JIPMAT 2023
Arithmetic
Ratio, Proportion & Variation
Conceptual
Sonali buys 2 Pen Drives A and B, and their cost price is in the ratio of 5:6 respectively. If she sells them at a 10% profit each, she earns a total profit of ₹22. What will be her total profit, if she sells Pen Drive A at a 20% loss and Pen Drive B at a 30% profit?
Sonali buys 2 Pen Drives A and B, and their cost price is in the ratio of 5:6 respectively. If she sells them at a 10% profit each, she earns a total profit of ₹22. What will be her total profit, if she sells Pen Drive A at a 20% loss and Pen Drive B at a 30% profit?
Correct Option: 1
Let cost price of A = Cost price of B = When sold at 10% profit each:Profit on A = Profit on B = Total profit = Therefore So, Cost price of A = Cost price of B = When sold at new rates:Loss on A (20%) = Profit on B (30%) = Total profit = Therefore, her new total profit is ₹16.
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