Ask Question
22 August, 17:07

A carpet salesman earns a base pay of $19,800 per year and a commission of 12% of all sales made. If he sold $27,200 worth of merchandise last year, what were his total earnings last year?

A. $44,624

B. $43,736

C. $23,064

D. $29,576

+4
Answers (1)
  1. 22 August, 18:46
    0
    The equation for this problem would be

    Total Earnings = Base Pay + 12% (Sales)

    Substituting the known values,

    Total Earnings = $19800 + 0.12 ($27200)

    Total Earnings = $23,064

    Thus, the answer is letter C.

    I hope I was able to answer it clearly. Have a good day.
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Get an answer to your question ✅ “A carpet salesman earns a base pay of $19,800 per year and a commission of 12% of all sales made. If he sold $27,200 worth of merchandise ...” in 📙 Mathematics if there is no answer or all answers are wrong, use a search bar and try to find the answer among similar questions.
Search for Other Answers