Question

Dorren earns a monthly salary of $4,978 plus 8% commission. Last month, she sold$13,713 worth of products. What was her gross pay?Round to the hundredths place, if the answer doesn't have a hundredths placeinclude a zero so the answer does have a hundredths place.

Answer 1

Given:

Monthly salary is $4978.

Commission is 8%.

Last month sold price $13,713

Last month commission is:

$\begin{gathered} \text{ =8\% of 13713} \\ =\frac{8}{100}\times13713 \\ =1097.04 \end{gathered}$

So gross pay is:

$\begin{gathered} =1097.04+4978 \\ =6075.04 \end{gathered}$