Question

Remo, who works in a high-end jewellery store, earns a base pay of $\$10.00$ per hour plus a certain percent commission on the sales that he helps to broker in the store. Remo worked an average of $35$ hours per week over the past two weeks and helped to broker sales of $\$5,000.00$ worth of jewellery during that same two week period. If Remo's earnings for the two-week period were $\$850.00$, what percent commission on sales does Remo earn?

• A. $1\%$
• B. $2\%$
• C. $3\%$
• D. $4\%$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $3\%$

Given that Remo works in jewelry store he earns a base pay of $\$10$ per hours plus a certain percent commission on sale and Remo worked an average of $35$ hours in week.

Then Ramo total base pay for two weeks $=$ $35\times 2\times 10=700$ dollars.

But Remo earning for two weeks were $\$850$ including percent commission of sale $\$5000$.

So, percent commission of sale $\$5000=850-700=150$ dollar

Then percent on sale $=$ $\frac{150}{5000}\times 100=3$ $\%$