MAT Exam 2025 Paper

Concept:Avinash and Harish are selling the same article in succession, so Harish buys it at Avinash’s selling price.Explanation:Let Avinash’s cost price be $\text{₹}x$.Avinash’s profit $= 22.5\%$ of $x = 0.225x$.Avinash’s selling price $= x + 0.225x = 1.225x$.This selling price becomes Harish’s cost price.Harish’s profit $= 20\%$ of $1.225x = 0.245x$.Given, Harish’s profit is ₹$108$ more than Avinash’s profit:$0.245x - 0.225x = 108$$0.02x = 108$$x = \frac{108}{0.02} = 5400$Answer:The cost price of the article is $\text{₹}5{,}400$, i.e. option D.