Mr. James, a pharmaceutical salesperson, earns a base salary of $30,000 per year plus a commission of 5% on total sales. His total sales one year were $250,000. Find his total pay for the year.
To find it you need to find out 5% To do this you divide 250,000 by 10 which equals 25,000 then divide it by 2 which equals 12,500 Than just add 30,000 and 12,500 which equals 42,500 So the answer is a.