Spencer Morris works in the telemarketing division for a company that pays a salary of $735 per month plus a commission of 3½% of all sales greater than $15,500. If he sold $45,900 last month, what was his total gross pay?

3 answers

735 + .035(45,900-15,500) = ?
735 + .035(45,900-15,500) =$1799
17. Fandango Furniture Manufacturing, Inc. has 40 employees on the assembly line, each with gross earnings of $325 per week. What are the total combined social security and Medicare taxes that should be withheld from the employees’ paychecks each week? (Points : 2)