LIC AAO 05 May 2019 Paper

Question : 43 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

The per cent profit earned by selling an article at Rs. 5400 is equal to the per cent loss incurred on selling the same article at Rs. 3600. What will be the per cent profit if the article is sold at Rs. 5000?

$13 1 /9$
7
15
$9 1 /6$
$11 1/ 9$

Validate

Solution:

(5) Let the C.P. of article be Rs.

x

.
According to the question,

5400 - x = x - 3600

⇒

2x = 5400 + 3600 = 9000

⇒

x = 9000 /2 = Rs. 4500

When S.P. = Rs. 5000
Profit = Rs. (5000 – 4500)
= Rs. 500
∴ Profit per cent=

500/4500 × 100

= 100 /9 =11 1/ 9 %

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