Question

Arne sells furniture. He is paid a salary by his store if $800 a month plus a commission on all sales. Last month his sales were 20,000 and he earned a total salary and commission of $1,200. How much commission was he paid? What rate(%) of commission was he paid?

Answer 1

Through out all the sale he was paid 2% of his commission, witch is $400

Explanation:

Answer 2

He was paid $400 commission

He is paid 2% commission on all of his sales

Explanation:

He makes a flat rate of $800

He was paid $1,200, so he made $400 commission on $20,000

($1,200 - $800 = $400)

Divide $400 by $20,000 to determine his commission rate...

$400/$20,000 = 0.02

0.02 is 2%