Question

Cara earns a base pay of $1800 per month at a car dealership plus a commission of 6% of her sales. What are Caras total earning in a month in which she sells $40000 worth of merchandise

Answer 1

Total earning of Cara of last month is $4200.

Explanation:

As given

Cara earns a base pay of $1800 per month at a car dealership plus a commission of 6% of her sales.

Cara sells $40000 worth of merchandise .

6% is written in the decimal form .

`= (6)/(100)`

= 0.06

Commission price = 0.06 × Total cost of sales

= 0.06 × 40000

= $2400

Total Cara earns = Base pay + Commission price

= $1800 + $2400

= $4200

Therefore total earning of Cara of last month is $4200.