Question

Sandy works at a clothing store. She makes $8 per hour plus earns 15% commission on her sales. She worked 73 hours over the last two weeks and had a total of $2,095 in sales before taxes. Which of the following is closest to how much she will earn in hourly wages and commission for those two weeks?

Answer 1

Payment per hour is $8
commission is 15%
Total number of hours worked for 2 weeks is 73 hours
Total sales=$2095
commission earned for 2 weeks:
15/100×2095
=$314.25

Total amount earned in 73 hours:
73×8=$584
Total amount earned in commission and wages:
584+314.25
=$898.25