Question

The table shows the sales that employees made in March and April.

Ruiz March 400 April 450

Aria March 310 April 420

Jack March 460 April 432


(a) Describe each employee's April sales as a percent increase or decrease over the employee's March sales. Round the nearest whole percent. Show all work.

(b) Any employee who had an increase of at least 10% and sold 425 or more in product received a bonus. Which employee, if any, received a bonus? Explain your reasoning for each employee. Show all work.

Answer 1

a)

Ruiz: The percent increase in Ruiz's April sales over his March sales can be calculated using the formula:

percent increase = [(new value - old value) / old value] x 100

Plugging in the values for Ruiz:

percent increase = [(450 - 400) / 400] x 100 = 12.5%

So, Ruiz's April sales increased by 12.5% over his March sales.

Aria:

percent increase = [(420 - 310) / 310] x 100 = 35.5%

So, Aria's April sales increased by 35.5% over her March sales.

Jack:

percent increase = [(432 - 460) / 460] x 100 = -6.09%

So, Jack's April sales decreased by 6.09% over his March sales.

(b)

Ruiz: Ruiz's April sales were 450, which is more than 425. Also, his percent increase was greater than 10%, so he qualifies for the bonus. Therefore, Ruiz received a bonus.

Aria: Aria's April sales were 420, which is not more than 425. Although her percent increase was greater than 10%, she did not meet the sales threshold. Therefore, Aria did not receive a bonus.

Jack: Jack's April sales were 432, which is more than 425. However, his sales decreased in April, so he did not meet the requirements for the bonus. Therefore, Jack did not receive a bonus.