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Each week a certain salesman is paid a fixed amount equal to $300, plus a commission equal to 5 percent of the amount of his sales that week over $1,000. What is the total amount the salesman was paid last week?

(1) The total amount the salesman was paid last week is equal to 10 percent of the amount of his sales last week.
(2) The salesman's sales last week totaled $5,000.

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The answer is indeed D

A) Let us say the sales were S dollars then
300 + 5/100 * ( S-1000) = 10/100 * S
From this you can findout S. Once S is know the money made by the sales person can be found.

B) is very obvious.

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Please see this :

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04 May 2011, 20:22

a. let the sales be x for last week.

thus 300+ 0.05(x-1000) = 0.1x

will give the value of x and hence the payment.

b direct answer.

thus D.
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