Question

Upon selling 15 articles, Rajesh recovers the cost of 20 articles. What should be the mark-up % so that
upon selling 18 articles, he recovers the cost of 27 articles?
A] 50%
B] 16.67% C] 12.5% D] 33.33%

Answer 1

Answer:

sp of 15 articles = x

sp of 1 article = x/15

cp of 20 articles = x

cp of 1 article = x/20

gain= x/15-x/20 = 7x/60

cp of 27 articles= x/20×27 = sp of 18 articles