Question

3. You sell storm windows and doors. You receive a straight

commission of 8% of the selling price of each storm window

and 12% of the selling price of each door. What total

commission will you receive for selling storm windows

worth $5,400 and doors worth $28,790?

Answer 1

Answer:

You receive: $3,886.80

Total commission: nearly 11%

Step-by-step explanation:

Windows:

Commission = 8% or 0.08 as decimal

Sold = $5,400

You receive:

$\ 5,400\cdot 0.08=\ 432$

Doors:

Commission = 12% or 0.12 as decimal

Sold = $28,790

You receive:

$\ 28,790\cdot 0.12=\ 3,454.80$

Total:

You receive:

$\ 432+\ 3,454.80=\ 3,886.80$

Windows and doors:

$\ 5,400+\ 28,790=\ 34,190$

Commission:

$\dfrac{3,886.80}{34,190}\cdot 100\%\approx 11\%$