Question

Rahul buys an article at Rs. 15850 from the retailer who sells it at a profit of 15 %. The retailer bought it
from a wholesaler who sold it at a profit of 20 %. The manufacture sold it at a profit of 30 % to the
wholesaler. Find the cost price of manufacturing the article (approximately)?
8835
15000
12192
cannot be determined
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Answer 1

Answer:

8835

Step-by-step explanation:

retailer sold it for 15850 at a gain of 15 percent

it means 15850 is 115 percent of its cp to retailer

than its cp for retailer= 15850/115x100=13792.60

wholesaler solt it 13792.60 at a gain of 20 percent

it means 13792.60 is 120 percent of cp for wholesaler

cp for wholesaler= 13792.60/120x100=11485.50

still manufacture sold it at a gain of 30 percent for 11485.50 to wholesaler

it means 11485.50 is 130 percent of cp for manufacture

hence original cp of article= 11485.50/130x100=8835.00 rupees which is the correct answer.

hope it helped you:)

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Simple method by net/effective percentage