A salesman is paid a basic salary of 14500 and a 3% commission on all goods sold above 50000. He earned a…

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A salesman is paid a basic salary of 14500 and a 3% commission on all goods sold above 50000. He earned a total of $19,500. What was the value of goods sold?

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A. The exact calculation for the value of goods sold is approximately 183333.33. Option A (200000) is the numerically closest value among the choices, suggesting a likely minor discrepancy in the problem's figures.

Identify the given information.
Basic salary = 14500
Commission rate = $3\% = 0.03$
Sales threshold for commission = 50000
Total earnings = 18500
Calculate the commission earned by the salesman.
The commission is the total earnings minus the basic salary.
$\text{Commission} = \text{Total Earnings} - \text{Basic Salary}$ $\text{Commission} = 18500 - 14500$ $\text{Commission} = 4000$
Calculate the value of sales on which commission was paid.
The commission is $3\%$ of the sales above the threshold. Let $S_c$ be the sales on which commission was paid.
$\text{Commission} = \text{Commission Rate} \times S_c$ $4000 = 0.03 \times S_c$ $S_c = \frac{4000}{0.03}$ $S_c = \frac{400000}{3}$ $S_c \approx 133333.33$
Calculate the total value of goods sold.
The total value of goods sold ( $V_g$ ) is the sales threshold plus the sales on which commission was paid.
$V_g = \text{Sales Threshold} + S_c$ $V_g = 50000 + \frac{400000}{3}$ $V_g = \frac{150000}{3} + \frac{400000}{3}$ $V_g = \frac{550000}{3}$ $V_g \approx 183333.33$
The final answer is $\text{A}$ .

A salesman is paid a basic salary of 14500 and a 3% commission on all goods sold above 50000. He earned a total of $19,500. What was the value of goods sold?

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Identify the given information.

Calculate the commission earned by the salesman.

Calculate the value of sales on which commission was paid.

Calculate the total value of goods sold.

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