Question

Mae Ling earns a weekly salary of $370 plus a 65% commission on sales at a gift shop. How much would she make in a work week if she sold $4,400 worth of merchandise? She would make ?

Answer 1

Weekly salary = $370 + 6.5% commission on sales

Sales for a week = $4400

Commission = 6.5% of $4400

$\begin{gathered} =\text{ }\frac{6.5}{100}\text{ x \ 4400} \\ =\text{ }\frac{28600}{100} \\ =\text{ \ 286} \end{gathered}$

Therefore,

Weekly salary = $370 + 6.5% commission on sales

Weekly salary = &370 + $286

= $656