Question

You get 3% commission on all sales. This month, you made a sale of $45,050 and a sale of $6,785.25. What is your commission for the month?

Answer 1

1,553.35

The commission for the month is a total of 1,553.35

Answer 2

Your commission for the month is $1,553.35.

Explanation:

You made 2 sales.

In each you got a commission of 3%. Your total commission is the sum of both commisions. So

Sale of $45,050:

You got 3% of the sale. So

0.03*45050 = $1,351.5

Sale of $6,728.25:

You got 3% of this sale. So

0.03*6728.25 = $201.85

Total commision for the month:

$1,351.5 + $201.85 = $1,553.35.

Your commission for the month is $1,553.35.