Question 1203649:  Lee company pays its employees on a graduated commission scale: 6% on the first $40,000 sales, 7% on sales from $40,001 to $80,000 and 13% on sales of more than $80,000. May West, an employee of Lee has $230,000 in sales. What commission did May earn? 
 Answer by mananth(16946)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! Lee company pays its employees on a graduated commission scale: 
 
 
6% on the first $40,000 sales,  = 0.06*40000 
40000 
7% on sales from $40,001 to $80,000 and 0.07*40000
 
 13% on sales of more than $80,000.  0,13* 150000
 
May West, an employee of Lee has $230,000 in sales. What commission did May earn?
 
Add up 
 
0.06*40000 +0.07*40000+0.13*150000 =24700
 
He earned $24700 as commission 
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