Tim, who works for Peachtree Realty, referred a buyer to a broker who works for Pinetop Realty. The referring agent is to receive 25%of buyer side commission when the transaction closes. The buyer purchased a $350,000 home, and the 7% commission was split as follows: listing brokerage, 2%; listing agent, 2%; buyer's brokerage, 1.5%; buyer's agent, 1.5%. How much was the referring agent paid

$1,312.50

Explanation:

Calculation for How much was the referring agent paid

First step is to find the buyer agent amount by using the buyer's agent percentage to multiply the buyer purchased amount of the home

Using this formula

Buyer agent amount =Buyer's agent percentage× Home purchased amount

Let plug in the formula

Buyer agent amount=1.5%×$350,000

Buyer agent amount=$5,250

The last step is to find How much was the referring agent paid

Using this formula

Amount referring agent paid =Buyer agent amount× Percentage of buyer side commission

Let plug in the formula

Amount referring agent paid=$5,250×25%

Amount referring agent paid=$1,312.50

Therefore the amount that the referring agent paid will be $1,312.50