Discussion
A company sells pens at a price of Rs. 100 per dozen, but gives a 15% discount on any order which exceeds 12 dozens. If a merchant wants to get three thousand pens, how much he will have to pay?
Answer: C
Convert the order to dozens first, since both the price and the discount threshold are quoted per dozen.
\[ \frac{3000}{12} = 250 \text{ dozen} \]
That exceeds 12 dozen, so the 15% discount applies to the whole order.
\[ \text{list price} = 250 \times 100 = \text{Rs. } 25000 \]
\[ \text{payable} = 25000 \times 0.85 = \text{Rs. } 21250 \]
The discount applies to the entire order once the threshold is crossed, not only to the dozens above 12 - charging full price for the first 12 dozen would give Rs. 21,430.
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