Question

Devon earns a base salary of $600.00 per month, plus a 4% commission on his sales. Last month he brought in $15,000.00 in sales. Write an expression to represent his total compensation and calculate how much his total compensation was.

.4(600+s); $6,240
600+.04s; $1200
.04(600+s); $624
600+.4s; $6,600

Answer 1

Total compensation = 600 + 0.04 * s and a total last month of $1200

(which agrees with the second answer shown in the provided list)

Explanation:

Total compensation comes from the addition of base salary ($600) plus 4% (0.04) of the sales (s). That means:

Total compensation = 600 + 0.04 * s

and since last month he brought $15000 in sales, he got from sales:

0.04 * 15000 = $600

which added to the base salary gives:

$600 + $600 = $1200