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Gross Pay & Commission

Some sales persons only receive income as a percentage of

their sales which is called straight commission. Their gross

pay is the commission they earn.

Other sales people receive a base salary (pay) plus a

commission.

The commission is an additional income which acts an

incentive to sell.

Commission = sales x commission rate

(Gross pay if no base salary)

Gross Pay = base salary + commission

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Examples: Calculate the gross pay for each of the

following situations. Show your work.

1. Janice works as a real estate agent and earns a straight

commission. She receives a 5% commission on all sales.
In the month of June she sells 3 homes with a total value
of $478 000.

2. Craig sells furniture and earns a base salary of $300 a

week plus a 3% commission on all his sales. He has
$12 700 in sales in one week.

3. Sherry sells cars, trucks and SUVs. She earns a straight

commission of 3.5%. During the month of August there is a
sale on all vehicles and she sells 4 vehicles with a total
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value of $98 450.

4. Maurice works in the appliance section in a department

store. He is paid $400 a week and gets a 2.5%
commission on all his sales. In one week he has sales of
$13 870.

5. Zach works for hardware store and earns $400 per week
plus a $4% commission if he sells over $3000 worth of
items in one week. In one week he sold $5670 worth of
goods.
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Practice: Calculate the gross pay. Show all your work.

1. Bob earns $200 in one week and gets a 6% commission

on all sales. He has sales of $4800.

2. Susan earns a straight commission of 5%. She has sales

of $101 390.

3. Tom earns $17.80/h for a 40 hour week. He gets double

time if he works more than 40 hours in one week. In one
week he works 61 hours.

4. Sandra works for a furniture store and earns a base

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salary of $350 plus a 5% commission on any sales over

$3000. She has $7400 in sales.

5. Isabelle works at a daycare centre Monday to

Friday and earns $13/h. She earns a shift premium of
$2.50/h if she works before 8:00 am or after 4:00 pm. She
works the following hours.

Start Time End Time

Monday 8:00 am 4:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am 4:30 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am 5:00 pm
Thursday 7:00 am 4:00 pm

6. Jonathan works at a furniture store and earns a base

salary of $350 per week and a 5% commission on all
sales over $2000. In one week he has sales of $7890.

*7. Hannah works at a shoe store and earns $14/h plus a

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3% commission on all sales. If she works 56 h (in 2 weeks)

and has sales of $1820, what is her gross pay?

Enrichment: Find the amount of sales or commission rate.

1. Paula earns a straight commission of 4% on all sales. If her

gross pay was $860, how much did she sell?

2. Eric earns a weekly salary of $360 plus a 3.5%

commission on all sales. If his gross pay is $577, what
were his sales?
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Answer Key

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1) Janice GP = $23 900
2) Craig GP = $681.00
3) Sherry GP = $3 445.75
Page 3
4) Maurice GP = $746.75
5) Zach GP = $506.80
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1) Bob GP = $488.00
2) Susan GP = $5 576.45
3) Tom GP = $1 459.60
4) Sandra GP = $570.00
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5) Isabelle GP = $428.75
6) Jonathan GP = $644.50
7) Hannah GP = $838.60
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1) Paula Sales = 21 500.00

2) Eric Sales = $6 200.00