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Q73. Find the difference between selling price of article Y and marked price of article X. To find the difference which statement/s is/are required. (A) Selling price of article X is Rs.140 more than that of article Y and article X is markup by Rs.264. (B) Discount given on article Y is Rs.56 more than the profit earned on article X. (C) Selling price of article Y is Rs.224 more than the cost price of article Y. Discount given on article X is 30% and profit earned on article X is 40%. (a) Only (A) (b) Both (A) & (C) together (c) Only (C) (d) Both (B) & (C) together (e) Both (A) & (B) together
- Only (A)
- Both (A) & (C) together
- Only (C)
- Both (B) & (C) together
Correct answer: Both (A) & (C) together
Solution
Statement (A) gives the difference between the two selling prices and also links article X’s marked price to its cost price. Statement (C) fixes article Y’s selling price from its cost price, so together they are enough to find the required difference between SP of Y and MP of X.
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