A company may pay an employee a base salary, a salary plus commissions or just commissions. Commissions may motivate employees to work harder to meet performance targets, thus achieving the company's ...

Basing an employee's pay on commission means doing a bit more math when it comes time to calculate that employee's payroll. You'll need accurate records on the employee's sales numbers, as well as the ...

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The problem, however, is that you can find yourself in a place where your incentives aren’t aligned with the results you want, especially when your commission structure is in conflict with your sales ...

When you run a company, it’s obviously important to understand how profitable the business is. Many leaders look at profit margin, which measures the total amount by which revenue from sales exceeds ...

In many cases, the difference between net sales and gross sales can be much more than an accounting detail. Let's take a look at Apple and why net sales can be a relevant concept providing a lot of ...