Question

Mario is paid a salary of $500 plus 8% of sales. Calculate his total income if his sales total $10,890 in the

current pay period.

Answer 1

His total income is of $1,371.2.

Explanation:

His salary is of $500, plus 8% of his sales.

In this question:

Sales of $10,890. So his salary is given by:

`S = 500 + 0.08*10890 = 500 + 871.2 = 1371.2`

His total income is of $1,371.2.