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Question : If a retailer offers a discount of 32% on the marked price of his goods and thus ends up selling at cost price, what was the percentage markup price?

Option 1: 24%

Option 2: 47.05%

Option 3: 22.34%

Option 4: 32%


Team Careers360 5th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 47.05%


Solution : Let Rs. 100 be the marked price.
Discount = 32%
Selling price = 100 – 32 = Rs. 68
Here, cost price = selling price = Rs. 68
Marked up% = $\frac{32}{68}×100$
= $\frac{800}{17}$
= 47.05%
Hence, the correct answer is 47.05%.

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