Question

Carmella works 37.5 h per week for Century Home selling electronics equipment. She earns a base salary of $12/h and receives a commission of 5¢ for every dollar of sales she makes.

Answer 1

The question is incomplete, the complete question is:

Carmella works 37.5 h per week for Century Home selling electronics equipment. She earns a base salary of $12/h and receives a commission of 5¢ for every dollar of sales she makes. What is Carmella’s weekly base salary?

Answer: The base salary of Carmella is $450

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given:

Amount of hours worked by Carmella = 37.5 hours

Amount earned as a base salary = $12/hr

To calculate the base salary, we multiply the total amount of hours worked and the amount earned each hour for it.

$\text{Base salary}=\ 12/hr\times 37.5hr\\\\\text{Base salary}=\ 450$

Hence, the base salary of Carmella is $450