question archive You are selling Fruit Baskets and fresh vegetables on the roadside for a local farmer
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You are selling Fruit Baskets and fresh vegetables on the roadside for a local farmer. He will pay you $2.00 for
each Fruit basket sold and 15% of the total sales for the day. What is your pay if you sold 19 baskets and
collect $530 in sales? Answer is $
Total pay = $117.50
Step-by-step explanation
Amount of total pay is computed using the following equation:
Total pay = (Number of baskets sold * Commission for each basket sold) + (Total sales * Commission as a percentage of the sales)
= (19 * $2) + ($530 * 0.15)
= $38 + $79.50
= $117.50