A store offers a trade discount of 16% on all items. In addition, they offer a “Buy four get one free” scheme on specific items. If a customer purchases five items each marked at ₹700 and the “Buy four get one free” scheme applies, what is the total discounted price for five items, the customer has to pay?

The correct option is ₹2352.

Let's break down the problem step-by-step to calculate the total discounted price paid by the customer for the five items.

Step 1: Understand the scheme and determine the number of items charged.

The customer purchases 5 items under a "Buy four get one free" scheme.
This means out of the 5 items, the customer only needs to pay for 4 items, and 1 item is completely free.

Step 2: Calculate the total marked price for the payable items.

Marked price of 1 item = ₹700
Number of items to be paid for = 4

Total Marked Price = $4\times 700=2800$

So, the base price before the trade discount is ₹2800.

Step 3: Apply the trade discount.

The store offers a trade discount of 16% on all items.

Trade Discount Amount = $16\%\text{ of }2800$

Trade Discount Amount = $\frac{16}{100}\times 2800=16\times 28=448$

Step 4: Calculate the final total discounted price.

Total Discounted Price = Total Marked Price - Trade Discount Amount

Total Discounted Price = $2800-448=2352$

Alternatively, paying after a 16% discount is equivalent to paying 84% of the marked price:

Total Discounted Price = $2800\times \frac{84}{100}=28\times 84=2352$

Thus, the customer has to pay a total discounted price of ₹2352 for the five items.