sayan640 wrote:
bb ,Bunuel MartyMurray , In the question it was said that total selling price is 1800$. The commission was earned on the s.p of each printer and not on the total S.P. Kindly check the highlghted portion and the solution provided. It seems you calculated on the total s.p wherein the question asked to calculate it on each printer's s.p. Thank you in advance,
Bunuel wrote:
delphsan wrote:
The monthly commission earned by a salesperson is x percent of the selling price of each printer sold plus an additional $20 for each of the first 10printers sold and $30 for each printer soldthereafter. If the salesperson earned a commission of $305 by selling 12 printers last month for a total selling price of $1,800, what was the value of x?
A. 1.0
B. 1.5
C. 2.0
D. 2.5
E.3.0
A. 1.0
B. 1.5
C. 2.0
D. 2.5
E.3.0
The salespersonearned:
x%of $1,800, hence $1,800*x/100
- $20 for each of the first 10 printers sold, hence $20*10 =$200
- $30 for each printer sold thereafter, hence $30*(12 - 10) =$60
Hence, $1,800*x/100 + $200 + $60 = $305:
$1,800*x/100
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Statistics : Posted by Bunuel • on 25 Apr 2024, 15:39 • Replies 3 • Views 213