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The sales manager is deciding between two possible compensation structures for sales staff. Under one plan, salespeople would receive a base compensation of $$80,000$ per year plus a $1\%$ commission on all sales to their customers. Under the other plan, the base compensation would drop to $$40,000$ per year, but the commission rate would increase to $5\%.$ What are the advantages and disadvantages, to the company of both plans? As the accounting manager, would you have a preference? Why or why not?