Question

Arjun bought a music system marked at ₹9600. He paid a sales tax of 5% for the same. What is
the sales tax and how much is his actual cost price for the system?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer

let the marked price of the computer be Rs.x

∴ Rebate=10% of x=

100

10

×x=Rs.

10

x

⇒SalesPrice=x−

10

x

=Rs.

10

9x

∴price paid by Madan=

100

100+6

×

10

9x

=

1000

954x

[∵Sales−tax=6%]

According to the question

⇒

1000

954x

=47700

⇒x=

954

47700000

⇒x=50,000

∴Marked Price=Rs.50,000