It is given that a merchant purchases a cloth at a rate of Rs. 100 per meter and receives
5‌cm length of cloth free for every
100‌cm length of cloth purchased by him.
Hence, the cost price of
105‌cm clothes is 100 rupees.
It is also known that he marked the price of
100‌cm clothes as 110 rupees, and gave a
5% discount, and he cheated his customers by giving
95‌cm length of cloth for every
100‌cm length of cloth purchased by the customers.
Hence, the selling price of
95‌cm clothes is
110*() rupees.
Therefore, the selling price of
105‌cm clothes is 115.5 rupees.
Hence, the profit is
15.5%The correct option is C