Question 56

Marked price of an article is 20% more than it’s cost price. At what percent less should it be sold for no profit and no loss ?

Solution

Let the cost price of the article = C

$$\Rightarrow$$ Marked price of the article = $$\frac{120}{100}$$C = $$\frac{6}{5}$$C

For no profit and no loss, Selling price = Cost price = C

$$\therefore\ $$Required percentage = $$\frac{\frac{6}{5}C-C}{\frac{6}{5}C}\times100$$ = $$\frac{\frac{1}{5}C}{\frac{6}{5}C}\times100$$ = $$16 \frac{2}{3}$$%

Hence, the correct answer is Option A


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