Question

Tony works has a salesclerk in a department store. He earns a base salary of $215 per week plus 15% commission on his weekly total sales. Tony total sales for last week was $ 14,250.00. What was Tony's gross salary?

Answer 1

Answer:Tony's gross salary for the week is $2352.2

Explanation:

Tony works has a salesclerk in a department store. He earns a base salary of $215 per week plus 15% commission on his weekly total sales. The total sales for last week was $ 14,250.00. It means that his commission would

15/100 × 14250 = 0.15 × 14250 = 2137.5

Therefore, Tony's gross salary for the week would be

215 + 2137.5 = $2352.2