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    Question

    A shopkeeper marked an article тАШAтАЩ 50% above the

    cost price and sold it for Rs. 9072 after giving a certain discount while he sold an article тАШBтАЩ for Rs. 1344. If cost price of article тАШBтАЩ is Rs. 960 and profit percentage earned on selling article тАШBтАЩ is 60% more than discount percentage given on selling article тАШAтАЩ then find the cost price of article тАШAтАЩ.
    A Rs. 8004 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Rs. 8060 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Rs. 8064 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Rs. 7064 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Percentage profit earned on selling article тАШBтАЩ = [(1344 тАУ 960)/960] ├Ч 100 = 40% So, percentage discount given on selling article тАШAтАЩ = 40/1.6 = 25% So, marked price of article тАШAтАЩ = 9072/0.75 = Rs. 12096 Cost price of article тАШAтАЩ = 12096/1.50 = Rs. 8064

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