GMAT Quantitative Reasoning Practice Test 2

Question : 16 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

A salesperson receives a base salary of

\$ 1000

per month and a commission of

7.5 \%

of the selling price of each item sold above the first 50 item. If this month she sold 210 items for

\$ 150

each, what will her monthly salary be?

Solution:

The salesperson receives a commission on

210-50=160

sales. The commission on every sale is

7.5 \%

\$ 150=\$ 11.25

160 × 11.25=\$ 1,800

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