\( 1.2,5,52 \) Tamara earns her living as a salary plus commission employee. Her annual salary is \( \$ 48,000 \), and she earns \( 4 \% \) commission on all sales she makes. If Tamara wants to make a total of \( \$ 6,000 \) this month, how much in sales does she need to have? a. \( \$ 30,000 \) b. \( \$ 50,000 \) c. \( \$ 100,000 \) d. \( \$ 150,000 \)

To find out how much in sales Tamara needs to make to achieve her total goal of $6,000 this month, we start with her fixed salary. Since she earns an annual salary of $48,000, we can calculate her monthly salary by dividing that by 12, which is $4,000. Now, if Tamara wants to make $6,000 this month, we take her monthly salary from the total amount she wants: \[\text{Commission needed} = 6,000 - 4,000 = 2,000\] Tamara earns a 4% commission on her sales, represented mathematically as follows: \[\text{Sales} = \frac{\text{Commission}}{\text{Commission Rate}}\] Substituting in the values we have: \[\text{Sales} = \frac{2,000}{0.04} = 50,000\] Therefore, Tamara needs to make $50,000 in sales this month to reach her target of $6,000. So the correct answer is **b. $50,000**.