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Profit Loss

13
You buy equal number of two types of chocolates at the rate of tk 1/9 and 1/11 respectively. If you now
sell them at the rate of tk 1/10 what will be your profit/loss?

Cp=1/11+1/9
=(9+11)/99
=20/90
Sp=(1/10)*2
=1/5
Now, Sp/Cp=(1/5)/(20/99)
=1*99/(5*20)
=99/100
Here, sp=99,cp=100
So,loss=100-99=1%(Ans)

14
X sells an item to y at a profit of 28 % on his cost and y sells the same to z at a loss of 25% on his cost.if y
has thus sold the item to z at tk 2 less than the cost of the item to x. what's the cost of the item to x in
taka?

Cp of x=100
Sp of x as well as cp of y=128
Sp of y as well as cp of z=128*3/4=96
Difference of cp of x and z=100-96=4
When difference 4 then cp=100
When difference 2 then cp=100*2/4=50(Ans)

26
An item was sold at 6% profit. If the cost was 4% less and the selling price was tk-4 more, then the trader
would have made a profit of 12.5%. What was the cost price of the item???

12.5% = 1/8
Let, CP (1) = 100; SP (1) = 106
CP(2) = 100-4 = 96; SP(2) = 96*9/8 = 108
So, difference of SP's = 108-106 = 2
For difference 2, CP is 100
For difference 4, CP is 200 (Ans.)

28
A person bought an article and sold it at a loss of 10% .If he had bought it for 20% less and sold it for tk
55 more ,he would have made a profit of 40% .what was the cost of the article in Taka?

1st SP = 100-10 = 90
2nd SP = (100-20)*1.40 = 112
So, CP = (100*55)/(112-90) = 5500/22 = 250

31

A trader normally makes a profit of 40% on items he sells.If he reduces the price by 10% , his
sales increases by 40%. Let x be the total profit when he does not reduce the price, and y the
total profit when he reduces the price . what is the ratio of y to x?

y : x = 14*26 : 10*40 = 91:100 Or, 0.91

43
Bashir bought an ordinary mobile and a cover for Tk 2000. Malek bought a Smart phone and the
same cover for tk 2000 more than What Bashir had paid. The price of the cover was one tenth
of the combined cost of the two mobiles. What was the cost of the ordinary mobile?

OM+C=2000
=> OM=2000-C.........

SM+C=4000
=> SM=4000-C..........

ATQ
(SM + OM) 1/10 = C

=> (4000 - C + 2000 - C) 1/10 = C

=> 6000 - 2C = 10C
=> 12C = 6000
C = 500
So OM = 2000 - 500 that is 1500 (Ans.)

44
A customer came to a shop and asked the shop manager to give a 20% discount on listed price
of a pen. Moreover , for every 10 pens purchased he wanted 2 pens free of cost. The manager
agreed to the customer's demand he could still make a profit of 20% on cost price. If the cost of
a pen is x, what has the list price of a pen?
a) 1.75x. b) 1.8x c) 1.9x. d) 2x e) None of these.

Approach 1

LP*(80/100)*(10/12) = x*(120/100)
=> LP = 1.8x

Approach 2

cost of 12 pen=12x
20% profit selling price=12x*1.2=14.4x

as he gives 2 free

so selling price of each pen=14.4/10=1.44x

mark price=1.44/.8=1.80x

Interest
2

Mr. X invests Tk. 2400 in the bank at 5% interest. How much additional money must he invest at
8% interest so that the total annual income will be equal to 6% of his entire investment?

Applying rule of Alligation:

5__________8
_____6____
=>(8-6):(6-5)
=>2:1
Now,
2 part is 2400
1 part is 2400/2
=1200(Ans)
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OR,
5% of 2400=120
8% of 2400=192
6% of 2400=144
120________192
______144_____
=>(192-144):(144-120)
=>48:24
=>2:1
Now,
2 part is 2400
1 part is 2400/2
=1200(Ans)
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OR,
5% of 2400+8% of x=6% of (2400+x)
=>5*2400+8*x=6*(2400+x)
=>12000+8x=14400+6x
=>8x-6x=14400-12000
=>2x=2400
=>x=2400/2
=1200(Ans)

A man deposited Tk. 50000 at a certain interest for 1 year. After 1 year he received Tk.55280 as
both principal & interest after deduction of Tk.120 as government levy and 10% on interest as
government tax. what was the interest rate in percentage?

Interest after deducting Tax and Levy => 55280-50000 = Tk.5280

Interest Before deducting levy => 5280+120 = Tk.5400
Now, 90% ≡ 5400; then 100% ≡ 5400*100/90 = Tk.6000
That is, Interest before deducting Tax and Levy = Tk.6000

So, Interest Rate = (6000/50000)*100 = 12% (Ans.)