Multiple choice

A merchant fixed the selling price of his articles at Rs. 1400 after adding 40% profit to the cost price. As the sale was very low at this price, he decided to fix the selling price at 15% profit. Find the difference between old selling price and new selling price. क्रय मूल्य पर 40 प्रतिशत लाभ जोड़ते हुए एक व्यापारी अपनी वस्तु की कीमत 1400 रू. निर्धारित करता है। चूँकि बिक्री बहुत कम थी अतः वह अब क्रय मूल्य पर 15 प्रतिशत लाभ हेतु विक्रय मूल्य निर्धारित करता है। नये और पुराने विक्रय मूल्य के बीच का अंतर ज्ञात कीजिए।

  1. 150

  2. 200

  3. 250

  4. 300

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Selling price at 40% profit = 1400, so cost price = 1400/1.4 = 1000. New selling price at 15% profit = 1000 × 1.15 = 1150. Difference = 1400 - 1150 = 250.