Question

Francis earns a weekly salary of $475 plus a 5.5% commission on sales at a girt shop. How much would he earn in a week if he sold $700 in goods? *

Answer 1

Given:

Francis earns a weekly salary of $475 plus a 5.5% commission on sales at a girt shop.

To find:

How much would he earn in a week if he sold $700 in goods?

Solution:

We have,

Fixed weekly salary = $475

Commission percentage = 5.5% on sales.

Total sales of goods = $700

Total commission = 5.5% of 700

`=(5.5)/(100)* 700`

`=5.5* 7`

`=38.5`

Now,

Total weekly salary = Fixed weekly salary + Commission

`=475+38.5`

`=513.5`

Therefore, the total weekly salary is $513.5.