Question

Chet is a salesman whose base pay plus commissions amounted to $48,560 last year. If his base pay was $22,380 and he made $74,800 in sales last year, what was his rate of commission? A. 65% B. 35% C. 30% D. 46%

Answer 1

for APEX your answer would be 35%

Answer 2

B. 35%

Explanation:

We have been given that Chet is a salesman whose base pay plus commissions amounted to $48,560 last year. His base pay was $22,380 and he made $74,800 in sales last year.

First of all, we will find amount of commission by subtracting base pay from total salary.

`\text{Amount of commission}=\$48,560-\$22,380`

`\text{Amount of commission}=\$26,180`

Since Chet sold $74,800 worth items, so we need to find $26,180 is what percent of $74,800.

`\text{Rate of commission}=(\$26,180)/(\$74,800)* 100`

`\text{Rate of commission}=0.35* 100`

`\text{Rate of commission}=35\%`

Therefore, option B is the correct choice.