Question

19. Marcus works at a local store. Each week he earns $400 salary plus a 3% commission on his sales. Find his earnings for one week if his sales are $2500.

Answer 1

Given,

The weekly income of Marcus is $400 and 3% of sales.

The total sale of the week is $2500.

According to the question,

The income of the Marcus is calculated as,

`\text{Income = salary +3 \% of sales}`

On substituting the values then,

`\begin{gathered} \text{Income = \$400 +3 \% of \$}2500 \\ \text{Income = \$400 +}\frac{\text{3}}{100}\text{ }*\text{ \$}2500 \\ \text{Income = \$400 +3 }*\text{ \$}25 \\ \text{Income = \$400 + \$}75 \\ \text{Income = \$475 } \end{gathered}`

Hence, his earning for the week is $475.