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Aptitude · Q181

Profit And Loss

Competitive Exams · Aptitude · question 181

Q181

Left pan of a faculty balance weighs 100 grams more than its right pan. A shopkeeper keeps the weight measure in the left pan while buying goods but keeps it in the right pan while selling his goods. He uses only 1 kg weight measure. If he sells his goods at the listed cost price, what is his gain ?

A.
%
B.
%
C.
%
D.
%
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Let the C.P. of 1 kg goods be Rs. 1
Then,
He buys 1100 g goods for Rs. 1 and sells 900 g goods for Rs. 1
∴ C.P. of 1100 g goods = Rs. 1
⇒ C.P. of 900 g goods

S.P. of 900 g goods = Rs. 1