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Clarissa works in sales for a software company. Her pay each month varies, because each month she receives a base pay of $2,400.00 plus 8% commission on her sales. During the month of November, Clarissa had $18,000.00 in sales. For the month of November,
% of Clarissa's pay was from her commission.

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
11 hours ago

To calculate the percentage of Clarissa's pay that comes from her commission, we first need to determine her total pay for the month of November and how much of that comes from commission.

  1. Calculate her commission:

    • Sales for November = $18,000.00
    • Commission rate = 8%
    • Commission = Sales × Commission Rate \[ \text{Commission} = 18000 \times 0.08 = 1440 \]

  2. Compute her total pay for November:

    • Base pay = $2,400.00
    • Total pay = Base Pay + Commission \[ \text{Total Pay} = 2400 + 1440 = 3840 \]

  3. Determine the percentage of her total pay that comes from commission:

    • Percentage from commission = (Commission / Total Pay) × 100 \[ \text{Percentage from Commission} = \left(\frac{1440}{3840}\right) \times 100 = 37.5 \]

Therefore, for the month of November, 37.5% of Clarissa's pay was from her commission.

The final answer is: 37.5