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.

37 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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?

  1. $1204$
  2. $1240$
  3. $1652$
  4. $1450$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Commission $=$ Amount of sales $\times$ ________

  1. loss
  2. profit
  3. rate of commission
  4. percentage
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

__________ is an earnings based on a percentage of the total amount of sales.

  1. percentage
  2. profit
  3. commission
  4. loss
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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?

  1. Rs. 8000
  2. Rs. 10,000
  3. Rs. 12,000
  4. Rs. 15,000
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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? 

  1. $\text { Rs. } 250$
  2. $\text { Rs. } 500$
  3. $\text { Rs. } 750$
  4. $\text { Rs. } 1250$
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An auctioneer charges $8%$ for selling a house. If the house is sold for $Rs. 2,30,500$. Find the charges of the auctioneer.

  1. Rs. 19,500
  2. Rs. 18,440
  3. Rs. 16,220
  4. Rs. 22,660
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.

  1. Rs $37000$
  2. Rs $32500$
  3. Rs $37500$
  4. Rs $57500$
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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?

  1. $120$
  2. $240$
  3. $360$
  4. $250$
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.

  1. $6127$
  2. $6125$
  3. $6521$
  4. $6725$
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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
  1. Rs 12
  2. Rs 40
  3. Rs 120
  4. Rs 480
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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? 

  1. $Rs. 1480$
  2. $Rs. 2475$
  3. $Rs. 2625$
  4. $Rs. 2760$
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. $\dfrac {91}{6} \%$
  2. $14\%$
  3. $\dfrac {40}{3} \%$
  4. $\dfrac {50}{3} \%$
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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?

  1. $10$
  2. $20$
  3. $15$
  4. $\dfrac {40}{3}$
  5. None of these
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

On the sale of a property, a broker earned 1200, which is 2% commission. The cost of the property was

  1. 50,000
  2. 1,50,000
  3. 60,000
  4. 70,000
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sumeet earns $5$% commission on total sales. What commission he would earn if he sold a Rs.$3000$ crockery?

  1. Rs.$1500$
  2. Rs.$150$
  3. Rs.$200$
  4. Rs.$250$
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. $Rs.69000$
  2. $Rs.31000$
  3. $Rs.160000$
  4. None
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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?

  1. $Rs.111660$
  2. $Rs.111.66$
  3. $Rs.11166$
  4. None
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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. $1\%$
  2. $2\%$
  3. $3\%$
  4. $4\%$
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 $Rs.90000$?

  1. $Rs.630$
  2. $Rs.63000$
  3. $Rs.6300$
  4. None
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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. 

  1. Rs. $22,000$
  2. Rs. $20,000$
  3. Rs. $23,000$
  4. Rs. $21,000$
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. $30$%
  2. $20$%
  3. $40$%
  4. $50$%
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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?

  1. Rs. $100$
  2. Rs. $90$
  3. Rs. $80$
  4. Rs. $110$
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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?

  1. $5$
  2. $6.66$
  3. $3.33$
  4. $8$
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. $100$
  2. $90$
  3. $60$
  4. $80$
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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?

  1. $10$
  2. $13.33$
  3. $16.66$
  4. $20$
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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.


  1. Rs. $22,000$
  2. Rs. $20,000$
  3. Rs. $21,000$
  4. Rs. $19,000$
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. $6\dfrac{2}{3}\%$
  2. $7\dfrac{1}{4}\%$
  3. $12\dfrac{1}{2}\%$
  4. $13\dfrac{1}{3}\%$
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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. 

  1. $20,000$
  2. $10,000$
  3. $30,000$
  4. $40,000$
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. Rs. $6500$
  2. Rs. $7200$
  3. Rs. $8400$
  4. Rs. $9000$
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the correct option

  1. Salary includes the commission
  2. Salary excludes the commission
  3. Total earnings=Salary +Commission
  4. (B) and (C) are correct
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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?

  1. $Rs5,000$
  2. $Rs4,500$
  3. $Rs4,000$
  4. $Rs3,500$
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 __________

  1. Rs. 40,000
  2. Rs. 60,000
  3. Rs. 80,000
  4. Rs. 1,20,000
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the correct option

  1. A commission is amount of money that salesperson spend
  2. A commission is amount of money that a salesperson earns by making a sale
  3. Commission $=\cfrac { \text{Rate of commission} }{\text{ Amount of sales }} $
  4. None
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The earnings on $Rs.600$ of sales at $10$% commission?

  1. $Rs.600$
  2. $Rs.6$
  3. $Rs.60$
  4. None
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Amit makes $Rs.30000$ in month which includes salary and commission. The commission rate is $10$%. Calculate the salary without commission. Amount of sales $20000$

  1. $Rs.2800$
  2. $Rs.28000$
  3. $Rs.30000$
  4. None
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Types of commission are:

  1. Straight commission
  2. Salary plus commission
  3. Graduated commission
  4. All of above
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Person who takes the money for his use is known as.

  1. Money lender
  2. Borrower
  3. Payer
  4. Drawee