Multiple choice

The Cost Price of a Television is 10% more than Cost Price of a Mobile. The shopkeeper marked up Television at 20% above the Cost Price and Mobile at 30% above the Cost Price. Find the sum of marked price of 4 Television and 5 Mobiles, if shopkeeper allowed discount of 20% on Mobile and 25% on Television and the difference between selling prices of both is Rs. 50.

  1. 19200

  2. 10264

  3. 10460

  4. 12425

  5. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

Let Mobile CP = x, TV CP = 1.1x. TV MP = 1.32x, SP = 0.99x. Mobile MP = 1.3x, SP = 1.04x. Difference in SP = 1.04x - 0.99x = 0.05x = 50, so x = 1000. Sum of MP for 4 TV + 5 Mobile = 4(1.32x) + 5(1.3x) = 5.28x + 6.5x = 11.78x = 11780. Not in options, so E is correct.