The owner of a furniture shop charges his customer 42% more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs. 8300 for a computer table, then what was the cost price of the computer table? Choose one.
A) rs . 5725  B) rs . 5845  C) rs . 6275  D) rs . 6725  E) none of these

Rationale: cp = sp * ( 100 / ( 100 + profit % ) ) = 8300 ( 100 / 142 ) = rs . 5845 . answer : b
Answer: B