Jim earns a basic pay of \(\pounds80\) per week. He gets commission of \(4\%\) on his sales. Find his pay in a week when he has sales of \(\pounds2500\).
Answer
Commission \(= 4\%\) of \(\pounds2500 = \pounds100\)
Pay \(= \pounds80 + \pounds100 = \pounds180\)
Question
Anne earns commission of \(2.5\%\) on all sales over \(\pounds50\,000\) per month. Find her commission in a month when her sales are \(\pounds125\,000\).
Commission paid on \(\pounds125\,000 - \pounds50\,000 = \pounds75\,000\) (this is the amount over \(\pounds50\,000\))
Commission \(= 2.5\%\) of \(\pounds75\,000 = \pounds1875\)
