This document contains examples of different commission structures: - Straight commission where Maxwell earns $0.80 per notepad sold and sold 750 notepads. - Straight commission of 6% on sales of $38,000 for Huey. - Jacqueline earns 15% commission on $2,870, $3,150, and $3,940 in sales over three months. - Lena earns 12% commission on weekly sales over $7,000 plus a $380 salary, and her sales were $9,800 for the week. - Levi earns 4% commission on first $10,000 of monthly sales and 10% on sales over $10

1. 1.4 commission August 31, 2011
Seat 1: $13, $12.29
Seat 2: $10, $9.09
Seat 3: $15, $14.46
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2. 1.4 commission August 31, 2011
Straight Commission
An amount for each item sold
A percent of the dollar value of sales
Commission = Quantity sold * Rate of commission
Maxwell sells decorative notepads and is paid a straight
commission of $0.80 on each notepad he sells.
During December, he sold 750 notepads.
Find his commission.
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3. 1.4 commission August 31, 2011
Huey is paid a straight commission of 6% on his sales.
During February, his sales were $38,000.
What was his commission?
Jacqueline earns 15% commission on sales.
Her sales for three months were: $2,870, $3,150, and $3,940.
What was her total commission for the three months?
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4. 1.4 commission August 31, 2011
Commission based on quota
fixed amount
Lena is paid a commission of 12% on all
sales above $7,000 for the week.
She is also paid a weekly salary of $380.
What are her total earnings for a week
in which her sales were $9,800?
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5. 1.4 commission August 31, 2011
Graduated Commission
rate of commission increases as their
sales increase
Levi is paid 4% commission on the first $10,000 of monthly sales
and 10% on all sales over $10,000.
Last month his sales were $38,000.
What was his commission?
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6. 1.4 commission August 31, 2011
Rate of commission
rate of commission = amount of commission ÷ sales
A salesman sold a laptop computer and software
for $3,000 and received a $120 commission.
What percent commission did the salesman receive?
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8. 1.4 commission August 31, 2011
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