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Seat 1: $13, $12.29

Seat 2: $10, $9.09

Seat 3: $15, $14.46

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Maxwell sells decorative notepads and is paid a straight commission of $0.80 on each notepad he sells. During December, he sold 750 notepads. Find his commission.

Straight CommissionAn amount for each item sold

A percent of the dollar value of sales

Commission = Quantity sold * Rate of commission

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Huey is paid a straight commission of 6% on his sales. During February, his sales were $38,000. What was his commission?

Jacqueline earns 15% commission on sales.Her sales for three months were: $2,870, $3,150, and $3,940. What was her total commission for the three months?

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Lena is paid a commission of 12% on allsales above $7,000 for the week. She is also paid a weekly salary of $380. What are her total earnings for a week in which her sales were $9,800?

Commission based on quotafixed amount

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Levi is paid 4% commission on the first $10,000 of monthly salesand 10% on all sales over $10,000. Last month his sales were $38,000. What was his commission?

Graduated Commissionrate of commission increases as their

sales increase

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A salesman sold a laptop computer and software for $3,000 and received a $120 commission. What percent commission did the salesman receive?

Rate of commission

rate of commission = amount of commission ÷ sales

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