document.write( "Question 900538: Marion receives a monthly base salary of $1000. On the first $10,000 of sales above her monthly quota of $20,000, she is paid a commission of 8%. On any additional sales, the commission rate is 10%. What were her gross earnings for the month of August, in which she had sales amounting to $38,670? \n" ); document.write( "

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She got her base salary of $\"+1000+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "$10,000 over the quota of $20,000
\n" ); document.write( "amounts to $30,000, which she did
\n" ); document.write( "reach, so she also made:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.08%2A10000+=+800+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "For sales above $30,000, she gets 10%
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+38670+-+30000+=+8670+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.1%2A8670+=+867+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1000+%2B+800+%2B+867+=+2267+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Her gross earnings for August were $2,267
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