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Jill Connor is employed as a salesperson in the men's department of Fashion Line. In addition to her weekly base salary of $355, Connor is

Jill Connor is employed as a salesperson in the men's department of Fashion Line. In addition to her weekly base salary of $355, Connor is paid a commission of 1% on her total net sales for the week (total gross sales less any customer returns). During the past week, to promote the sale of its fine cashmere sweaters, Fashion Line agreed to pay Connor an additional PM (push money) of 2% of the total net sales of cashmere sweaters. Connor's weekly sales tally is given below.

Item Gross Sales Customer Returns
Regular sweaters $400 $41
Cashmere sweaters 1007 74
Ties 186 0
Dress shirts 458 44
Sports shirts 190 22

Compute Connor's total weekly earnings, showing her (a) weekly base salary, (b) commission, (c) PM, and (d) total weekly earnings. Round your intermediate and final answers to the nearest cent.

a. Weekly base salary: $_______
Weekly gross sales $_______
Less customer returns _______
Weekly net sales $_______
b. Commission: $_______ 1% _______
Weekly gross sales of cashmere sweaters $_______
Less customer returns _______
Weekly net sales of cashmere sweaters $_______
c. Push money (PM): $_______ 2% _______
d. Total weekly earnings $_______

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