Question

The cost price of a printer is 3400. which is 15% below the marked price. If the arde is
sold at a discount of 10%, find (1) the marked price. (ii) the selling price(iii)
(iv) the profit percentage.
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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Explanation:

Let marked price is Rs

m

. The cost price is

c

=

Rs

3400

,

which is

15

%

less than marked price

m

By given condition

x

⋅

100

−

15

100

=

3400

or

0.85

x

=

3400

So

x

=

3400

0.85

=

R

s

4000

∴

Marked price is Rs

4000

Selling price with

10

%

discount is

s

=

m

⋅

100

−

10

100

or

s

=

4000

⋅

0.9

=

Rs

3600

∴

Selling price is Rs

3600

Profit

=

Selling price - cost price

Profit

p

=

s

−

c

=

3600

−

3400

=

Rs

200

Profit is Rs

200

Profit %

=

p

c

⋅

100

=

200

3400

⋅

100

≈

5.88

%

(

2

d

p

)

Profit % is

5.88

%

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