Pete earns graduated commission on his sales each month. he earns 7% commission on the first $35,000 in sales and 9% on anything over that. if pete had $43,000 in sales this month, how much commission did he earn?
a. $2,610
b. $3,170
c. $3,870
d. $6,880

Option b. $3,170

Step-by-step explanation:

Pete earns graduated commission on his sales each month.

He earns 7% commission on the first $35,000 in sales and 9% on anything over that.

Pete had $43,000 in sales this month.

He has done sales over 35,000 = 43,000- 35,000 = 8,000

His earnings = (7% × 35,000) + (9% × 8,000)

= (0.07 × 35,000) + (0.09 × 8,000)

= 2450 + 720

= $3,170

Pete earned $3,170 as commission this month.

Option b. is the answer.