $0.10 to produce and the creams cost $0.20 to produce, how many caramels and creams should be in each box for no profit or loss? Would you increase or decrease the number of caramels in order to obtain a profit? 500S 26. S = 27. S = Cof pro- e break- ults. 28. S = 18. Mixture Problem The manager of Nutt's Nuts regularly sells cashews for $6.50 per pound, pecans for $7.50 pel pound, and peanuts for $2.00 per pound. How many pounds of cashews and pecans should be mixed with 40 pounds of peanuts to obtain a mixture of 100 pounds that will sell for 1.4 OBJEC at a daily em. The ak-even $4.89 a pound so that the revenue is unchanged? SO bib 19. Investment Problem Mr. Nicholson has just retired and needs $10,000 per year in supplementary income. He has $150,000 to invest and can invest in AA bonds at 10% annual interest or in Savings and Loan Certificates at 5% is able sultant Draw ageous diagr interest per year. How much money should be invested in each so that he realizes exactly $10.000 1 y, the year?