Problem: A salesman’s commission is 5% on all sales upto Tk. 10,000 and 4% on all sales exceeding this. He remits Tk. 31,100 to his parent company after deducting has commission. Find the total sales.
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Correct Answer: ans: Total sales taka 32,500.
Explanation:
Let, total sales be tk. x
According to question.
x – [ 5% of 10000 + 4% of (x – 10000)] = 31100
x-[$\frac{5}{100}\times 10000+\frac{4}{100}$(x – 10000)] = 31,100
x = 32,500