Paul sells encyclopedias door-to-door. He earns $150 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 correct answer:
A) 13,400 B) 14,800 C) 16,400 D) 15,800 E) 19,600
His pay check was $1320.   Out of this, $150 was his fixed salary so the total commission he earned was $1320 - $150 = $1170   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 $170, he must have had sales of another 170*(100/5)  1320 -  150= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 1320 -  150</gadget>
<output>1_170</output>
$1170   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 $170, he must have had sales of another   170*(100/5)= 
<gadget id="calculator">  170*(100/5)</gadget>
<output>3_400</output>
3400   So his total sales must have been $10,000 + $3400= $13,400   13,400
<result>A</result>
Paul sells encyclopedias door-to-door. He earns $150 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?