Question

As an employee at shoes unlimited, you earn a weekly pay of $13.00 for each pair of shoes you sell plus a base pay of $45.00. Shoes unlimited must contribute 6.2% of your weekly pay as social security tax. If your pay is represented by the function f(x) and the social security contribution for shoes unlimited is represented by the function g(x), calculate (g o f)(15).

F $4.53
G $14.88
H $57.09
J $240.00

Answer 1

so you sell 15 pairs of shoes. 13 times 15=195. then you add your base pay of 45. You're up to $240. 6.2 % of $240 would be $38.71. But the answer is J