SOLUTION: A salesperson receives a base salary of $29,750 and a commission of 9.2% of the total sales of the year. If the salesperson sales $315,450 of merchandise, what is his total salary

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Question 783351: A salesperson receives a base salary of $29,750 and a commission of 9.2% of the total sales of the year. If the salesperson sales $315,450 of merchandise, what is his total salary for the year, including the base salary? Round to the nearest dollar.
Answer by Cromlix(4381)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Base Salary = $29,750
Commission = 9.2/100 * $315,450
= $29021.40
Total = $29,750 + $29,021.40
= $58771. (to nearest dollar)
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