A
commission is the amount of money that a salesperson earns by making a
sale.
It is usually given as a percent.
Commission = Amount of Sales x Rate of Commission
A class sold magazine subscriptions as a fund raising event so they
could go on a class trip. They earned a 30% commission on
their total sales. If the class sold a total of $3850 in
magazine subscriptions, how much did the class earn toward their
trip?
Jim works at a store where he is paid a weekly salary of $125 plus a
5 1/2% commission on his total sales. One week Jim sold a
total of $ 985. How much did Jim earn that week?
A salesman earns a monthly salary of $850 plus a 9% commission on
all sales above $6,000. One month he had total sales of
$11,875. How much did he earn in all that month?
