SOLUTION: hi can help me ali is a salesclerk who receives a salary of $ 610 per week plus a commission of 7% on all sales exceeding $ 50,000. During a five-week period she sold product

Question 1162468: hi can help me

ali is a salesclerk who receives a salary of $ 610 per week plus a commission of 7% on all sales exceeding $ 50,000. During a five-week period she sold products worth $ 60,000, what were ali 's gross pay?

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

   $610 salary per week
     ×5 weeks
   ----
  $3050 salary for 5 weeks

 $60000 sales during the 5-week period
-$50000 what sales must exceed to get commission of 7%
 ------
 $10000 amount to receive 7% commission on.
  ×0.07 that's 7% expressed as a decimal
 ------   
   $700 commission
 +$3050 salary for 5 weeks.
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  $3750 Ali's gross pay.

Edwin

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