Question

A cement company earns a profit of 9 per bag of white cement sold and a loss of
5 per bag of grey cement sold.
(1)
The company sells 7000 bags of white cement and 6000 bags of grey cement in a
month. What is its profit or loss?
What is the number of white cement bags it must sell to have neither profit nor
loss, if the number of grey bags sold is 5400.​

Answer 1

Answer:

cement company earns a profit of ` 9 per bag of white cement sold and a loss of ` 5 per bag of grey cement sold. (i) The company sells 7000 bags of white cement and 6000 bags of grey cement in a month.Jul 24, 2018

Answer 2

Answer:

profit on each bag of white cement= Rs 9

total no. of bags of white cement=7000 bags

total profit on white cement=Rs(7000*9)=Rs 63000

loss on each bag of grey cement=Rs5

total no. of bags of grey cement=6000

total loss on grey cement=Rs(5*6000)=Rs30000

now profit >loss...,so

profit=Rs(63000-30000)=Rs33000

now,if we want to have neither profit nor loss..when loss on grey cement is Rs5400,we must have a profit on white cement of Rs 5400

so let the no. of bags of white cement be x ,then

9x=5400

or x =5400/9

or x =600

so , no. of bags of white cement to be sold to have neither profit nor loss=600 bags