Job Offers. A company has offered a newly hired salesperson her choice of compensation packages: Package 1: 2,500 dollars salary per month and a $5 \%$ sales commission Package 2: 3,500 dollars salary per month and a $3 \%$ sales commission What amount of sales per month would the salesperson have to make so that Package 1 is more profitable for her?
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