Gujarati
Hindi
7.Profit and Loss
hard

The cost price of a table is $Rs.\,3,200.$ A merchant wants to make $25 \%$ profit by selling it. At the time of sale he declares a discount of $20 \%$ on the marked price. The marked price (in $Rs.$) is

A

$4000$

B

$4500$

C

$5000$

D

$6000$

Solution

$C \cdot P ,=3200$

Profit $=25 \%$

$S.P.$ $=\frac{125}{100} \times 3200=₹ 4000$

Let M.P. $=x$

Discount $\%=20 \%$

$x \times \frac{80}{100}=4000$

$x=4000 \times\left(\frac{100}{80}\right)=5000$

Market Price $=Rs. 5000$

Standard 13
Quantitative Aptitude

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