Discount
- A dealer marks his goods 20% above their cost prices. Then, he allows such a discount on the marked price so that he makes a profit of 8%. The rate of discount is :
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Let the C.P. of article be Rs. 100.
∴ Its marked price = Rs. 120
Let the rate of discount be y%
At 8% profit , S.P. of article = 100 + 8 = Rs. 108
According to the question,
y% of 120 = Marked price - S.P. of article
⇒ y% of 120 = 120 – 108Correct Option: B
Let the C.P. of article be Rs. 100.
∴ Its marked price = Rs. 120
Let the rate of discount be y%
At 8% profit , S.P. of article = 100 + 8 = Rs. 108
According to the question,
y% of 120 = Marked price - S.P. of article
⇒ y% of 120 = 120 – 108⇒ 120 × y = 12 100 ⇒ y = 12 × 100 = 10% 120
- A trader marks his goods in such a way that after allowing a discount of 10% he gains 15%. If an article costs him Rs. 720, his marked price is
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Here , cost price of article = Rs. 720
Let the marked price of article be Rs. y.
discount = 10% and gain = 15%
According to the question,
90% of y = 720 × 115%⇒ y × 90 = 720 × 115 100 100
Correct Option: A
Here , cost price of article = Rs. 720
Let the marked price of article be Rs. y.
discount = 10% and gain = 15%
According to the question,
90% of y = 720 × 115%⇒ y × 90 = 720 × 115 100 100 ⇒ y = 115 × 720 = Rs. 920 90
- While selling a shirt, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 7%. If he gives discount of 9% he earns Rs. 15 less on profit. The marked price of the shirt is
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Let the marked price of article be Rs. y.
According to the question,
(9 – 7)% of y = 15
⇒ 2% of y = 15⇒ y × 2 = 15 10
Correct Option: C
Let the marked price of article be Rs. y.
According to the question,
(9 – 7)% of y = 15
⇒ 2% of y = 15⇒ y × 2 = 15 10 ⇒ y = 15 × 100 = Rs. 750 2
- A book seller allowed 10% discount on printed price. He gets 30% commission from publisher. His profit in per cent will be
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Let the marked price of book be Rs. 100.
C.P. for the retailer = Rs. (100 – 30) = Rs. 70
On 10% discount , S.P. for the retailer = Rs. 90
Profit = S.P. - C.P. = 90 - 70 = Rs. 20∴ Profit percent = 
Profit 
× 100 C.P. for the retailer
Correct Option: B
Let the marked price of book be Rs. 100.
C.P. for the retailer = Rs. (100 – 30) = Rs. 70
On 10% discount , S.P. for the retailer = Rs. 90
Profit = S.P. - C.P. = 90 - 70 = Rs. 20∴ Profit percent = Profit × 100 C.P. for the retailer Profit percent = 20 × 100 = 28 4 % 70 7
- A dealer is selling an article at a discount of 5% on the marked price. If the marked price is 12% above the cost price and the article was sold for Rs. 532, then the cost price is (in Rs.)
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Given that , S.P. of article = Rs. 532 , discount = 5%
Let the C.P. of article be Rs. y.∴ Marked price = Rs. 112y 100
According to the question,112y × 95 = 532 100 100
Correct Option: A
Given that , S.P. of article = Rs. 532 , discount = 5%
Let the C.P. of article be Rs. y.∴ Marked price = Rs. 112y 100
According to the question,112y × 95 = 532 100 100 ⇒ y = 532 × 10000 = Rs. 500 112 × 95
