The marked price of an article is 40% above its cost price. If its selling price is \(73{1 \over 2}\)% of the marked price, then the percentage profit is:

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  1. 2.9%
  2. 2.7%
  3. 2.6%
  4. 2.5%

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Option 1 : 2.9%
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Given:

The marked price of an article is 40% above its cost price.

Its selling price is \(73{1 \over 2}\)% of the marked price.

Concept used:

SP = CP + profit

Profit is calculated on the cost price and discount on the market price.

Calculation:

Let the CP is = 100

The market price is = 140

The selling price will be,

⇒ 140 × 147/200 = 102.9

The profit percentage will be,

⇒ 102.9 - 100 = 2.9 %

∴ The correct option is 1

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