Question : A shopkeeper listed the marked price of a chair at a certain amount. If the shopkeeper declares a 15% discount and sells it at Rs.1,445. What is the marked price?
Option 1: Rs. 1,750
Option 2: Rs. 1,800
Option 3: Rs. 1,700
Option 4: Rs. 1,850
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Correct Answer: Rs. 1,700
Solution : Selling price = Rs. 1445 Discount = 15% of marked price Now, selling price = marked price – discount ⇒ 85% of marked price = 1445 So, the marked price = $\frac{144500}{85}$ = Rs. 1,700 Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 1,700.
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Question : A shopkeeper increases the price of an object by 40% and then sells it at a 25% discount on the marked price. If the selling price of such an object is Rs. 2100, its cost price for the shopkeeper is:
Option 1: Rs. 3,000
Option 2: Rs. 1,500
Option 3: Rs. 1,750
Option 4: Rs. 2,000
Question : Ramesh purchases a table and a chair for Rs.3,900. He sells the table at a profit of 8% and the chair at a profit of 16%. He earns a profit of Rs.540. What is the difference between the original price of the table and the chair?
Option 1: Rs. 2,000
Option 3: Rs. 1,900
Option 4: Rs. 1,700
Question : If a shopkeeper marks his goods for a certain amount to get a 25% gain after allowing a discount of 20%, if the cost price of an article is Rs. 100, then his marked price of that article is:
Option 1: Rs. 156.25
Option 2: Rs. 146.25
Option 3: Rs. 166.25
Option 4: Rs. 150.25
Question : The marked price of a chair is Rs. 2,400, which is 20% above the cost price. If the chair is sold at a discount of 10% on the marked price, what is the profit percentage?
Option 1: 10%
Option 2: 8%
Option 3: 9%
Option 4: 26.2%
Question : A dealer allows a discount of 15%. A customer pays an amount of Rs. 318.75 for an article. At what price is the article listed?
Option 1: Rs. 366.50
Option 2: Rs. 375.00
Option 3: Rs. 350.00
Option 4: Rs. 431.25
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