Various expenditures incurred by a publishing company for publishing a book in 2018 are given in the following pie chart. Study the chart and answer the question.

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Price printed on a book is 15% above the cost price. If the price printed on a book is Rs. 942, then the cost of paper for a single copy in Rs. is (rounded off to one decimal place)

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  1. Rs. 122.9
  2. Rs. 188.5
  3. Rs. 182.5
  4. Rs. 220.6

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Option 1 : Rs. 122.9
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Calculation:

Let the Cost price of the book be 100

Then, Marked Price of the book is 100 + (15% of 100) = 115

Printed price or marked price = 942

Cost price of book = 942 × (100/115)

⇒ 819.13

Now,

Paper cost = 819.13 × 15/100

⇒ 122.869 ≈ 122.9

∴ The required answer is Rs. 122.9

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