SOLUTION: A clerk earns $9.50 an hour, plus a commission of 3% of sales. If she works a 40 hour week and sells $7100 worth of goods, what does she earn that week?

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Question 1067562: A clerk earns $9.50 an hour, plus a commission of 3% of sales. If she works a 40 hour week and sells $7100 worth of goods, what does she earn that week?
Answer by Theo(13342)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
clerk earns 9.50 an hour plus a commission of 3% of sales.

she works 40 hours and sells 7100 worth of goods.

she earns:

9.50 * 40 = 380 salary.
7100 * .03 = 213

add them up for a total of 380 + 213 = 593.


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