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Question

Ethan works in a department store selling clothing. He makes a guaranteed salary of $500 per week, but is paid a commision on top of his base salary equal to 25% of his total sales for the week. How much would Ethan make in a week in which he made $1250 in sales? How much would Ethan make in a week if he made xx dollars in sales?

Answer 1

Ethan makes $500 per week guaranteed. The commission is 25% of his sales, which we calculate by multiplying the sales by 0.25:

His earnings can be written using the formula: Earnings = 500 + 0.25 (Sales)

If his sales are $1250, then Ethan will earn: 500 + 0.25(1250)

which is equal to $812.50

If he makes xx dollars in sales one week, then he will earn: 500 + 0.25(xx)

Answer 2

Commision is calculated as two parts: total vaule of sales generated and the commission percentage that the seller takes home. So the formula is commission= Total Sales X Commission Percentage

1250 X 25%

1250 X 0.25=312.5

Then you will add his weekly salary to his commissioned sells

500+312.5= 812.50

So Elijah would take home 812.50 weekly pay.