commission

Jake earns 25% commission selling ice cream. How much does he earn for each days sale? a) Friday $100 b) Saturday $180 Commission = Sales * Commission Percent Calculate part a: Commission = 100 * 25% Commission = $25 Calculate part b: Commission = 180 * 25% Commission = $45

Alice is a machinist in a shirt factory. For the first 180 shirts she is paid $2.20 and then $2.90 per garment thereafter. What are her gross wages for a week in which she produces 240 shirts? Calculate commission on the first 180 shirts (Commission 1): Commission 1 = Shirts (up to 180) * $2.20...

A real estate agency receives 3.5% commission on the first $100,000 of a sale and 2.25% on the remainder. How much commission is received on the sale of a $450,000 property? Calculate commission on first $100,000 (Commission 1): Commission 1 = $100,000 * 0.035 Commission 1 = $3,500 Calculate...

Savannah is a salesperson who sells computers at an electronics store. She makes a base pay of $90 each day and is also paid a commission for each sale she makes. One day, Savannah sold 4 computers and was paid a total of $100. Write an equation for the function P(x), representing Savannah's...

A salesperson earns a commission of $364 for selling $2600 in merchandise. Find the commission rate. Write your answer as a percentage. Commission percentage = Commission Amount / Sales Price Commission percentage = 364 / 2600 Commission percentage = 0.14 Multiply by 100 to get the percentage...

As a salesperson, Laura earns a base salary of $72 per week plus a commission of 20% of sales. If she had $75 in sales last week, what was her total pay? Total Pay = Base Pay + Commission Calculate Commission: Commission = Commission Percent x Sales Commission = 20% * 75 Commission = 15 Total...

As a salesperson, Lauren earns a base salary of $94 per week plus a commission of 10% of sales. If she had $90 in sales last week, what was her total pay? Use the Base plus Commission formula above Salary = Base Salary + 10%(Total Sales) Salary = $94 + 0.1(90) Salary = $94 + $9 Salary = $103

Kaitlin is a software saleswoman. Let y represent her total pay (in dollars). Let x represent the number of copies of Math is Fun she sells. Suppose that x and y are related by the equation 2500+110x=y. What is Kaitlin totalm pay if she doesnt sell any copies of Math is Fun? We want the value...

You are offered two different sales jobs. The first company offers a straight commission of 6% of the sales. The second company offers a salary of $330 per week plus 2% of the sales. How much would you have to sell in a week in order for the straight commission offer to be at least as good? Let...

A salesperson receives a base salary of $300 per week and a commission of 15% on all sales over $5,000. If x represents the salesperson’s weekly sales, express the total weekly earnings E(x) as a function of x and simplify the expression. Then find E(2,000) and E(7,000) and E(10,000). 15% as a...

Penelope and Owen work at a furniture store. Penelope is paid $215 per week plus 3.5% of her total sales in dollars, xx, which can be represented by g(x)=215+0.035x. Owen is paid $242 per week plus 2.5% of his total sales in dollars, xx, which can be represented by f(x)=242+0.025x. Determine the...

Blanca works as a salesperson and earns a base salary of $72 per week plus a commission of 12% of all her sales. If Blanca had $75 in weekly sales, how much did she make? Find the commission on her sales Commission = Sales * 12% Commission = 75 * 0.12 = 9 Now add in her base salary Total...

Ruffa received a 20% commission for every item, which she sold for $75 each. If she sold 124 items, how much was her commission? Calculate commission per item: Commission per item = 75 * 20% Commission per item = 75 * 0.2 Commission per item = 15 Now, calculate total commission for 124 items...

Melinda is paid 17000 per year. She is also paid a sales commission of 5% of the value of her sales. Last year she sold 344000 worth of products. What percent of her total income was her commission? Calculate Melinda's commission: 344,000 * 0.05 = 17,200 Calculate her total income for the year...