Subject

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Topic

    Profit & Loss

    A man sold a horse at 10% profit. Had he bought it at 20% less and sold for tk. 10 more, he would have made profit of 40%. What is the cost price of the horse?

    ক)
    Tk. 400
    খ)
    Tk. 500
    গ)
    Tk. 600
    ঘ)
    Tk. 1000

    Explanation

    Let the CP be Tk. 100. So, SP is Tk. 110. The new CP is Tk. 80. So the new SP =140%(80)= Tk. 112 So the difference of SP’s = Tk. 2. Now, if the difference is 2, CP is 100 So, when the difference is 10, the CP is (100 * 10 / 2) taka = 500 taka

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