The manufacturer of a table sells it to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 10%. The wholesale dealer sells the table to a retailer at a profit of 30%. Finally, the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 50%. If the customer pays Rs. 4290 for the table, then its manufacturing cost (in Rs) is
2000
Let manufacturing price of the table be Rs ‘a’. According to question,
Cost to the customer = a x 1.1 x 1.3 x 1.5 = 4290
Manufacturing cost = a = 4290(1.1×1.3×1.5) = Rs 2000.