Question

after allowing a discount of 16 and 2 by 3 percent on marked price a shopkeeper sells an article for 840 had he sold it at a marked price he would have made a profit of 50 percent .cost price of article is​
1)672
2)1008
3)336
4)2016

Answer 1

Answer:

I think the ans is 1008

may be it will help you

Answer 2

672....after discount the new selling price will be 5x/6 (taken MP=x) which will be equal to the given SP i.e. 840....from this equation we will get the MP (or the new SP) and then put it in the formula of profit percentage.