An item costing $R s 840$ was sold by a shopkeeper at a gain of $10 %$ and it was again sold by the new buyer at a loss of $5 %$ .The final selling price of the item is.

R s . 977.80

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R s . 777.80

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R s . 877.80

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R s . 867.80

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Solution

The correct option is B $R s . 877.80$
CP of an article = Rs $840$
Gain $= 10$ %
SP of an article first time $= 840 + \frac{10}{100} \times 840 = 924$
SP of an artcle after having loss = $924 [1 - \frac{5}{100}] = 877.80$

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