Paul sells encyclopedias door-to-door. He earns $80 on every paycheck, regardless of how many sets he sells. In addition, he earns commission as follows:
Commission Sales
10% $0.00 - $10,000.00
5% $10,000.01 --->
He does not earn double commission.That is, if his sales are $12,000, he earns 10% on the first $10,000 and 5% on the remaining $2,000.
His largest paycheck of the year was $1,320. What were his sales for that pay period?
Choose the most appropriate option
A) 13,200 B) 14,800 C) 16,400 D) 15,800 E) 19,600
His pay check was $1320.   Out of this, $80 was his fixed salary so the total commission he earned was $1320 - $80 = $1240   He earns 10% on the sales of first $10,000 which gives a commission of $1000.   He earns 5% on every subsequent dollar. Since he earns another $240, he must have had sales of another 240*(100/5)  1320 -  80= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 1320 -  80</gadget>
<output>1_240</output>
$1240   He earns 10% on the sales of first $10,000 which gives a commission of $1000.   He earns 5% on every subsequent dollar. Since he earns another $240, he must have had sales of another   240*(100/5)= 
<gadget id="calculator">  240*(100/5)</gadget>
<output>4_800</output>
4800   So his total sales must have been $10,000 + $4800= $14,800   14,800
<result>B</result>
Paul sells encyclopedias door-to-door. He earns $80 on every paycheck, regardless of how many sets he sells. In addition, he earns commission as follows:
Commission Sales
10% $0.00 - $10,000.00
5% $10,000.01 --->
He does not earn double commission.That is, if his sales are $12,000, he earns 10% on the first $10,000 and 5% on the remaining $2,000.
His largest paycheck of the year was $1,320. What were his sales for that pay period?