A trader marked a table at ₹37,062, and sold it allowing a 33% discount. If his profit was 42%, then the cost price (in ₹) of the table was:

We can use the direct formula connecting Cost Price (CP) and Marked Price (MP):
MP
CP
​
=
100+Profit%
100−Discount%
​

Given data:

MP=₹37,062

Discount%=33%

Profit%=42%

Substitute the values into the formula:

37062
CP
​
=
100+42
100−33
​

37062
CP
​
=
142
67
​

CP=
142
67
​
×37062
Let's simplify 37062/142:

37062÷142=261
Now, multiply by 67:

CP=67×261=₹17,487