[YEAR 09 MATHEMATICS]: Commission

Sam bought an $85.00 jacket for 40% off of the regular price.  How much did he pay for the jacket? 

• 75
• 51
• 36
• 34

A sports store near Big Bear Lake
is having a 20% off sale on all water skis. 
What will the sale price be for water ski’s that regularly sell for $248?

• $297.60
• $198.40
• $49.60
• $201.40

Sharon makes money by commission rates. She gets 17% of everything she sells. If Sharon sold $37000 worth of items this month, what is her salary for the month?

• $14,800
• $5,180
• $629
• $6,290

Amelia sells jewelry.  She make a total of 12% of commission off of her sales.  How much commission Amelia make when she sells $22,540 worth of jewelry.

• 13,780.80
• $450.80
• $2,704.80
• $304.80

Do you add or subtract for a discount?

• add
• subtract
• multiply
• divide

Mr. Jones earns $250 per week plus 2% commission on all of his sales.  If Mr. Jones sells $2,800 worth of appliances, what is his total income for the week?

• $56
• $287
• $306
• $467

Bob makes $12 per hour and gets 8% commission. Last week he worked 46 hours and his sales were $1500. What was his gross pay (before tax)? (Remember, any hours over 40 are figured as overtime hours earning time and a half.)

• $734
• $708
• $756
• $714

A car salesman sold $20,000 worth of cars. He gets 30% commission, but pays 4% in taxes. How much net pay (after taxes) will he earn?

• $5,634
• $5,760
• $5,465
• $5, 569

A carpet salesman sold 5,000 yards of carpet in one month at an average of $3 per yard. His commission was 16%. How much money did he make that month?

• $2800
• $2648
• $2587
• $2400

A salesperson set a goal to earn $2000 in May. He receives a base salary of $500 per month as well as a 10% commission for all sales in that month. How much merchandise will he have to sell to meet his goal?

• $15,000
• $16,500
• $17,000
• $16,000