Total departmental sales in the housewares department were $513000.00. a salesperson made 14% of the total departmental sales of that month and earns 6.5% commission on his sales. find the dollar amount of commission.
a.
$33345.00
b.
$4691.95
c.
$4668.30
d.
$71820.00
e.
$4683.19
f.
none of the above.

The answer is c. $4668.30

Step-by-step explanation:

1) We know the salesperson sold 14% of the total $513000.00. To get the actual number he sold, we need to multiply 14 times 513000 and divide by 100.

2) We also know the salesperson makes 6.5% commission on his sales. We know he sold 71820, his commission is:

If you want to know what is the percentage of any given quantity, you need to multiply that percentage times the quantity and divide by 100.