An insurance salesman earns a base pay of $31,700 per year and a commission of 17% of all sales made. if he sold $29,600 worth of products last year, what were his total earnings last year?

His total earnings last year is: $ 36,732

It is given that:

An insurance salesman earns a base pay of $31,700 per year and a commission of 17% of all sales made.

If he sold $29,600 worth of products last year.

This means that the commission on the sales will be:

    17% of 29,600

= 0.17 of 29,600

= 0.17×29,600

= $ 5,032

Hence, the total earnings he made last year= Base pay+Commission on sales made.

i.e.

Total earning= 31,700+5,032

i.e.

                     Total earning= $ 36,732

687.09 dollars       happy now

step-by-step explanation: 6870

1857 times .63 equals 1169.91 subtract that from 1857 you get 687.09