Question

Sheela is a salesperson at a designer shop. She earns 35% commission on her total sales. What would be her commission if she sells 4720 rupees products at the shop?
(a)1204
(b)1240
(c)1652
(d)1450

Answer 1

Hint: As per given in the question that Sheela earns 35% commission on her total sales. Now, to calculate her commission if she sells a product of Rs. 4720 at the shop, we simply do the product of amount of sales and rate of commission. By doing so we calculate her commission.

Complete step-by-step answer:
Now, let the rate of commission be the ‘R’. As given in the problem statement R is 35%. Therefore,
$\begin{align}
  & R=\dfrac{35}{100} \\
 & R=0.35 \\
\end{align}$
Also, let the amount of product sold by Sheela be the ‘A’.
$A=Rs.4720$.
Now, we know both the amount of product sold and its commission rate, we can calculate the total commission according to the formula:
Commission = Rate$\times $Amount
Putting the values of amount and rate of commission as obtained earlier, we get
Commission $=0.35\times 4720$
Commission$=Rs.1652$.
Hence, her commission if she sells 4720 rupees product at the shop is Rs.1652.
Therefore, option (c) is correct.

Note: The key step for solving this problem is the knowledge of the rate of commission when an item is sold at a particular price. By using the formula, we can easily calculate the amount of commission. This method is very useful for an individual working as a salesperson to know how much he can profit from the job.