Question

Apr 20, 1:30 Kayla works in a department store selling clothing. She makes a guaranteed salary of $300 per week, but is paid a commision on top of her base salary equal to 5% of her total sales for the week. How much would Kayla make in a week in which she made $1075 in sales? How much would Kayla make in a week if she made a dollars in sales? Earnings when selling $1075: Earnings when selling $x:

Answer 1

Given:

Salary per week = $300

Commision = 5% of sales = 0.05 of sales

Let's find the following.

• a) Let's find how much Kayla would make in a week if she made $1075 in sales.

We have the expression:

300 + 0.05(1075)

= 300 + 53.75

= 353.75

Therefore, if Kayla made $1075 in sales, she would make $353.75 weekly

• b) Let's find how much Kayla would make in a week if she made x dollars in sale.

We have the expression:

300 + 0.05x

ANSWER:

a) $353.75

b) $(300 + 0.05x)