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    A sales clerk receives a monthly salary of $750 plus a commission of 4% on all sales over $3900. Wha

    A sales clerk receives a monthly salary of $750 plus a commission of 4% on all sales over $3900. What did the clerk earn the month that she sold $12,800 in merchandise? Calculate Commission Sales Eligible Amount: Commission Sales Eligible Amount = Sales - 3900 Commission Sales Eligible Amount =...
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    At Zabowood’s Gadget Store, some items are paid on instalment basis through credit cards. Clariza wa

    At Zabowood’s Gadget Store, some items are paid on instalment basis through credit cards. Clariza was able to sell 10 cellphones costing Php 18,000.00 each. Each transaction is payable in 6 months equally divided into 6 equal instalments without interest. Clariza gets 2% commission on the first...
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    If Bill's salary is $25 and he gets a 20¢ commission on every newspaper he sells, how many must he s

    If Bill's salary is $25 and he gets a 20¢ commission on every newspaper he sells, how many must he sell to make $47 Set up bills Earnings function E(n) where n is the number of newspapers he sells: E(n) =. Cost per newspaper * number of newspapers sold + base salary E(n) = 0.2n + 25 We're...
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    Jonathan earns a base salary of $1500 plus 10% of his sales each month. Raymond earns $1200 plus 15%

    Jonathan earns a base salary of $1500 plus 10% of his sales each month. Raymond earns $1200 plus 15% of his sales each month. How much will Jonathan and Raymond have to sell in order to earn the same amount each month? Step 1: Set up Jonathan's sales equation S(m) where m is the amount of sales...
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    Joe worked in a shoe department where he earned $325 weekly and 6.5% commission on all of his sales.

    Joe worked in a shoe department where he earned $325 weekly and 6.5% commission on all of his sales. What was joe’s total sales if he earned $507 last week Let s be total Sales. 6.5% is 0.065 as a decimal, so Joe's earnings are given by: 0.065s + 325 = 507 To solve for s, we type this equation...
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    A salesperson works 40 hours per week at a job where he has two options for being paid. Option A is

    A salesperson works 40 hours per week at a job where he has two options for being paid. Option A is an hourly wage of $24. Option B is a commission rate of 4% on weekly sales. How much does he need to sell this week to earn the same amount with the two options? Option A payment function: 24h...
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    tammy earns $18000 salary with 4% comission on sales. How much should she sell to earn $55,000 total

    tammy earns $18000 salary with 4% comission on sales. How much should she sell to earn $55,000 total We have a commission equation below: Sales * Commission percent = Salary We're given 4% commission percent and 55,000 salary. With 4% as 0.04, we have: Sales * 0.04 = 55,000 Divide each side...
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    A real estate agent sells a house for $229,605. A sales commission of 6% is charged. The agent gets

    A real estate agent sells a house for $229,605. A sales commission of 6% is charged. The agent gets 45% of this commission. How much money does the agent get? The agents Commission (C) is: C = Sale price * sales commission percent * agent commission percent Since 6% = 0.06 and 45% = 0.45, we...
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    At Appliance Market, a salesperson sells a dishwasher for $569. She gets a commission rate of 18 per

    At Appliance Market, a salesperson sells a dishwasher for $569. She gets a commission rate of 18 percent. Which expression represents how much she will receive in commission from the sale? Since 18 percent = 0.18, we have: Commission = Sales * Commission Percent Commission = 569 * 0.18...
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    Joe is paid a 4% commission on all his sales in addition to a $500 per month salary. In May, his sal

    Joe is paid a 4% commission on all his sales in addition to a $500 per month salary. In May, his sales were $100,235. How much money did he earn in May? The commission and salary formula is: Earnings = Salary + Commission Percent * Sales Plugging in our numbers with 4% as 0.04, we get...
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    a sales rep can generate $1,900,000 in business annually. What rate of commission does he need to ea

    a sales rep can generate $1,900,000 in business annually. What rate of commission does he need to earn $30,000? We need a commission percent p where: 1900000 * p = 30000 To solve for p, we type this equation into our search engine and we get: p = 0.0158 or 1.58%
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    sales 45,000 commission rate is 3.6% and salary is $275

    sales 45,000 commission rate is 3.6% and salary is $275 Set up the commission function C(s) where s is the salary: C(s) = Commission * s + salary We're given: C(s) = 45,000, commission = 3.6%, which is 0.036 and salary = 275, so we have: 0.036s + 275 = 45000 To solve for s, we type this...
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    John is paid a retainer of $550 a week as well as a 2% commission on sales made. Find his income for

    John is paid a retainer of $550 a week as well as a 2% commission on sales made. Find his income for the week if in one week he sells cars worth of $80000 Set up the income function C(s) where s is the number of sales for a week. Since 2% can be written as 0.02, we have: I(s) = Retainer + 2% of...
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    A car salesman earns $800 per month plus a 10% commission on the value of sales he makes for the mon

    A car salesman earns $800 per month plus a 10% commission on the value of sales he makes for the month. If he is aiming to earn a minimum of $3200 a month, what is the possible value of sales that will enable this? to start, we have: Let the salesman's monthly sales be s. With a 10% discount...
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    A property sold for $198,000 with a listing commission of 8%. The selling office is to receive 40% o

    A property sold for $198,000 with a listing commission of 8%. The selling office is to receive 40% of the total commission. How much will the listing salesperson receive if she is paid 60% of the amount retained by listed broker. Calculate commission amount: Commission amount = Sale Price *...
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    Tomás is a salesperson who earns a monthly salary of $2250 plus a 3% commission on the total amount

    Tomás is a salesperson who earns a monthly salary of $2250 plus a 3% commission on the total amount of his sales. What were his sales last month if he earned a total of $4500? Let total sales be s. We're given the following earnings equation: 0.03s + 2250 = 4500 To solve for s, we type this...
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    Local salesman receives a base salary of $650 monthly. He also receives a commission of 11% on all s

    Local salesman receives a base salary of $650 monthly. He also receives a commission of 11% on all sales over $1500. How much would he have to sell in one month if he needed to have $3000 Let the Sales amount be s. We have: Sales over 1,500 is written as s - 1500 11% is also 0.11 as a decimal...
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    A house sold for $200,000 and the real estate agent earned a commission of $10,200.00. Find the comm

    A house sold for $200,000 and the real estate agent earned a commission of $10,200.00. Find the commission rate. Commission Rate = 100 * Commission Amount / Sale Price Commission Rate = 100 * 10200/20000 Commission Rate = 100 * 0.051 Commission Rate = 5.51%
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    Harjap is a salesperson at an electronic store earning a base salary of $420 per week. She also earn

    Harjap is a salesperson at an electronic store earning a base salary of $420 per week. She also earns 2.0% commission on sales each month. This month she had $131600 in sales. What was harjaps gross income for this month? Calculate Monthly Gross Income: Gross Income = Monthly Base Salary +...
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    Amara currently sells televisions for company A at a salary of $17,000 plus a $100 commission for ea

    Amara currently sells televisions for company A at a salary of $17,000 plus a $100 commission for each television she sells. Company B offers her a position with a salary of $29,000 plus a $20 commission for each television she sells. How many televisions would Amara need to sell for the options...
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