Question

Allison earns a $40,000 base salary plus a commission equal to 15% of her total sales. If she sold $200,000 worth of goods, what was her total salary?

Answer 1

Answer:

The total salary of her is $1066666.66.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Allison earns a $40,000 base salary plus a commission equal to 15% of her total sales. If she sold $200,000 worth of goods.

To find : What was her total salary?

Solution :

Let x be the total salary.

Allison earns a $40,000 base salary.

If she sold $200,000 worth of goods.

i.e. the amount is $200,000-$40,000=$160,000

The total salary is given by,

$160,000=15% of x

$0.15\times x=160000$

$x=\frac{160000}{0.15}$

$x=1066666.66$

The total salary of her is $1066666.66.