Question

At what percentage above the cost price must an
article be marked so as to gain 33% after allowing
a customer a discount of 5%?
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Answer 1

Let C.P =Rs.100

Then S.P =Rs.133

Now let the Market Price be Rs. X

Then, 95% of x =133

= 10095x =133

X=140

∴ Market Price =40% above C.P.

Answer 2

Answer:

Ans-1. = ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅᴜꜱᴛʀɪᴇꜱ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʙʏ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀꜱ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀꜱ ʙᴀꜱᴋᴇᴛꜱ,ᴛᴏʏꜱ,ᴘᴀᴘᴀᴅ ᴇᴛᴄ. ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ꜱᴄᴀʟᴇ ɪɴᴅᴜꜱᴛʀᴜᴇꜱ.

ᴀɴꜱ-2= ᴘʀᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʏ ᴍᴇᴀɴꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴇɴᴅꜱ ᴏꜰ ʟɪꜰᴇ,ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ꜰᴜʟꜰɪʟ ʙᴀꜱɪᴄ ʀᴇQᴜɪʀᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ʟɪꜰᴇ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ꜱᴇ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ, ᴄʟᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ,ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ɪꜱ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴘᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʏ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ.

ᴀɴꜱ-3 = ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜰᴀʀᴍᴇʀꜱ ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴛᴏᴏʟꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ꜰᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ.ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴜꜱ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇꜰɪɴᴇᴅ ꜱᴇᴇᴅꜱ,ꜰᴇʀᴛɪʟɪꜱᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇꜱᴛɪᴄɪᴅᴇꜱ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪɴᴀɴᴄɪᴀʟ ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴀꜰꜰᴇᴄᴛꜱ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴜᴍᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀꜱ ɪᴛꜱᴇʟꜰ .ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛʏᴘᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀɢʀɪᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ꜱᴜꜱᴛᴀɪɴᴀʙʟᴇ ᴀɢʀɪᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇ.