Shopkeeper Discount and Profit

CAT 2025 Slot 1 · Quantitative Ability · Medium · Arithmetic

This is a medium Quantitative Ability question from the CAT 2025 Slot 1 paper. It tests Arithmetic. The full answer key and a step-by-step explanation are below — try it yourself first, then reveal the solution.

A shopkeeper offers a discount of 22% on the marked price of each chair, and gives 13 chairs to a customer for the discounted price of 12 chairs to earn a profit of 26% on the transaction. If the cost price of each chair is Rs 100, then the marked price, in rupees, of each chair is

Answer

175

Explanation

Cost price of 13 chairs =13×100=Rs 1300= 13 \times 100 = \text{Rs } 1300. Overall profit desired is 26%, so total revenue collected from customer =1300×1.26=Rs 1638= 1300 \times 1.26 = \text{Rs } 1638. This revenue is received by charging the customer for 12 chairs at the discounted price per chair. Discounted price per chair =MP×(10.22)=0.78×MP= MP \times (1 - 0.22) = 0.78 \times MP. Total revenue =12×0.78×MP=9.36×MP= 12 \times 0.78 \times MP = 9.36 \times MP. 9.36×MP=1638    MP=16389.36=1759.36 \times MP = 1638 \implies MP = \frac{1638}{9.36} = 175 Thus, the marked price of each chair is Rs 175.

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