Commission and rebate - class-XI
Practice problems on calculating commissions, including straight commission, salary plus commission, and graduated commission structures, along with related profit and percentage calculations.
Questions
Sheela is a salesperson at designer shop. she earns $35%$ commission on her total sales. What would be her commission if she sells $4720$ rupees product at the shop?
- $1204$
- $1240$
- $1652$
- $1450$
Commission $=$ Amount of sales $\times$ ________
- loss
- profit
- rate of commission
- percentage
__________ is an earnings based on a percentage of the total amount of sales.
- percentage
- profit
- commission
- loss
A salesman's terms were changed from a flat commission of 5 % on all his sales to a fixed salary of Rs. 1000 plus 2.5 % commission on all sales exceeding Rs. 4000. if his remuneration as per the new scheme was Rs. 600 more than by the first scheme. What were his sales worth?
- Rs. 8000
- Rs. 10,000
- Rs. 12,000
- Rs. 15,000
An agent gets a commission of $2.5 %$ on the sales of cloth. If on a certain day, he gets $\text { Rs. } 12.50$ as commission, the cloth sold through him on that day is worth?
- $\text { Rs. } 250$
- $\text { Rs. } 500$
- $\text { Rs. } 750$
- $\text { Rs. } 1250$
An auctioneer charges $8%$ for selling a house. If the house is sold for $Rs. 2,30,500$. Find the charges of the auctioneer.
- Rs. 19,500
- Rs. 18,440
- Rs. 16,220
- Rs. 22,660
Sudha gets salary of $Rs.1500$ per months and commission at $8$% on the sales over $Rs.10,000$.If she gets $Rs.4500$ in a certain month, find the sales made by her in that month.
- Rs $37000$
- Rs $32500$
- Rs $37500$
- Rs $57500$
John is a salesman at a pizza hut. He earns $20%$ commission on his total sales. What would be his commission, if he sold $1200$ rupees pizza?
- $120$
- $240$
- $360$
- $250$
Kumar works as a salesperson in a jewellery shop. He is paid for $25%$ commission on his sales. He made $4$ sales for $24,500$ rupees. Calculate his commission.
- $6127$
- $6125$
- $6521$
- $6725$
At an electronics store Sara earns a 5% commission on her sales The table here shows her sales for four weeks What was Sara's total commission for these four weeks?
Sara's Sales
| Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | Rs.1920 | Rs.1680 | Rs.3360 | Rs.2640 |
- Rs 12
- Rs 40
- Rs 120
- Rs 480
Pia is a sales representative for a printer company. She sells two models of printers - Model P and Model Q.
Last month she sold a total of $120$ printers
The ratio of Model P printers sold to Model Q printers sold was $3:5$.
If Pia is paid a $Rs. 25$ commission for every Model P printer sold and a $Rs. 20$ commission for every Model Q printer sold, what was her total commission last month?
- $Rs. 1480$
- $Rs. 2475$
- $Rs. 2625$
- $Rs. 2760$
If a commission $10%$ given on the marked price of a book, the publisher gain $20%$ . If the commission is increased to $15%$, the gain of publisher is
- $\dfrac {91}{6} \%$
- $14\%$
- $\dfrac {40}{3} \%$
- $\dfrac {50}{3} \%$
If a commission of $10$ $%$ is given on MP of book , the publisher gains $20$ $%$. If the commission is increase to $15$ $%$ , the gain $%$ is?
- $10$
- $20$
- $15$
- $\dfrac {40}{3}$
- None of these
On the sale of a property, a broker earned 1200, which is 2% commission. The cost of the property was
- 50,000
- 1,50,000
- 60,000
- 70,000
Sumeet earns $5$% commission on total sales. What commission he would earn if he sold a Rs.$3000$ crockery?
- Rs.$1500$
- Rs.$150$
- Rs.$200$
- Rs.$250$
Sumeet has started making $Rs.60000$ a month plus some money by commission. He gets $9$% of everything he sells. If Sumeet sold $Rs.100000$ worth of items this month, calculate the salary
- $Rs.69000$
- $Rs.31000$
- $Rs.160000$
- None
Sumeet runs a music shop where he sold a guitar of worth $Rs.50000$, one pick $Rs.50$, one processor $Rs.7000$ and an amplifier worth $Rs.36000$ and commission he got was $12$%. What was Sumeet's commission on total sales?
- $Rs.111660$
- $Rs.111.66$
- $Rs.11166$
- None
Remo, who works in a high-end jewellery store, earns a base pay of $$ 10.00$ per hour plus a certain percent commission on the sales that he helps to broker in the store. Remo worked an average of $35$ hours per week over the past two weeks and helped to broker sales of $$ 5,000.00$ worth of jewellery during that same two week period. If Remo's earnings for the two-week period were $$ 850.00$, what percent commission on sales does Remo earn?
- $1\%$
- $2\%$
- $3\%$
- $4\%$
Amit used to earn $7$% commission on every piece of mobile he sells. Calculate amount of his commission if he sells a mobile phone for $Rs.90000$?
- $Rs.630$
- $Rs.63000$
- $Rs.6300$
- None
A salesman is appointed on a fixed monthly salary of Rs. $1,500$/- together with a commission at $5$% on the sales over Rs. $10,000$/- during a month. If his monthly income is Rs. $2,050$/-, find his sales during that month.
- Rs. $22,000$
- Rs. $20,000$
- Rs. $23,000$
- Rs. $21,000$
If a commission $15$% given on the marked price of a book, the publisher gain $19$%. If the commission is not there, the gain of publisher is
- $30$%
- $20$%
- $40$%
- $50$%
A salesman is allowed $5%$ commission on the total sales made by him plus a bonus of $1%$ on the excess of his sale over Rs. $20,000$/-. If the total earnings are Rs. $1,450$/- on commission alone, find his total earnings?
- Rs. $100$
- Rs. $90$
- Rs. $80$
- Rs. $110$
If a commission of $10$% is given on MP of book , the publisher gains $20$% . If the commission is increase to $20$% , the gain % is?
- $5$
- $6.66$
- $3.33$
- $8$
If a commission $20$% given on the marked price of a book, the publisher gain $60$% . If the commission is not there, the gain of publisher is
- $100$
- $90$
- $60$
- $80$
If a commission of $5$% is given on MP of book , the publisher gains $26.66$% . If the commission is increase to $15$% , the gain % is?
- $10$
- $13.33$
- $16.66$
- $20$
A salesman is appointed on a fixed monthly salary of Rs. $1,500$/- together with a commission at $5$% on the sales over Rs. $10,000$/- during a month. If his monthly income is Rs. $2,050$/-, find his sales during that month.
- Rs. $22,000$
- Rs. $20,000$
- Rs. $21,000$
- Rs. $19,000$
If a commission of $10%$ is given on the written price of an article, the gain is $20%$. If the commission is increased to $20%$, the gain is
- $6\dfrac{2}{3}\%$
- $7\dfrac{1}{4}\%$
- $12\dfrac{1}{2}\%$
- $13\dfrac{1}{3}\%$
A salesman is appointed on a fixed monthly salary of Rs. $1,500$/- together with a commission at $5$% on the sales over Rs. $10,000$/- during a month. If his monthly income is Rs. $2,500$/-, find his sales during that month.
- $20,000$
- $10,000$
- $30,000$
- $40,000$
A sum of Rs. $15500$ is lent out into two parts, one at $8%$ and another one at $6%$. If the total annual income is Rs. $1060$, the money lent at $8%$ is
- Rs. $6500$
- Rs. $7200$
- Rs. $8400$
- Rs. $9000$
Choose the correct option
- Salary includes the commission
- Salary excludes the commission
- Total earnings=Salary +Commission
- (B) and (C) are correct
Mohan credits $15%$ of his salary into his bank and spends $30%$ of the remaining amount on household articles. If cash on hand is Rs$2,380$/-, what is his salary?
- $Rs5,000$
- $Rs4,500$
- $Rs4,000$
- $Rs3,500$
Read the following information carefully to answer the question given below
The sum of the incomes of A and B is more than that of C and D taken together The sum of the incomes of A and C is the same as that of B and D taken together Moreover A earns half as much as the sum of the incomes of B and D If A's income be Rs.80,000 per annum and the difference between the incomes of B and D be the same as A's income B's income is __________
- Rs. 40,000
- Rs. 60,000
- Rs. 80,000
- Rs. 1,20,000
Choose the correct option
- A commission is amount of money that salesperson spend
- A commission is amount of money that a salesperson earns by making a sale
- Commission $=\cfrac { \text{Rate of commission} }{\text{ Amount of sales }} $
- None
The earnings on $Rs.600$ of sales at $10$% commission?
- $Rs.600$
- $Rs.6$
- $Rs.60$
- None
Amit makes $Rs.30000$ in month which includes salary and commission. The commission rate is $10$%. Calculate the salary without commission. Amount of sales $20000$
- $Rs.2800$
- $Rs.28000$
- $Rs.30000$
- None
Types of commission are:
- Straight commission
- Salary plus commission
- Graduated commission
- All of above
Person who takes the money for his use is known as.
- Money lender
- Borrower
- Payer
- Drawee