Question

Dan Pawlik is paid a straight commission of $5.75 for each item he sells. Last month he sold 103 items. Find his estimated and exact commissions.

Answer 1

`Estimated\ Commission = \$618`

`Exact\ Commission = \$592.25`

Explanation:

Given

`Commission = \$5.75`

`Items = 103`

Required

Find the estimate and exact commission

Estimate Commission

First, we need to approximate the given commission

`Commission = \$6`

`Estimated\ Commission = Commission * Items`

`Estimated\ Commission = \$6 * 103`

`Estimated\ Commission = \$618`

Exact Commission

`Exact\ Commission = Actual\ Commission * Items`

`Exact\ Commission = \$5.75 * 103`

`Exact\ Commission = \$592.25`