A businessman cheats by using faulty weights, to the tune of 12% each time, when buying and selling material. What is the rise in his profit percentage using faulty weights only?
Given:
Cheating with faulty weights of 12% while buying and 12% while selling.
Solution:
Let CP = ₹1 per kg (standard), SP = ₹1 per kg (standard) initially without cheating.
With false weights:
Buying 12% heavy weights
Effective CP per kg =
Selling 12% light weights
Effective SP per kg =
Total gain per kg =
Profit% =
Alternate Solution:
If he cheats by a% in buying and b% in selling,
Profit % =
Here a =12, b = 12:
Profit % =
=
= 127.27 − 100
= 27.27%
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A vendor claims to sell wheat at a loss of 20%, but he cheats by using weights that are 35% less than the stated weight. What is his actual profit percentage (round off to two decimal places)?
A dishonest shopkeeper promises to sell his goods at cost price. However, he uses a weight that actually weighs 48% less than what is written on it. Find his profit percentage.
A trader claims to sell rice at a profit of 39%, but also dishonestly uses a weight which is 17% less than what is mentioned on it. Find the total percentage of profit earned by the trader. (Round off the answer to the nearest whole number.)
A dishonest shopkeeper promises to sell his goods at cost price. However, he uses a weight that actually weighs 32% less than what is written on it. Find his profit percentage.
A dishonest shopkeeper promises to sell his goods at cost price. However, he uses a weight that actually weighs 21% less than what is written on it. Find his profit percentage.
