Question

Total departmental sales in the Housewares Department were $513000.00. A salesperson made 14% of the total departmental sales of that month and earns 6.5% commission on his sales. Find the dollar amount of commission.

a.
$33345.00

b.
$4691.95

c.
$4668.30

d.
$71820.00

e.
$4683.19

f.
None of the above.

Answer 1

The answer is c. $4668.30

Explanation:

1) We know the salesperson sold 14% of the total $513000.00. To get the actual number he sold, we need to multiply 14 times 513000 and divide by 100.

• Salesperson sales = 14*513000/100 = 71820

2) We also know the salesperson makes 6.5% commission on his sales. We know he sold 71820, his commission is:

• Commission = 6.5*71820/100 = 4668.30

If you want to know what is the percentage of any given quantity, you need to multiply that percentage times the quantity and divide by 100.