A salesperson earns a base salary of $2,000 per month and a commission of 5% on the amount of sales made. If the salesperson has a paycheck of $3,006 for one month, what was the amount of sales for the month?

 

Answer:

The amount of sales for the month = $20,120

Step-by-step explanation

Base monthly salary = $2,000

Commission = 5%

Total monthly salary =$3,006

Commission received = Total monthly salary - Base monthly salary

=$3,006 - 2,000

= $1,006

Let the amount of total sales be x

% commission = [ ( commission received/ total sales) * 100% ]

5% = [ (1006/x )*100% ] divide through by 100%

5% / 100% = (1006/x)

0.05 = 1006/x , multiply through by x

0.05*x = 1006, divide through by 0.05

0.05x/0.05 = 1006/0.05

x = $20,120