A salesman gets a commission of 2.4% on sales up to sh.100000.he gets additional commission of 1.5%on sales above this.calculate the commission he gets for sales worth sh.280000

Answer 1

To calculate the commission for sales worth sh. 280,000 based on the provided structure, we can break it down into two parts:

1. For the first sh. 100,000:

   • Commission = 2.4% of sh. 100,000
   • Commission = 0.024 × 100,000 = sh. 2,400

2. For the sales above sh. 100,000:

   • Total sales = sh. 280,000
   • Sales above sh. 100,000 = sh. 280,000 - sh. 100,000 = sh. 180,000
   • Commission on this amount = 1.5% of sh. 180,000
   • Commission = 0.015 × 180,000 = sh. 2,700

Now, we add the commissions from both parts to get the total commission:

• Total Commission = Commission on first sh. 100,000 + Commission on sales above sh. 100,000
• Total Commission = sh. 2,400 + sh. 2,700 = sh. 5,100

Therefore, the total commission the salesman gets for sales worth sh. 280,000 is sh. 5,100.