1. A man bought article and sold it at a gain of 10% . If he had bought it at 20% less and sold it for Rs.10 more, he would have made an profit of 40%. The cost price of the article is:
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By: anil on 05 May 2019 02.44 am
Let the cost price of article = 100x Then selling price will be 110x If he had bought it at 20% less and sold it for Rs.10 more, he would have made an profit of 40%,
140% of 80x = 110x + 10 112x = 110x + 10 (or) x = 5 Cost price of the article = 100(5) = 500 Hence, option A is the correct answer.
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140% of 80x = 110x + 10 112x = 110x + 10 (or) x = 5 Cost price of the article = 100(5) = 500 Hence, option A is the correct answer.