A real estate agency has fixed monthly costs associated with rent, staff salaries, utilities, and supplies. It earns its money by taking a percentage commission on total real estate sales. During the month of July, the agency had total sales of $832,000 and showed a net income (after paying fixed costs) of $15,704. In August, total sales were $326,000 with a net income of only $523. (a) Use a formula to express net income as a linear function of total sales. Let N be the net income in dollars, and let s be the total sales in dollars. (Round the terms to two decimal places.) N(s) =

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A real estate agency has fixed monthly costs associated with rent, staff salaries, utilities, and supplies. It earns its money by taking a percentage commission on total real estate sales. During the month of July, the agency had total sales of $832,000 and showed a net income (after paying fixed costs) of $15,704. In August, total sales were $326,000 with a net income of only $523.

(a) Use a formula to express net income as a linear function of total sales. Let N be the net income in dollars, and let s be the total sales in dollars. (Round the terms to two decimal places.)
N(s) =
 
 
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