mary sells dresses. she is paid a graduated commission of 4% on sales up to $1,000 and 10% on sales above…

mary sells dresses. she is paid a graduated commission of 4% on sales up to $1,000 and 10% on sales above $1,000. if in one week she sells $3,000 worth of dresses, what is her weekly commission? total commission : $

mary sells dresses. she is paid a graduated commission of 4% on sales up to $1,000 and 10% on sales above $1,000. if in one week she sells $3,000 worth of dresses, what is her weekly commission? total commission : $

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate commission on first $1000

$1000\times 0.04$

Step2: Calculate amount of sales above $1000

$3000 - 1000=2000$

Step3: Calculate commission on sales above $1000

$2000\times 0.1$

Step4: Calculate total commission

$(1000\times 0.04)+(2000\times 0.1)$ $=40 + 200$ $=240$

Answer:

240