Q.A broker arranges the sale of a plot of land for ₹12,50,000 and charges brokerage at 1.5% from each of the buyer and the seller. Find

Brokerage is a percentage of the deal value; here the broker charges the same rate to both sides.

(i) $₹18{,}750$ from the seller; (ii) $2\times18750=₹37{,}500$ in all.

The value of the transaction is ₹12,50,000 and the rate is $1.5\%$ on each side.

1. Brokerage from the seller:

   $\frac{1.5}{100}\times 1250000 = 1.5\times 12500 = 18750.$

2. Total brokerage. The broker charges the buyer the same $1.5\%$, so he receives ₹18,750 from each side:

   $\text{Total}=2\times 18750 = 37500.$

   Independent check: $1\%$ of ₹12,50,000 is ₹12,500, so $1.5\%$ is ₹18,750; doubling gives ₹37,500, which matches.
   ✓Final answer

   (i) ₹18,750 from the seller; (ii) total brokerage = ₹37,500.

Charging the rate only once and reporting ₹18,750 as the total. The broker acts for both parties, so brokerage is collected from each side — the total is twice the one-sided amount.