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A retailer bought a dozen shirts for ₹3600. He sold each shirt at ₹350. What is his total profit or loss percentage?
Question

A retailer bought a dozen shirts for ₹3600. He sold each shirt at ₹350. What is his total profit or loss percentage?

A.

15% profit

B.

16.67% profit

C.

10% loss

D.

12% profit

Correct option is B

Given
Cost Price (CP) of 12 shirts = ₹ 3600
Selling Price (SP) of 1 shirt = ₹ 350

Formula Used
Total SP = SP of 1 unit ×\times​ Total units
Profit = Total SP - Total CP
Profit Percentage = ProfitTotal CP×100 \frac{\text{Profit}}{\text{Total CP}} \times 100​​
Solution
Calculate the Total Selling Price of 12 shirts:
Total SP = 12×350=4200 12 \times 350 = 4200​​
Since SP > CP, there is a profit.
Profit = 4200 - 3600 = 600
Calculate the Profit Percentage:
Profit % =  6003600×100\frac{600}{3600} \times 100​​

Profit %  =16×100=16.666...%= \frac{1}{6} \times 100 = 16.666...\%​​
Rounding off, it is 16.67% profit.

Final Answer
So the correct answer is (b)

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