Question

Kumar works as a salesperson in a jewellery shop. He is paid for $25\%$ commission on his sales. He made $4$ sales for $24,500$ rupees. Calculate his commission.

• A. $6127$
• B. $6125$
• C. $6521$
• D. $6725$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

$6125$

Commission $=$ Amount of sales $\times$ rate of commission
Rate of commission $=25\%=0.25$
Amount of sales $=24,500$ rupees
substitute the values, we get
Commission $=24,500\times 0.25$
$=6125$ rupees

Therefore, the commission paid by Kumar is Rs. $6125$.