Question

if punam sells her dolls for Rs 800 she would be in loss of 20%.At what price should sell to make a profit of 25%

Answer 1

Let's assume that C.P.=100Rs
But she incurred a loss after selling=20% (100-20=80)

C.P. S.P.
100. 80
? 800

On cross multipling we get;
800×100/80
=1000


So the Cost Price of the dolls is 1000Rs.


She wants a profit of 25%
Therefore;

C.P. S.P.
100 125
1000 ?

On cross multipling we get;
1000×125/100
=1250Rs

Therefore she should sell the dolls at 1250Rs. to earn a profit of 25%..

Hope this helps!