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Jasmine allows 4% discount on the marked price of her goods and still earns a profit of 20%. What is the cost price of a shirt if its marked price is ₹ 850?
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- ₹ 650
- ₹ 720
- ₹ 700
- ₹ 680
Correct Option: D
Let Cost price of the shirt = ₹ p
∴ p × | = | ||
100 | 100 |
⇒ p × 120 = 850 × 96
⇒ p = | = ₹ 680 | |
120 |
2nd method to solve this question.
Here r = 20%, D = 4%,
M.P. = ₹ 850, C.P. = ?
= | ||
C.P. | 100 − D |
= | ||
C.P. | 100 − 4 |
C.P. = | |
120 |
C.P. = ₹ 680