Mrs.Matharu sold shares of face value ₹100, when the market value was ₹65 and recieved ₹9634.95 she paid brokerage 1% and GST on brokerage is 18% How many shares did she sell?
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Solution
Let the number of shares be ₹x.
Therefore, sale value = ₹65x
Brokerage =1100×65x=0.65x [0.5 Marks]
GST on brokerage =18100×0.65x=0.117x [0.5 Marks]
Amount received = ₹(65x - 0.65x - 0.117x) ⇒ ₹9634.95 = ₹64.233x ⇒ x = 9634.9564.233 = 150 [1 Mark]