Question

as a salesperson, you earn $200 for every computer system you sell. on average, 20% of the total sales contacts you make each week lead to a sale. based on this average, about how many total contacts should you make this week to earn $1,200?

a. 6
b. 8
c. 26
d. 30
e. 35

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate number of systems to sell

To earn $1200 at $200 per system, we divide total earnings by earnings per system. So, the number of systems to sell is $\frac{1200}{200}=6$.

Step2: Calculate total contacts

Since 20% (or 0.2) of total contacts lead to a sale, and we need to sell 6 systems. Let the total number of contacts be $x$. Then $0.2x = 6$. Solving for $x$, we get $x=\frac{6}{0.2}=30$.

Answer:

D. 30