Commission

Commission : Money earned based on how much you sell. Usual expressed as a percentage.

Write some people who get commission

Car sales person

Double glazing

sales personCom

puter

Salespeople

Selling subscriptions to Pay Per View Tv

Commission

You could be part of a team which sells double glazing

The more you sell the more you will earn.

If you sell double glazing worth £12 000 you may be paid a commission of 7%

Your commission would be 7 ÷ 100 x 12000 = £840

If you sell a lot of windows that’s great but there are always times when it is hard to find a sale.

If you choose a sales job it is always better to go for one where they pay you a BASIC wage plus commission on what you do sell

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Ted sells car. He is paid a commission of 5% on any carshe sells. Last week he sold £ 20 000 worth of cars. How much commission was he paid ?

5 5 % of% of £20 000 £20 000 ==

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5 5 ÷ ÷ 100 x £20 000 = £ 1 000100 x £20 000 = £ 1 000

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January

£29000

February

Sales of £5500

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Basic Pay ( per month )

£1135 Rate of Commission

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Ms Thomson works for ClearView Double Glazing.

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April £16000

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Basic Pay ( per month )

£1310 Rate of Commission

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Wage

May £13000

June £12600

July £27600

August £13900

September

£15200

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If you are only paid commission then your wage depends on your sales.

It is better to have a basic wage plus a smaller commission

Basic Wage

£1320

Commission of 2.9% on sales over

£ 45000

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Often you are paid commission over a certain amount of sales.

Sales of £75600

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