Question of The Day01-06-2020

# A shopkeeper gives a successive discount of 30% and 20% on a laptop’s marked price but he sells the laptop such that he gets an effective profit of 10% on the cost price. What is the marked price of laptop if the cost price of laptop is ₹56000?

Correct Answer : d ) ₹ 1,10,000

Explanation :

Quick Approach

We know, for any two successive discounts m and n the effective discount is given as

= $$m+n-{mn \over 100}$$

$$Effective discount will be=30+20-{30×20 \over 100}$$

= 50 – 6 = 44%

Now,

$${MP \over 56000}={100+10 \over 100-44}$$

$$MP=56000* {110 \over 56}=₹ 1,10,000$$

Hence, (d) is the correct answer.

Basic Approach

We know,

Selling Price (SP) = Cost Price (CP) + gain% on CP

As, shopkeeper gains 10% on the cost price (C.P.) so,

SP = 56000 + 10% of 56000

= Rs. 61600

For any two successive discounts m and n the effective discount is given as

= $$m+n-{mn \over 100}$$

$$Effective discount will be=30+20-{30×20 \over 100}$$

= 50 – 6 = 44%

Now,

According to the question,

Marked price (MP) = Selling Price (SP) + discount%

MP = 61600 + 44% of MP

$$MP =61600+{44 \over 100} \ of MP$$

0.56 of M.P. = 61600

MP = Rs. 1,10,000

Hence, (d) is the correct answer.

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