Question

Gopi marks a price on a product in order to make 20% profit. Ravi gets 10% discount on this marked price, and thus saves Rs 15. Then, the profit, in rupees, made by Gopi by selling the product to Ravi, is

• A. 20
• B. 25
• C. 15
• D. 10

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

10

Answer 2

Let the cost price of the product be $C$ and the marked price be $M$.

Step 1: Expressing the Cost Price and Marked Price - Since Gopi wants to make a 20% profit,
$M = C \times 1.20$

Step 2: Discounted Price for Ravi - Ravi receives a 10% discount.
Price paid by Ravi $= M \times (1 - 0.10) = 0.90 \times M$
We are told that Ravi saves Rs 15, which means the discount amount is Rs 15:
Discount $= M \times 0.10 = 15$
Thus, the marked price is:
$M = \frac{15}{0.10} = 150$

Step 3: Calculate the Cost Price and Gopi's Profit From $M = C \times 1.20$, we can solve for the cost price:
$150 = C \times 1.20 \implies C = \frac{150}{1.20} = 125$

Now, Gopi sells the product to Ravi for $0.90 \times 150 = 135$, so the profit Gopi makes is:
$Profit = 135 - 125 = 10$
Thus, the profit made by Gopi is Rs 10.