SOLUTION: David is paid on a graduated commission scale at Nooter Company. He receives 2% commission on the first $20,000, 6% on sales from $20,000 to $70,000, 8.5% commission on sales from

Question 1081234: David is paid on a graduated commission scale at Nooter Company. He receives 2% commission on the first $20,000, 6% on sales from $20,000 to $70,000, 8.5% commission on sales from $70,000 to $100,000, and 10% commission on sales over $100,000. David had sales of $82,000. His commission is:

Found 2 solutions by jorel1380, MathTherapy:
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since his sales are in the 70-100 thousand range, he makes 8.5% commission. So:
82000 x .085=$6970 commission. ☺☺☺☺
Answer by MathTherapy(10551) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

David is paid on a graduated commission scale at Nooter Company. He receives 2% commission on the first $20,000, 6% on sales from $20,000 to $70,000, 8.5% commission on sales from $70,000 to $100,000, and 10% commission on sales over $100,000. David had sales of $82,000. His commission is:
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