Question

At your summer job, you make $500 per month plus a commission of $2.75 on every item you sell. If you sold 145 items last month, what will your total paycheck amount to?

A. $885
B. $385
C. $539
D. $925

Answer 1

$898.75

Explanation:

Total paycheck=Fixed cost +commission

Here, considering that the fixed pay is $500 then commission depends on items sold

Calculation for commission

Earnings from commission will be the product of rate per item and the number of itema.

Comission per item is given as $2.75 and the number of items are 145 hence commission based on items sold will be

145*$2.75=$398.75

Total paycheck will be the sum of the above comission and fixed pay. The fixed pay is given as $500

Total payment

398.75+500=$898.75