Question

Lucy is a saleswoman and receives a commission rate of 33.4% of her sales. Last month, Lucy had sales totaling $ 19,000. What was her commission payment for last month?

Answer 1

$6346.00

1) Gathering the data

Commission: 33.4% or 0.334

Sales: $19000

2) Since her sales worth $19000 let's multiply by the percentage of her commission

19,000 * 0.334

6346

3) So Lucy's commission payment was $6346.00 last month