CAT 2020 Exam Shift 1 Solved Paper

Question : 60 of 76

Marks: +1, -0

A person spent Rs 50000 to purchase a desktop computer and a laptop computer. He sold the desktop at

20 \%

profit and the laptop at

10 \%

loss. If overall he made a

2 \%

profit then the purchase price, in rupees, of the desktop is

Solution:

Using Alligation Rule, the ratio of cost prices of desktop and laptop will be

i.e., 2: 3

∴

The cost of desktop

=\;{2}/{5} × 50000

i.e.,

? 20,000

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