An electronic goods dealer purchase an old tv set for rupees 8700. He spent rupees 1100 on its repair and sold it at a profit of 8% . Find his selling price


Given: An electronic goods dealer purchase an old tv set for rupees 8700. He spent rupees 1100 on its repair and sold it at a profit of 8% .

To do: To find the selling price

Solution:

Total cost price$= 8700+1100=₹\ 9800$

Profit$=8$ % of cost price$=\frac{8}{100}\times9800$

$=₹\ 784$

$\therefore$ Sell price$=$cost price$+$profit

$\Rightarrow$ Sell price$=9800+784$

$\Rightarrow$ Sell price$=₹\ 10584$

Thus, sell price of the TV is $₹\ 10584$

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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