Question

Find the rate of sales tax of the following items whose marked price and sales tax are given below: 

S.No	Item	Marked Price	Sales Tax
i	Shoes	Rs. 2,740.00	Rs 137.00
ii	music system	Rs. 16,400.00	Rs 2,050.00
iii	vacuum cleaners	Rs. 8,325.00	Rs 1,332.00
iv	Digital diary	Rs. 3,500.00	Rs 367.50
v	VCD	Rs. 27,916.00	Rs 4,047.82

Answer 1

Rate of sales tax = `(100 xx "salestax")/"marked price"`

(i) Sales tax = Rs 137 
Marked Price = Rs 2,740 

r = `(100 xx 137)/(2,740)=5%`

Rate of sales tax = 5% 

(ii) Sales tax = Rs 2,050 
Marked Price = Rs 16,400 

r = `(100 xx 2,050)/(16,400)=12.5%`

Rate of sales tax = 12.5%

(iii) Sales tax = Rs 1,332 
Marked Price = Rs 8,325 

r = `(100 xx 1,332)/(8325)=16%`

Rate of sales tax = 16% 

(iv) Sales tax = Rs 367. 50 
Marked Price = Rs 3,500 

r = `(100 xx 367.50)/(3,500)=(100 xx 36750)/(3,500 xx 100)=10.5%`

Rate of sales tax = 10.5%

(v) Sales tax= Rs 4,047.82 
Marked Price = Rs 27,916 

r = `(100 xx 4,047.82)/(27,916)=(100 xx 4,04,782)/(27,916 xx 100)=14.5%`

Rate of sales tax = 14.5%