Question

The manufacturer of a table sells it to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 10%. The wholesale dealer sells the table to a retailer at a profit of 30%. Finally, the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 50%. If the customer pays Rs 4290 for the table, then its manufacturing cost (in Rs) is​

Answer 1

If the customer pays Rs.4290 for the table then 1.1 × 1.3 × 1.5X = 4290

⟹ 11/10 × 13/10 × 3X/2 = 4290

⟹ X = 4290 × 10/11 × 10/13 × 2/3

X(Manufacturing cost) = Rs. 2000

Answer

Rs 2000