Manoj incurred a loss of ₹40 percent on selling an article for ₹5,700. What was the cost price of the article?

Options

A. ₹7,725
B. ₹9,080
C. ₹8,250
D. None of these

Explanation

Let Cost Price of article be x
`x - (40)/(100) xx = 5700`
`(60)/(100)x = 5700`
`x = (5700xx 100)/(60) = 9500`
Cost Price of the article is ₹ 9,500.