Question

Clara’s commission is 4% of sales. Her minimum wage is 8/hr. She works 27hrs and sells $5000 worth of merchandise.

a) What is Clara’s pay based on minimum wage?

b) What is Clara’s pay based on commission?

c) How much will Clara earn this week?

Answer 1

Explanation:

a) Clara's pay based on minimum wage is found by multiplying her minimum wage rate by the number of hours she worked:

Pay based on minimum wage = 8 dollars/hour * 27 hours = 216 dollars

b) Clara's pay based on commission is found by multiplying her commission rate by her sales:

Pay based on commission = 4% * 5000 dollars = 0.04 * 5000 dollars = 200 dollars

c) To find Clara's total earnings for the week, we add her pay based on minimum wage to her pay based on commission:

Total earnings = Pay based on minimum wage + Pay based on commission

= 216 dollars + 200 dollars

= 416 dollars

Therefore, Clara will earn 416 dollars this week.