Question

Jagadish buys goods worth Rs 6,650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax at 10$\%$. Find:
(i) The amount of sales tax paid
(ii) The total amount to be paid by Jagadish.
[4 MARKS]

Answer 1

Each subpart: 2 Marks

(i) M.P. = Rs 6650
Rebate = 6% of 6650
$=\frac{6}{100}\times 6650=Rs399$
Changed M.P. Rs 6650 - Rs 399 = Rs 6251
Sales tax = 10% of Rs 6251
$=Rs\frac{10}{100}\times 6251=Rs625.10$
(ii) Total amount paid by Jagadish
=Rs6251 + 625.1
=Rs6876.1