Question

Clarissa works in sales for a software company. Her pay each month varies since each month she receives base pay of $2,400.00 plus 8% commission on her sales. During the month of November, Clarissa had $18,000.00 in sales. For the month of November, ____ % of Clarissa's pay was from her commission. Determine the missing value.

Answer 1

37.5

Explanation:

Answer 2

Base pay of Clarissa = $2400
Percentage of commission Clarissa receives on sales = 8%
Amount of sales done by Clarissa during the month of November = $18000
Amount of commission received by Clarissa = (8/100) * 18000 dollars
= 1440 dollars
Then
Total salary of Clarissa for the month of November = 1440 + 2400 dollars
= 3840 dollars
Percentage of money Clarissa received via
sales commission in her gross salary = (1440/3840) * 100
= 37.5 percent.

During the month of November, Clarissa had $18,000.00 in sales. For the month of November, 37.5% of Clarissa's pay was from her commission.