A salesman is appointed on a fixed monthly salary of Rs 1500/- together with a commission of 5% on the sales over Rs. 10,000/- during a month. If his monthly income is Rs. 2050/-, find his sales during that month.

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Rs 22,000.

Rs 23,000.

Rs 21,000.

Rs 20,000.

answer is C.

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Concept: Given:
Fixed monthly salary= Rs 1500
Commission percentage= 5% on sales over Rs 10000 per month
Monthly income gained= Rs 2050.
To find: Sales during that month.
First, we will find the commission gained by salesman= Gained salary – monthly fixed salary
= Rs 2050- Rs 1500
= Rs 550.
Now, we know that the salesman gets a commission over sales of Rs 10000 of 5%.
Let's suppose the sales over Rs 10,000 be Rs X.
Commission gained= 5 % of X
As per question
550= 5 % of X
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Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

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