Sammy is a sales clerk in a bicycle shop. He's paid $4.25/hour for a 38.5 hour week, plus a commission of 9% of his sales for the week. In one week Sammy's sales were $2519. Calculate Sammy's total earnings for the week. Show work and round your final answer to the nearest cent.

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Sammy is a sales clerk in a bicycle shop. He's paid $4.25/hour for a 38.5 hour week, plus a commission of 9% of his sales for the week.  In one week Sammy's sales were $2519.  Calculate Sammy's total earnings for the week.  Show work and round your final answer to the nearest cent.

tkhunny · Answer

Well, you do have to give it a try.  How doe an hourly wage work?  How is it calculated.  The units of a wage are normally $$ / hr.  What does that mean?  How does a commission work?  How is it calculated?