Commission/discounts/tax

Sales tax is __________ to the price

• subtracted
• added
• multiplied
• divided

Discount is ____________ from the price.

• added

• divided

• subtracted

• multiplied

A pair of boots are $94.99.  They are 25% off. With this discount, what is the sale price? Round to nearest cent if necessary.

• $71.24
• $118.74
• 23.7475
• $23.75

Mr. Barrett bought a new battery for his car. The battery cost $72. Since batteries are a taxable item, he had to pay a sales tax of 7.5%. What was the total cost of the battery in dollars and cents?

• $79.50

• $5.40

• $77.40

• $66.60

Wilson Green sells home security systems. He earns an 11 percent commission on every system he sells. Wilson’s sales for this month totaled $4265. What is Wilson’s commission?

• $18,750

• $46,915

• $4,691.50

• $387.72

Derek sells appliances. He is paid a 6.5 percent commission on every appliance he sells. Derek sold $9,732.00 worth of appliances this week. What is Derek’s commission?

• $632.58

• $63.258

• $6,325.80

• $143.38

Randy gets fixed salary of $2000 per month and a commission of 2% on sales. If his total sales are $30,000 for the month, find his total salary for the month.

• $2,600

• $2,000

• $32,000

• $2,040

Pierre, an art dealer, earns 25% commission of the dollar value of the art pieces that he sells at the Bizzell Gallery. Pierre earns $10,800 this month. What is the total dollar value of the art that he sells?

• $43,200

• $2,700

• $270,000

• $10,800

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