A sales clerk receives a monthly salary of $800 plus a commission of 7%on all sales over $3000. What did the clerk earn the month that he sold $�13,300 in merchandise?
13300 - 3000 = 10300
so
800 + 0.07*10300
A sales clerk receives a monthly salary of $800 plus a commission of 4% on all sales over $2800. What did the clerk earn the month that she sold $14,800 in merchandise?
A salesman is paid a monthly salary of sh. 6000 and a commission of 5 % for sales above sh. 50000. In a certain month, the salesman's total earnings were sh. 15000.what was the total sales for the month?
To calculate the clerk's earnings for the month, we need to consider both the fixed salary and the commission on sales.
First, let's calculate the commission amount. The commission is 7% on all sales over $3000. Since the clerk sold $13,300 in merchandise, the sales amount that exceeds $3000 is $13,300 - $3000 = $10,300.
Next, let's calculate the commission earned on the sales amount above $3000. The commission amount for the clerk is 7% of $10,300, which is (7/100) * $10,300 = $721.
Finally, to calculate the total earnings, we add the fixed salary of $800 to the commission earned. The clerk's total earnings for the month would be $800 + $721 = $1,521.
Therefore, the clerk earned $1,521 for the month when he sold $13,300 in merchandise.