A carpet salesman earns a base pay of $19,800 per year and a commission of 12% of all sales made. If he sold $27,200 worth of merchandise last year, what were his total earnings last year?

A. $44,624

B. $43,736

C. $23,064

D. $29,576

Question

Nigel Duffy

Mathematics

29 October, 04:41

A carpet salesman earns a base pay of $19,800 per year and a commission of 12% of all sales made. If he sold $27,200 worth of merchandise last year, what were his total earnings last year?

A. $44,624

B. $43,736

C. $23,064

D. $29,576

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Answers (1)

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Rose Vincent · Answer 1

The equation for this problem would be

Total Earnings = Base Pay + 12% (Sales)

Substituting the known values,

Total Earnings = $19800 + 0.12 ($27200)

Total Earnings = $23,064

Thus, the answer is letter C.

I hope I was able to answer it clearly. Have a good day.

A carpet salesman earns a base pay of $19,800 per year and a commission of 12% of all sales made. If he sold $27,200 worth of merchandise last year, what were his total earnings last year?A. $44,624B. $43,736C. $23,064D. $29,576

A carpet salesman earns a base pay of $19,800 per year and a commission of 12% of all sales made. If he sold $27,200 worth of merchandise last year, what were his total earnings last year?

A. $44,624

B. $43,736

C. $23,064

D. $29,576