Alphonse is a salesman that earns a base salary of $1,550.00 per month and a commission of 10% on the...

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Alphonse is a salesman that earns a base salary of $1,550.00 per month and a commission of 10% on the amount of sales he makes. One month Alphonse received a paycheck for $2,596.00. Find the amount of his sales for the month.
Amount of Sales in Dollars (Round your answer to the nearest cent and include units.)

SnapAndSolve AI · Accepted Answer

Let the amount of sales be x dollars. The total paycheck is the sum of the base salary and the commission on sales.

Base salary = $1,550.00

Commission = 10% of sales = 0.10 * x

Total paycheck = Base salary + Commission

$2,596.00 = $1,550.00 + 0.10 * x

Subtract $1,550.00 from both sides:

$2,596.00 - $1,550.00 = 0.10 * x

$1,046.00 = 0.10 * x

Divide both sides by 0.10:

x = $1,046.00 / 0.10

x = $10,460.00

Therefore, the amount of sales for the month is $10,460.00.

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