Question 118 Problem Solving 2017 GMAT Quantitative Review
Question 118 Problem Solving 2017 GMAT Quantitative Review
Video explanation: Salesperson A’s compensation for any week is $\$ 360$ plus 6…
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Naufal Ahmedsays
Hi,
I would like to know why you are assuming A’s total sales and B’s total sales are the same. Also, shouldn’t the total weekly sales be A’s Sales + B’s Sales.
I think the question itself is phrased incorrectly. However, with the options provided one can answer the question by substituting values Please correct me if I am wrong.
I can see the question causing some confusion but this is pretty standard language for the GMAT writers, and I would make sure that you are very familiar with it.
They are asking for that amount of total weekly sales for each salesperson that ends up giving them the same compensation, and that is why I assign the total sales to be the same variable. Equating the compensation based on the specifics from the question then yields the weekly sales for the salesperson.
Here is an example of another official GMAT question that uses the same structure:
“A certain telephone company offers two plans, A and B. Under plan A, the company charges a total of $\$0.60$ for the first 7 minutes and $\$0.06$ per minute thereafter. Under plan B, the company charges $\$0.08$ per minute for each call. What is the duration, in minutes, for which the company charges the same under plan A and plan B? ”
Hi,
I would like to know why you are assuming A’s total sales and B’s total sales are the same. Also, shouldn’t the total weekly sales be A’s Sales + B’s Sales.
I think the question itself is phrased incorrectly. However, with the options provided one can answer the question by substituting values Please correct me if I am wrong.
Hi Naufal,
I can see the question causing some confusion but this is pretty standard language for the GMAT writers, and I would make sure that you are very familiar with it.
They are asking for that amount of total weekly sales for each salesperson that ends up giving them the same compensation, and that is why I assign the total sales to be the same variable. Equating the compensation based on the specifics from the question then yields the weekly sales for the salesperson.
Here is an example of another official GMAT question that uses the same structure:
“A certain telephone company offers two plans, A and B. Under plan A, the company charges a total of $\$0.60$ for the first 7 minutes and $\$0.06$ per minute thereafter. Under plan B, the company charges $\$0.08$ per minute for each call. What is the duration, in minutes, for which the company charges the same under plan A and plan B? ”
I hope this helps.
Dabral