Question

Alyssa is paid 5 percent commission on her total sales each month. Last month, she sold $30,000 worth of items. After a state tax rate of 9 percent is deducted from her commission, how much is left to the nearest dollar?

Answer 1

1365

30,000 x .09 = 2700 tax

30,000 - 2700 = 27,300 in sales

27,300 x .05 = 1365 commission

Answer 2

Answer:

$1365.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that Last month, Alyssa sold $30,000 worth of items. She is paid 5 percent commission on her total sales each month.

First of all, we will find 5% of $30,000 as:

$\text{Alyssa's commission}=\frac{5}{100}\times \ 30,000$

$\text{Alyssa's commission}=5\times \ 300$

$\text{Alyssa's commission}=\ 1500$

We are also told that 9% of state tax is deducted from her commission. This means that Alyssa's commission after sales tax would be 91% (100%-9%) of $1500.

$\text{Alyssa's commission after sales tax}=\ 1500\times \frac{91}{100}$

$\text{Alyssa's commission after sales tax}=\ 15\times 91$

$\text{Alyssa's commission after sales tax}=\ 1365$

Therefore, Alyssa will get $1365 in commission after sales tax deduction.