102. The sale price of an article including the sales \( \operatorname{tax} \) is ? 1232 . The rate of sales \( \operatorname{tax} \) is \( 10 \% \). If the shopkeeper has made a profit of \( 12 \% \), then the cost price of the article is [DMRC-Train Operator (Station Cont.) Exam, 2016] (a) ? 900 (b) ? 950 (c) ? 1000 (d) \( ? 1120 \)
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The sales tax is \( 10\% \) of the marked price. Therefore, the sale price including tax is given by: \[ x + 0.10x = 1.10x \] Show more…
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