Question

A dishonest dealer purchases goods at 25%discount of the cost price of x and also cheats his wholesaler by getting 25% extra through false weighing, per kg. If he marks up his goods by 50% of x, but he gives a discount of 20% besides he cheats his customer by weighing 20% less than the required, then his overall profit percentage is

Answer 1

Answer:

125%

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the actual cost price of an article be Rs.1 (in place of x)

Now the purchases goods worth Rs. 120 and pays Rs. 80, since 20% discount is allowed.

So the CP = 80/120 = 2/3

Again MP = 180, SP = 135 (since 25% discount)

Thus the trader sells goods worth Rs.90 instead of 100 g and charges Rs. 135. Therefore the effective SP = 135/90 = 3/2

Therefore Profit (%) = [(3/2 - 2/3 ) / (2/3)] x 100 = 125%

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