A trader buys one kilogram of coffee at ₹125 and sells at ₹200. What is his profit percentage?
Given:
Cost Price (C.P.) = ₹125 per kilogram
Selling Price (S.P.) = ₹200 per kilogram
Formula Used:
Profit Percentage =
Where:
Profit = Selling Price - Cost Price
Solution:
First, calculate the profit:
Profit = 200 - 125 = 75
Now, calculate the profit percentage:
Profit Percentage =
Thus, the trader's profit percentage is 60%.
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A man sells 36 bags for Rs 3600, which results in a 20% loss. How many bags must he sell for Rs 3200 to make a 60% profit?
A shopkeeper buys a toy for ₹500 and spends ₹50 on packaging. He then sells it to a customer at 10% profit. Find the selling price of the toy.
A shopkeeper offers the following four schemes.
A) Two successive discounts of 28% and 28%
B) Buy 1, get 4
C) Discount of 35%
D) Two successive discounts of 27% and 26%
Which scheme is best for the customer?
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b. 25%,12.5%,10%
A trader increases the marked price of an article by 40% on cost and sells it after allowing a 20% discount on the marked price. Find his profit percentage.
