Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Profit and Loss · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
If a company sells a car with a marked price of ₹ 2,72,000 and gives a discount of 4\% on ₹ 2,00,000 and 2.5\% on the remaining amount of ₹ 72,000, then the actual price charged by the company for the car is
(a)₹ 2,50,000
(b)₹ 2,55,000
(c)₹ 2,60,100
(d)₹ 2,62,200
Answer
Answer (as printed): D
Explanation
M.P. $=₹ 272000$. Discount $=₹[(4 \%$ of 200000) $+(2.5 \%$ of 72000 $)]$ $$\text { = ₹ }(8000+1800)=₹ 9800 .$$ ∴ Actual price $=₹(272000-9800)=₹ 262200$.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.