Juan Ramirez sells suits in a major department store on weekends. He earns a commission of 5% on the first 10 suits he sells. If he sells more than 10, he earns another 3% on the additional suits. Last weekend Juan sold 13 suits priced at $250 each. What was his commission?

Question

Question 17 options:

A)

$260.00

B)

$185.00

C)

$210.40

D)

$147.50

Answer 1

To calculate Juan Ramirez's commission for selling suits, we can break it down as follows:

1. Calculate the sale price for the suits: Each suit is priced at $250, and since he sold 13 suits: \[ \text{Total Sales} = 13 , \text{suits} \times 250 , \text{dollars/suit} = 3250 , \text{dollars} \]

2. Calculate the commission on the first 10 suits: He earns a 5% commission on the first 10 suits: \[ \text{Commission for first 10 suits} = 10 , \text{suits} \times 250 , \text{dollars/suit} \times 0.05 = 125 , \text{dollars} \]

3. Calculate the commission on the additional 3 suits: He sells 3 additional suits, earning a 3% commission on those: \[ \text{Commission for additional 3 suits} = 3 , \text{suits} \times 250 , \text{dollars/suit} \times 0.03 = 22.50 , \text{dollars} \]

4. Calculate the total commission: \[ \text{Total Commission} = 125 , \text{dollars} + 22.50 , \text{dollars} = 147.50 , \text{dollars} \]

Thus, Juan's total commission for the weekend is $147.50.

So the correct answer is:

D) $147.50