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The wholesale price per unit of an item is C$_0$ up to first 19 units. The unit price falls by 10% if 20 to 29 units are purchased and by another 10 % if 30 or more units are purchased. If 120 units are bought, the total price paid is approximately

The correct answer is
97 C$_0$

Volume Discount Pricing Calculation

This problem involves calculating the total cost of purchasing 120 units of an item, considering a tiered wholesale pricing structure based on the quantity purchased.

Understanding the Price Tiers

  • For quantities 0 to 19 units, the price is $C_0$ per unit.
  • For quantities 20 to 29 units, the unit price decreases by 10%, becoming $C_0 \times (1 - 0.10) = 0.9 C_0$.
  • For quantities 30 or more units, the unit price decreases by an additional 10% (relative to the previous tier's price), becoming $0.9 C_0 \times (1 - 0.10) = 0.81 C_0$.

Determining the Applicable Unit Price

A total of 120 units are purchased. This quantity falls into the highest discount tier ("30 or more units"). Therefore, the **volume discount** applies to the entire purchase, and the price per unit is $0.81 C_0$.

Calculating the Total Wholesale Price

The total price is calculated by multiplying the total number of units by the applicable unit price:

Total Price = (Number of Units) $\times$ (Unit Price)

Total Price = $120 \times (0.81 C_0)$

Total Price = $97.2 C_0$

Conclusion

The calculated total price is approximately $97.2 C_0$. Comparing this to the given options, the closest value is $97 C_0$.

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Important Questions from Profit & Loss (Notes)

  1. A shopkeeper bought an item for ₹7825 and marked it at 30% higher than the cost price. If he sells the item by allowing 20% discount, then his profit percentage will be :
  2. A bought an article at a certain price and sold it at 10% profit. B bought the same article at a price 10% lesser than A and sold it at ₹18 lesser than A. B's gain percentage in this deal is 20%. At what price B bought the article?
  3. A shopkeeper earned a profit (in ₹) by selling an item, which is three times the discount offered (in ₹). If the discount offered is 6.25%, what is his profit percentage ?
  4. The Loss incurred by selling an article at Rs.$2042$ is $75\%$ of the gain attained by selling the same article at Rs.$2532$. Find the cost price of the article. (In Rs.)
  5. When a plot is sold for Rs.$26980$, the owner loses $24\%$. At what price must that plot be sold in order to gain $24\%$? (In Rs.)
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