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    Question

    A shopkeeper marked an article тАШAтАЩ 60% above the

    cost price and sold it for Rs. 1008 after giving a certain discount while he sold an article тАШBтАЩ for Rs. 7560. If cost price of article тАШBтАЩ is Rs. 5400 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. 840 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Rs. 800 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Rs. 850 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Rs. 830 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Rs. 845 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Percentage profit earned on selling article тАШBтАЩ = [(7560 тАУ 5400)/5400] ├Ч 100 = 40% So, percentage discount given on selling article тАШAтАЩ = 40/1.60 = 25% So, marked price of article тАШAтАЩ = 1008/0.75 = Rs. 1344 Cost price of article тАШAтАЩ = 1344/1.60 = Rs. 840

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