A shopkeeper purchase a sewing machine for $R s . 1200$ . He sells it at discount of $10$ % and still makes a profit of $8$ %.
Find
(i) The selling price
(ii) The marked price.

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Solution

$C . P = R s . 1200$
Profit $= 8 %$ of $1200 = 96$
$i) S . P = 1200 + 96 = R s . 1296$
$i i) M . P$
Discount $= 10 %$ of $X = \frac{X}{10}$
$X - \frac{X}{10} = 1296$
$9 X = 12960$
$X = \frac{12960}{9}$
$∴ M . P = 1440$

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A shopkeeper purchase a sewing machine for Rs. 1200. He sells it at discount of 10% and still makes a profit of 8%. Find (i) The selling price (ii) The marked price.

C.P=Rs.1200Profit =8% of 1200=96i)S.P=1200+96=Rs.1296ii)M.PDiscount =10% of X=X10X−X10=12969X=12960X=129609∴M.P=1440

A shopkeeper purchase a sewing machine for $R s . 1200$ . He sells it at discount of $10$ % and still makes a profit of $8$ %.
Find
(i) The selling price
(ii) The marked price.

$C . P = R s . 1200$
Profit $= 8 %$ of $1200 = 96$
$i) S . P = 1200 + 96 = R s . 1296$
$i i) M . P$
Discount $= 10 %$ of $X = \frac{X}{10}$
$X - \frac{X}{10} = 1296$
$9 X = 12960$
$X = \frac{12960}{9}$
$∴ M . P = 1440$