Question

Hamid purchased some articles costing Rs. $5,460$. The shopkeeper charged Sales Tax at $8\%$. As Hamid wanted to take the articles purchesed outside the State, the shopkeeper charged $3\%$ as Central Sales Tax on the actual price of the articles. Find the total amount (rounded off to nearest integer) Hamid had to pay for the articles.

Answer 1

C.P of the article $=$ Rs. $5460$

Sales tax $=8\%$

C.P including sales tax $=5460+8\%$ of $5460$

$\Rightarrow 5460+\frac{8}{100}\times 5460$

$\Rightarrow 5460+436.8=$ Rs. $5896.80$

Central sales tax $=3\%$

Amount paid in central sales tax $=\frac{3}{100}\times 5460=$ Rs. $163.80$

Total amount of the article $=5896.80+163.80=$ Rs. $6060.60=$ Rs. $6061$.