Question

Yvette earns a $45,000 salary plus a 12% commission on any sales over $10,000. Last year Yvette made $30,000 in sales. How much did Yvette
earn in salary plus commission?
O A. $46,000
OB. $46,200
OC. $46,500
OD. $47,400
O E.
$48,600​

Answer 1

Option D

The total earnings of Yvette is $ 47, 400

Solution:

Given that, Yvette earns a $45,000 salary plus a 12% commission on any sales over $10,000

Last year Yvette made $30,000 in sales

Subtract 10,000 from her sales to get the amount she earns commission on:

30,000 - 10,000 = 20,000

Since Yvette gets 12% commission

So amount earned as commission would be 12% of $20,000

$\text{Commission}=20000\times \frac{12}{100}\\\\\text{Commission}=20000\times 0.12\\\\\text{Commission}=2400\left$

Yvette also gets a salary of $45,000, so Yvette's total earnings would be $45,000 plus $2,400

$Total\ Earnings = 45000 + 2400 = 47400$

Thus total earnings of Yvette is $ 47, 400