Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Profit and Loss

Question:

A shopkeeper pays 12% of the cost price as tax while purchasing an item whose cost is ₹ 500. He wants to earn a profit of 20% after giving a discount of 16% on the marked price. So, the marked price should be:

Options:

₹840

₹960

₹780

₹800

Correct Answer:

₹800

Explanation:

Cost price of the article = 500

Tax = 12%

Then the actual cost price for the shopkeeper = 112% of 500 = 560

He wants to earn a profit of 20% after giving a discount of 16% on the marked price = 

Now according to the question the marked price = 560 × \(\frac{120}{100}\) × \(\frac{100}{84}\) = 800