Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Commerce Question 37

Practice objective / multiple choice question 37 from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Commerce examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Commerce Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 37 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2024 • COMMERCE • objective

A wholesaler purchases a batch of goods at an unknown total cost. He marks the batch up by \(20\%\) to obtain the marked price, then gives a discount of \(15\%\) on the marked price, followed by an additional trade discount of \(5\%\) on the discounted price for bulk buyers. A retailer buys the batch at the final price and sells each unit for \(\text{₦}350\), making a profit of \(12\%\) on his purchase cost. If the batch contains 500 units, determine the wholesaler's original total cost and the cost per unit for the wholesaler.

Answer Options

A. Original total cost ≈ ₦170,000; cost per unit ≈ ₦340.00
B. Original total cost ≈ ₦158,000; cost per unit ≈ ₦316.00
C. Original total cost ≈ ₦165,500; cost per unit ≈ ₦331.00
Correct Answer D. Original total cost ≈ ₦161,249; cost per unit ≈ ₦322.50
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Original total cost ≈ ₦161,249; cost per unit ≈ ₦322.50

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2024 Commerce Question 37. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Commerce examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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