A shopkeeper offers 10% discount on an article and still makes a profi...
Given:
- The shopkeeper offers a 10% discount on the article.
- The shopkeeper still makes a profit of 20% after offering the discount.
- The marked price of the article is Rs. 500.
To Find:
The cost price of the article.
Assumption:
Let's assume the cost price of the article is 'C'.
Solution:
Step 1: Calculate the Selling Price (SP) of the article after the 10% discount.
- The discount offered by the shopkeeper is 10% of the marked price.
- So, the discount amount is 10/100 * 500 = Rs. 50.
- The selling price after the discount is Rs. 500 - Rs. 50 = Rs. 450.
Step 2: Calculate the Profit Percentage.
- The profit percentage is given as 20%.
- We know that Profit Percentage = (Profit / Cost Price) * 100.
- Substituting the given values, 20 = (Profit / C) * 100.
- Solving this equation, we get Profit = (20/100) * C = 0.2C.
Step 3: Calculate the Cost Price (C).
- We know that Selling Price = Cost Price + Profit.
- Substituting the given values, Rs. 450 = C + 0.2C.
- Simplifying this equation, we get 1.2C = 450.
- Dividing both sides by 1.2, we get C = 450 / 1.2 = Rs. 375.
Answer:
The cost price of the article marked at Rs. 500 is Rs. 375. Therefore, option D is the correct answer.