Question

David is paid on a graduated commission scale at Nooter Company. He receives 2% commission on the first $20,000, 6% on sales from $20,000 to $70,000, 8.5% commission on sales from $70,000 to $100,000, and 10% commission on sales over $100,000. David had sales of $82,000. His commission is:

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$8,200
$6,200
$4,240
$4,420
None of these

Answer 1

he receives 8.5% commission on sales from $70,000 to $100,000, therefore the commission is:
comission = 8.5%($82000) = (85/1000)(82000)
= 6979
that is his commission