Question

Anita is allowed 6.5% commission on the

total sales made by her, plus a bonus of

0.5% on the sales over Rs.20,000. If her total

commission amount to Rs. 3400. Find the

sales made by her.​

Answer 1

Given :

Anita is allowed 6.5% commission on the total sales made by her, plus a bonus of 0.5% on the sales over Rs. 20,000.

She got total commission rs. 3400.

To Find :

Total sales made by her.

Explanation :

Let total sales made by her be A.

Commission = 6.5% of A

Bonus = 0.5% of (A-20,000)

Therefore,

6.5% × A + (A-20,000) × 0.5% = 3400

$\frac{6.5A}{100}+\frac{0.5}{100}\times (A-20,000)=3400$

0.065A + 0.005(A - 20000) = 3400

0.065A + 0.005A - 100 = 3400

0.07A = 3500

A = $\frac{3500}{0.07}$

A = 50,000

Total sales made by Anita is 50,000.