Question

Christopher has hired a real estate broker to help facilitate the sale of his home. Realizing that Christopher is most likely going to realize a loss on his investment due to the recent decline in housing values in his neighborhood, the broker has agreed to charge Christopher a lower commission rate as long as Christopher enters into an exclusive right of sale listing contract. If Christopher ends up selling his house for $364,583 and takes home $350,000 after paying the real estate broker’s commission, what was the commission rate that the broker ended up charging?A. 4.0%B. 4.2%C. 8.0%D. 14.6%

Answer 1

Answer:

4.0%

Explanation:

Given that gross sale value = $364,583

And net sale value after commission = $350,000

The commission paid to the broker = $364,583 less $350,000 = $14,583.

Therefore the commission rate

= $\frac{Dollar Commission}{Gross Sale Value}$

= 14,583/364,583

= 4.0%.

The brokers commission is usually computed on the Gross Sale Value, and not the net sale value.