Raj sold an item for Rs. 6, 384/- and incurred a loss of 30%. At what price…

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Raj sold an item for Rs. 6, 384/- and incurred a loss of 30%. At what price should he have sold the item to have gained a profit of 30%?

  1. A.

    Rs. 14, 565/-

  2. B.

    Rs. 11, 856/-

  3. C.

    Rs. 13, 544/-

  4. D.

    Cannot be determined

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Correct answer: B

Solution: 2

Selling price of an item while getting 30% loss = 6384 Rs.

∵ 30 % loss, so 70% of cost price = selling price

∴ Cost price × (70/100) = selling price

∴ Cost price = selling price × (100/70)

= 6384 × (100/70)

= 9120 Rs.

For getting 30 % profit, selling price should be 130% of the cost price.

∴ Selling price = (130/100) × cost price

= (130/100) × 9120

= 11856 Rs.

So the correct option is (2).

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