Question

Vanessa earns a base salary of \$400.00$400.00dollar sign, 400, point, 00 every week with an additional 5\%5%5, percent commission on everything she sells. Vanessa sold \$1650.00$1650.00dollar sign, 1650, point, 00 worth of items last week.
What was Vanessa's total pay last week?

Answer 1

Answer:

Vanessa's total pay last week was $482.50.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Vanessa earns a base salary of $400.00.

And every week with an additional 5 percent commission on everything she sells.

Vanessa sold $1650.00 worth of items last week.

Now, to find Vanessa's total pay last week.

Base salary = $400.00.

And then, to get the 5% commission on $1650.00.

$5\%\ of\ 1650$

$=\frac{5}{100} \times 1650$

$=0.05\times 1650$

$=82.50$

The commission = $82.50.

Now, to get the total pay of Vanessa's we add the base salary and the commission:

$400+82.50$

$=\ 482.50$

Therefore, Vanessa's total pay last week was $482.50.