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A carpet salesman earns a base pay of $19,800 per year and a commission of 12% of all sales made. If he sold $27,200 worth of merchandise last year, what were his total earnings last year? A. $44,624 B.
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A carpet salesman earns a base pay of $19,800 per year and a commission of 12% of all sales made. If he sold $27,200 worth of merchandise last year, what were his total earnings last year?

A. $44,624
B. $43,736
C. $23,064
D. $29,576

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The equation for this problem would be

Total Earnings = Base Pay + 12% (Sales)

Substituting the known values,

Total Earnings = $19800 + 0.12($27200)
Total Earnings = $23,064

Thus, the answer is letter C.

I hope I was able to answer it clearly. Have a good day.
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