Question

Mae Ling earns a weekly salary of $370 plus a 65% commission on sales at a gift shop. How much would she make in a work week if she sold $4,400 worth of merchandise? She would make ?

Answer 1

Weekly salary = $370 + 6.5% commission on sales

Sales for a week = $4400

Commission = 6.5% of $4400

`\begin{gathered} =\text{ }(6.5)/(100)\text{ x \$4400} \\ =\text{ }(28600)/(100) \\ =\text{ \$286} \end{gathered}`

Therefore,

Weekly salary = $370 + 6.5% commission on sales

Weekly salary = &370 + $286

= $656