A. Rs. 697.50
B. Rs. 712.50
C. Rs. 787.50
D. None of these
Explanation:
Marked price is Rs. X
(7% of X) – 15 = 5% of X (Or)
7X/100 – 5X/100 = 15 or X = 750
Related Mcqs:
- A shopkeeper earns a profit of 10% after allowing a discount of 20% on the marked price. The cost price of the article whose marked price is Rs. 880, is =_______ ?
A. Rs. 704
B. Rs. 640
C. Rs. 774
D. Rs. 680 - After allowing a discount of 15% on the marked price, the selling price is Rs. 6800 for an article. If it was sold at marked price, there would have been a profit of 60%. The cost price of the article is?
A. Rs. 6400
B. Rs. 5600
C. Rs. 5000
D. Rs. 4800
E. None of these - A Shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed. The ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book is:
A. 45:56
B. 50:61
C. 99:125
D. None of these - Kabir buys an article with 25% discount on its marked price. He makes a profit of 10 % by selling it at Rs. 660. The marked price is :
A. Rs. 600
B. Rs. 700
C. Rs. 800
D. Rs. 685 - A trader marked the selling price of an article at 10% above the cost price. At the time of selling, he allows certain discount and suffers a loss of 1%. He allowed a discount of :
A. 10 %
B. 10.5 %
C. 11 %
D. 12.5 % - A trader marked the price of a car 20% above the cost price and allowed the purchaser 5% discount on the marked price there by gained Rs.8400. Find the cost price of the car?
A. Rs.60000
B. Rs.75000
C. Rs.68400
D. Rs.78400 - A trader marked the price of the T.V. 30% above the cost price of the T.V. and gave the purchaser 10% discount on the marked price, thereby gaining Rs.340. Find the cost price of the T.V?
A. Rs.2250
B. Rs.2000
C. Rs.2150
D. Rs.2200 - A shopkeeper sold an article offering a discount of 5% and earned a profit of 23.5%. What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered?
A. 24.5
B. 28.5
C. 30
D. Data inadequate
E. None of these - A man purchased a watch for Rs. 400 and sold it at a gain of 20% of the selling price. The selling price of the watch is:__________?
A. Rs. 300
B. Rs. 320
C. Rs. 440
D. Rs. 500 - By selling an umbrella for Rs. 300, a shop keeper gains 20%. During a clearance sale, the shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on the marked price. His gain percent during the sale is:________?
A. 7
B. 7.5
C. 8
D. 9