Subject

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Topic

    Profit & Loss

    A shopkeeper labelled the price of his articles so as to earn a profit of 40% on the cost price. He then sold the articles by offering a discount of 20% on the labelled price. What is the actual percent profit earned in the deal?

    ক)
    18%
    খ)
    12%
    গ)
    15%
    ঘ)
    Cannot be determined
    ঙ)
    None of these

    Explanation

    Let the cost price of the articles be Rs. 100. So, the labelled price for earning 40% profit = 100 + (40% of 100) = Rs. 140 He sold the articles by offering a discount of 20% on the labelled price. Then, the selling price = 140 – (20% of 140) = Rs. 140 × (80/100) = Rs. 112 ∴ The actual profit in the deal =112  −  100100×100=12%= \frac{{112\;-\;100}}{{100}} \times 100 = 12\%

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