SOLUTION: A salesperson gets paid a salary of $2,150 per month, with a graduated commission plan that pays 2.5% on sales up to $40,000, 3% on sales between $40,000 and $80,000 , and 3.5% on

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Question 1038376: A salesperson gets paid a salary of $2,150 per month, with a graduated commission plan that pays 2.5% on sales up to $40,000, 3% on sales between $40,000 and $80,000 , and 3.5% on sales over $80,000. Compute the total pay for the salesperson during a month when sales were $106,500.
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Total is
$2150 plus $40,000*0.025=$1000
plus 40,000*0.03=$1200
plus 26,500*0.035=$927.50
That is an extra $3127.50
$5277.50 for the month.