store sells two types of laptops, an all-purpose laptop and a gaming laptop. The supplier demands that at least 150 of these laptops be sold each month. Experience shows that most consumers prefer all-purpose laptops, but some younger consumers prefer gaming laptops. The result is that the number of all-purpose laptops sold is at least twice the number of gaming laptops sold. The store pays its sales staff a $52.86 commission for each all-purpose laptop sold and a $49.4 commission for each gaming laptop sold. How many of each type of laptop should be sold to minimize commission? What is that minimum monthly commission? All-purpose laptops: Gaming laptops: Commission (dollars):

store sells two types of laptops, an all-purpose laptop and a gaming laptop. The supplier demands that at least 150 of these laptops be sold each month. Experience shows that most consumers prefer all-purpose laptops, but some younger consumers prefer gaming laptops. The result is that the number of all-purpose laptops sold is at least twice the number of gaming laptops sold. The store pays its sales staff a $52.86 commission for each all-purpose laptop sold and a $49.4 commission for each gaming laptop sold. How many of each type of laptop should be sold to minimize commission? What is that minimum monthly commission? All-purpose laptops: Gaming laptops: Commission (dollars):

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

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Chapter3: Cost-volume-profit Analysis

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