A manufacturer sells goods to a wholesaler at a 20% discount on marked price plus a 5% surcharge. The wholesaler then sells the goods at ₹3,150 more than his cost price, making a profit of 25%. What was the marked price?

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1. The net price to the wholesaler = marked price (MP) after 20% discount and then a 5% surcharge: $MP	imes0.8	imes1.05=0.84\,MP$.
2. The wholesaler's extra ₹3,150 is his profit, and this equals 25% of his cost: $0.25	imes0.84MP=3150$.
3. So $0.21MP=3150$.
4. Solve: $MP=3150/0.21=15000$. Option **(a)** is correct.

FINAL_ANSWER: a

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