Tax

Author:S K Gupta & Anubhuti Gangal
8th ICSE
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Important Questions on Tax

EASY
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Sales Tax is _____ the list price. (Added to/ Subtracted from)

MEDIUM
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Vikrant buys crockery worth  6500. He gets a rebate of 3% on the bill. If sales tax @ 5% is charged, find the amount he will have to pay for the bill.

MEDIUM
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The total bill for a sewing machine is  872. If the shopkeeper charges 9% S.T. on the list price of the sewing machine, find the list price of the sewing machine.

HARD
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A bicycle manufacturer sells a bicycle at  1308 after adding the VAT at the rate of 9%. Still he makes a profit of 20% on the sale of each bicycle. What is the manufacturing cost of each bicycle.

MEDIUM
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Mr. Sinha purchased a scooter for  48,505 including 9% VAT. Find the original price of the scooter without VAT. (Write the answer without rupee symbol)

MEDIUM
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Seema bought a refrigerator for  14,300 including a VAT of 10%. Find the price of the refrigerator before VAT was added. (Write the answer without rupee symbol)

MEDIUM
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Ranjeeta purchased a set of cosmetics. She paid rs 165 for it including sales tax. If the rate of sales tax is 10%, find the list price of the set.

MEDIUM
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Radha went to a departmental store and purchased the following articles.

(i) Bakery shop ( S.T. @ 10%) worth  42

(ii) Clothes ( S.T. 7%) worth  800.

(ii) A pair of shoes (S.T.7%) worth  200.

(iv) cosmetics (S.T. 10%) worth  150.

Find the amount she has to pay for the bill.

MEDIUM
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Rachna paid rs 5665 for a colour television. If the sales tax is charged at the rate of 10% on the list price of the T.V., find the list price of the T.V.

EASY
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Vinay paid  24.50 as sales tax on a pair of shoes worth  350. Find the rate of sales tax.

MEDIUM
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A steel almirah is quoted at  1100. Sales tax at the rate of 7% is charged extra. Find the amount of buyer has to pay for the almirah. 

If the required answer is  k, then find the value of k.

MEDIUM
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Rajendra purchases a pair of chappals from a Bata shop worth  99.95. The rate of sales tax is 7%. Calculate the total amount to be paid by him.