Commission Word Problems

Amelia sells jewelry.  She make a total of 12% of commission off of her sales.  How much commission Amelia make when she sells $22,540 worth of jewelry.

• 13,780.80
• $450.80
• $2,704.80
• $304.80

Sharon makes money by commission rates. She gets 17% of everything she sells. If Sharon sold $37000 worth of items this month, what is her salary for the month?

• $14,800
• $5,180
• $629
• $6,290

A salesperson generates $93,248 worth of sales and is paid 4.25% Commission. What is their income?

• $3 963.04

• $4 250.00

• $21 940.71

• $2 194.07

A salesperson earning a 22.5% commission takes home $1,200 as a commission. What was the dollar value of the items she sold?

• $270
• $5333.33
• $27,000
• $1222.50

Mrs. Rosa sells $30,000 worth of furniture. Her rate of commission is 2.7%. What is her commission on that sale?

• $810.00
• $8,100.00
• $1,800.00

Emma earns 8% commission on all clothing she sells. Last month she earned $192 in commission. How much merchandise did she have to sell in total?

• $2,400

• $15.36

• $19

• $176.64

In addition to his base salary, Ron earns commission. Last week he sold $2400 worth of clothing and brought home an extra $84 in commission. What is his rate of commission?

• 28.5%

• 3.5%

• 96.5%

• 16%

Jose works at Sony and earns commission. If his sales were $35,600 and he earned $2,225 in commission, then what was his commission rate (%)? 

• 16%
• 625%
• 6.25%
• 62.5%

Felipe earns 5% commission on his sales at Best Buy. One week his sales totaled $9,650. What was his commission for the week?

• $9,167.50

• $482.50

• $965

• $487.50

A salesperson made $890.50 selling $6850 worth of electronic equipment. Find the commission rate.

• 13%

• 75%

• 8.905%

• 6.850%