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I need to calculate commission using a progressive scale. Below is a sample of the commission scale table.
So for a sale of $35000 the commission would be calculated by: $570 (starting commission) + $10000 * 0,0220 = $790
Seems simple, but can't figure out how to calculate this using a DAX formula. Any suggestions?
| Category | Lower | Upper | Starting commission | Percentage |
| 0 - 25.000 | 0 | 25.000,00 | 0,00 | 2,28 |
| 25.000,01 - 100.000 | 25.000,01 | 100.000,00 | 570,00 | 2,20 |
| 100.000,01 - 200.000 | 100.000,01 | 200.000,00 | 2220,00 | 2,32 |
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Try this:
Also, I don't know if you meant to have $10000 or $35000 in the formula, but just change the numbers if I misunderstood the problem.
commission =
var hardCodedSale = 35000
var startingCommission = CALCULATE(MAX('Table'[Starting commission]), hardCodedSale >= 'Table'[ Lower ] && hardCodedSale <= 'Table'[ Upper ])
var percentage = CALCULATE(MAX('Table'[Percentage]), hardCodedSale >= 'Table'[ Lower ] && hardCodedSale <= 'Table'[ Upper ])
return startingCommission + hardCodedSale * percentage
Thanks for the quick response!
I should have asked the question more clearly.
For a sale of $35000 the commission would be calculated by:
$25000 * 0,0228 = $570
$10000 * 0,0220 = $220
Total commission = $790
So the percentage commission only applies to the amount that is considered in that category ($25000 in category 0-25000, $10000 in category 25000,01 - 100000).
Try this:
Also, I don't know if you meant to have $10000 or $35000 in the formula, but just change the numbers if I misunderstood the problem.
commission =
var hardCodedSale = 35000
var startingCommission = CALCULATE(MAX('Table'[Starting commission]), hardCodedSale >= 'Table'[ Lower ] && hardCodedSale <= 'Table'[ Upper ])
var percentage = CALCULATE(MAX('Table'[Percentage]), hardCodedSale >= 'Table'[ Lower ] && hardCodedSale <= 'Table'[ Upper ])
return startingCommission + hardCodedSale * percentage
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