a trader sold an article for Rs 714/-after allowing
discount of 15%.If not allowed discount he would have make
20%profit. If so what will be thwe cost price of the article

Answer Posted / deepak.k

The C P of the Article is 678 / -
Bcoz the Article value will be 714,
Trader has sold the article with an profit of 5% by saying
that the he had given a discount of 15%.

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