Solve the Problem. -Mr. Alexander Earns a Weekly Salary Plus a Commission from a Commission

question 64

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Mr. Alexander earns a weekly salary plus a commission from his position as a salesman. One week his total compensation on sales of $5000 was $1000. The next week his total compensation on sales of $7000 was $1160.
Find Mr. Alexander's weekly salary and his commission rate.

• A) weekly salary: $610
• B) weekly salary: $600 commission rate: 7% commission rate: 8%
• C) weekly salary: $590
• D) weekly salary: $800 commission rate: 9% commission rate: 6%

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