Question

abdul sells computers for a local computer outlet. He gets paid$400 dollars per month plus a commission of 3.9% on all the computer hardware he sells. Last year he sold 800,000 worth of computer hardware

Answer 1

a) His commission for $800,000 is 3.9%

this equals to = 800,000 X 3.9/100

i-e 8000 X 3.9 = $31200

b) His annual salary = 400 X 12 + 31200 = 36000$

Answer 2

a.

`c = 800000 * .039 \\ = 31200`
b.

`s = 400(12) + 31200 \\ = 4800 + 31200 \\ = 36000`