Discussion Forum : True Discount
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In a shop, shirts are usually sold at 40% above the cost price. During a sale, the shopkeeper offers a discount of 10% off the usual selling price. If he manages to sell 72 shirts for Rs.13,608, then his cost price per shirt, (in Rs.) is
Answer: Option A
Answer: (a)Let the CP of each shirt be Rs.100,then SP = Rs.140.New SP = ${140 × 90}/100$ = Rs.126When S.P. is Rs.126,C.P. = Rs.100When S.P. is Rs.$13608/72$,then C.P. = $100/126 × 13608/72$ = Rs.150
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Answer: (a)Let the CP of each shirt be Rs.100,then SP = Rs.140.New SP = ${140 × 90}/100$ = Rs.126When S.P. is Rs.126,C.P. = Rs.100When S.P. is Rs.$13608/72$,then C.P. = $100/126 × 13608/72$ = Rs.150
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