Question

Kedar earns a monthly salary of $2,200 plus a 3.75% commission on the amount of his sales at a men's clothing store. What would he earn this month if he sold $45,000 in clothing? Round to the nearest cent.

Answer 1

Kedar earns $3887.50. His earnings are given by y=2200+0.0375*x where x is the amount of sales, in dollars, for the month.