A shopkeeper sells note-books at the rate of ₹ 45 each and earns a commission of 4\%. He also sells pencil boxes at the rate of ₹ 80 each and earns a commission of 20\%. How much amount of commission will he earn in two weeks if he sells 10 note-books and 6 pencil boxes a day?
(a)₹ 1496
(b)₹ 1586
(c)₹ 1596
(d)₹ 1956
(e)None of these
Answer
Answer (as printed): C
Explanation
Revenue obtained from sale of notebooks in 2 weeks $$=₹(45 \times 10 \times 14)=₹ 6300 .$$ Revenue obtained from sale of pencil boxes in 2 weeks $=₹(80 \times 6 \times 14)=₹ 6720$. ∴ Total commission earned $$\begin{aligned} & =4 \% \text { of ₹ } 6300+20 \% \text { of ₹ } 6720 \\ & =252+1344=1596 . \end{aligned}$$
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.