Question

Snapdeal and Flipkart both sell an article for Rs.1000. If Snapdeal computes its profit
on cost price, while Flipkart computes its profit on selling price, they end up making
profits of 25% respectively. By how much is the profit made by Flipkart greater than
that of Snapdeal?
Rs. 50
Rs. 66.67
Rs. 75
Rs. 150​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Merchant B computes his profit as a percentage of selling price. He makes a profit of 25% on selling price of Rs. 1000 i.e. his profit =25% of 1000= Rs. 250.

Merchant A computes his profit as a percentage of cost price.

Therefore, when he makes a profit of 25% or (

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of his cost price, then his profit expressed as a percentage of selling price = or 20% of selling price.

So, merchant A makes a profit of 20% of Rs. 1000= Rs. 200.

Merchant B makes a profit of Rs. 250 and merchant A makes a profit of Rs. 200.

Hence, merchant B makes Rs. 50 more profit than merchant A.