Question

Pete works as a door to door vacuum salesman and earns a base salary of $400 per week plus 8% commission on

all sales. What was Pete's gross salary last week if his total sales were $1,456?

Answer 1

$516.48

Explanation:

Answer 2

$516.48

Explanation:

Base salary is what Pete will be paid whether he makes a sale or not.

Sales commission is the percentage of the value of the sale that Pete makes which is added to his base salary.

Base salary = $400

Total sales last week = $1456

Commission = 8% of total sales

Commission of last week = 8% of $1456

= 0.08*1456 = $116.48

Gross salary = base salary + commission

= 400 + 116.48

= $516.48