Question

Sally earns graduated commission on her sales each month. She earns 6% commission on the first $45,000 in sales and 8% on anything over that. If Sally had $51,000 in sales this month, how much commission did she earn?
a.
$4,080
b.
$3,180
c.
$3,060
d.
$2,820

Answer 1

The answer is B, because 0.06*45000 + 0.08(51000-45000) = 3,180