Chapter: Commission, Brokerage and Discount· Mathematics & Statistics (Commerce) Part 2

Deepak's salary was increased from ₹ 4,000 to ₹ 5,000. The sales being the same, due to reduction in the rate of commission from 3% to 2%, his income remains unchanged. Find his sales.

Q.5 (A)(i) Deepak's salary was increased from ₹ 4,000 to ₹ 5,000. The sales being the same, due to reduction in the rate of commission from 3% to 2%, his income remains unchanged. Find his sales.

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Answer: His sales are ₹ 1,00,000.

Let the sales be ₹ \(x\).

Old income \(= 4000 + \dfrac{3}{100}x\); new income \(= 5000 + \dfrac{2}{100}x\).

Income is unchanged: \(4000 + 0.03x = 5000 + 0.02x \Rightarrow 0.01x = 1000 \Rightarrow x = 1{,}00{,}000\).

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Deepak's salary was increased from ₹ 4,000 to ₹ 5,000. The sales being the same, due to reduction in the rate of commission from 3% to 2%, his income remains unchanged. Find his sales.

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