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  • Question
  • In order that there may be a profit of 20% after allowing a discount of 10% on the marked price, the cost price of an article has to be increased by


  • Options
  • A. 30%
  • B. 33%
  • C. 331/3%
  • D. 332/3%

  • Correct Answer
  • 331/3% 

    Explanation

    Let MP = ? N
    ? SP = N x (100 - 10)/100 = ? 9N/10
    ? CP = (9N/10) x [100/(100 + 20)] = ? 3N/4
    Thus, CP has to be increased by = [(N - 3N/4) / (3N/4)] x 100%
    = [(N/4) / (3N/4)] x 100 %
    = 331/3 %


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    • 1. 
      A merchant purchases a wrist watch for ? 450 and fixes its list price in such a way that after allowing a discount of 10%, he earns a profit of 20%. Then, the list price of the watch is

    • Options
    • A. ? 600
    • B. ? 650
    • C. ? 700
    • D. ? 550
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      A shopkeeper allows a discount of 4% on his article. If cost price of the article is ? 100 and he wants to get a profit of 20%. Then, its marked price will be

    • Options
    • A. ? 96
    • B. ? 120
    • C. ? 125
    • D. ? 130
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      A shopkeeper allows 23% commission on his advertised price and still makes a profit of 10%. If he gains ? 56 on one item, his advertised price of the item (in ?) is

    • Options
    • A. 820
    • B. 780
    • C. 790
    • D. 800
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      The difference between a discount of 30% on ? 2000 and two successive discounts of 25% and 5% on the same amount is

    • Options
    • A. ? 30
    • B. ? 35
    • C. ? 25
    • D. ? 40
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      If the price of an item is increased by 30 % and then allows two successive discounts of 10 % and 10 % . In last the price of an item is?

    • Options
    • A. Increased by 10%
    • B. Increased by 5.3%
    • C. decreased by 3%
    • D. decreased by 5.3%
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      The cost price of an article is 64% of the marked price. The gain percentage after allowing a discount of 12% on the marked price is

    • Options
    • A. 37 .5%
    • B. 48%
    • C. 50.5%
    • D. 52%
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      If a commission of 10% is given on the written price of an article, the gain is 20%. The gain per cent, when the commission is increased to 20%, will be?

    • Options
    • A. 62/3%
    • B. 5%
    • C. 8%
    • D. 51/3%
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      If the discount on a certain sum in 2 years at a certain rate is $ 150 and the interest in 3 years is $ 240. Find the sum and the rate of interest.

    • Options
    • A. $ 2400, 3 1 % 3
    • B. $ 2400, 4 1 % 3
    • C. $ 2200, 5 1 % 3
    • D. $ 2000, 3 1 % 3
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      A bill which being due at the end of 4 years is now worth $ 575, but if it is due in 2 years 6 months, it would now be worth $ 620. The sum of the bill is :

    • Options
    • A. $ 695
    • B. $ 725
    • C. $ 713
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      Find the present worth ( P.W.) and the true discount reckoning 6 % per annum simple interest of $ 176 due in 20 months time.

    • Options
    • A. $ 160, $ 16
    • B. $ 130, $ 46
    • C. $ 150, $ 26
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss


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