woman is paid a basic salary of Kshs.18 500 per month for selling laptops marked at
Kshs.42 000 each. In addition, she is paid commission as follows;
Commission
For sales up to Kshs.500,000 0%
For sales above Kshs.500,000
(i) For the first Kshs.250,000 3%
(ii) For the next Kshs.50,000 5%
(iii) Any amount above Kshs.1 000,000 8%
(a) During one month, she sold 24 laptops at 6% discount. Calculate; (i) The amount of commission she earned in that month.
(3 marks)
(ii) The amount of her total earnings in that month.
(2 marks)
(b) The following month, the sales woman’s monthly salary was increased by 10%. Her monthly total earnings that month were Kshs.40 990 Calculate;
(i) The total amount of sales of laptops that month. (3 marks)
(ii) The percentage discount she allowed that month per laptop if 25 pieces were sold.