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Tarun Bought and Article for Rs. 8000 and Spent Rs. 1000 for Transportation. He Marked the Article Rs. 11,700 and Sold It to a Customer. If the Customer Had to Pay 10% Sales Tax, Find: (3) (1) the Customer’S Price (2) Tarun’S Profit Percent. - Mathematics

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Tarun bought and article for Rs. 8000 and spent Rs. 1000 for transportation. He marked the article Rs. 11,700 and sold it to a customer. If the customer had to pay 10% sales tax, find:
(1) the customer’s price
(2) Tarun’s profit percent.

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Solution

Cost to Tarun = Rs. 8000 + Rs. 1000 = Rs. 9000
Marked Price = Rs. 11700
Sales Tax% = 10%

Sale Tax = `11700 xx 10/100 = Rs 1170`

1) The customer’s price = 11700 + 1170 = Rs. 12870

2) Profit = 11700 - 9000 = Rs 2700

Profit% = `(2700 xx 100)/9000 = 30%`

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