David is paid on a graduated commission scale at Nooter Company. He receives 2% commission on the first $20,000, 6% on sales from $20,000 to $70,000, 8.5% commission on sales from $70,000 to $100,000, and 10% commission on sales over $100,000. David had sales of $82,000. His commission is:

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$8,200

$6,200

$4,240

$4,420

None of these

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Arjun Zamora

1 September, 16:47

David is paid on a graduated commission scale at Nooter Company. He receives 2% commission on the first $20,000, 6% on sales from $20,000 to $70,000, 8.5% commission on sales from $70,000 to $100,000, and 10% commission on sales over $100,000. David had sales of $82,000. His commission is:

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$8,200

$6,200

$4,240

$4,420

None of these

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Quinton Marshall · Answer 1

He receives 8.5% commission on sales from $70,000 to $100,000, therefore the commission is:

comission = 8.5% ($82000) = (85/1000) (82000)

= 6979

that is his commission