The catalogue price of a computer set is Rs. $42, 000$ . The shopkeeper given a discount of $10 %$ on the listed price. He further gives an off-season discount of $5 %$ on the discounted price. However, sales tax at $8 %$ is charged on the remaining price after the two successive discounts. Find:
(i) the amount of sales tax a customer has to pay
(ii) the total price to be paid by the customer for the computer set.

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Catalogue price of computer $= 42, 000$
Discount price $(10 %)$ $\Rightarrow 42000 \times \frac{90}{100} = 37, 800$
Further off season discount $(5 %)$ $= 37, 800 \times \frac{95}{100}$
$= 35, 910$
(i) Tax to be payed $(8 %)$ $\Rightarrow 35, 910 \times \frac{8}{100}$
$\Rightarrow 2872.8$
(ii) Total price to be payed $\Rightarrow 35910 \times \frac{108}{100} = 38782.8$ .

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Catalogue price of computer =42,000Discount price (10%) ⇒42000×90100=37,800Further off season discount (5%) =37,800×95100=35,910(i) Tax to be payed (8%) ⇒35,910×8100⇒2872.8(ii) Total price to be payed ⇒35910×108100=38782.8.