Question

Ramona is a saleswoman whose base pay plus commissions amounted to $52561 last year. If her base pay was $23690 and she made $77,300 in sales last year, what is her rate of commission

A) 68%
B) 37%
C) 31%
D) 46%

Answer 1

B $52561-23690=28871 $28871/$77300= .373 or 37.3%

Answer 2

B) 37%

Explanation:

Given,

The total base pay and commission = $ 52561,

While, base pay = $ 23690,

So, the amount of commision = Total base pay and commission - base pay = $ 52561- $ 23690 = $ 28871,

Also, total sale = $77,300,

Hence, the rate of the commission( in percentage )

`=(Commission)/(Sale)* 100`

`=(28871)/(77300)* 100`

`=(2887100)/(77300)`

`=37.3492884864\%`

`\approx 37\%`

Option 'B' is correct.