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A pharmaceutical company produces 6000 bottles of cough syrup for Rs. 1,32,000. It distributed 20% of the bottles among doctors as samples and sold 2/3 of the remaining bottles at 25% discount. The remaining bottles were sold to shopkeepers at 10% discount on the printed price of the bottle that was 50% more than the cost price. Find the profit or loss.

  1. 4% loss

  2. 2% profit

  3. 6% loss

  4. 10% profit

  5. 10% loss
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Explanation

Cost Price (CP) per bottle = 1,32,000 / 6000 = 22. 20% samples = 1200 bottles. Remaining = 4800. 2/3 of 4800 = 3200 sold at 25% discount on printed price (33). Selling Price (SP) = 3200 * 24.75 = 79,200. Remaining 1600 sold at 10% discount on 33. SP = 1600 * 29.7 = 47,520. Total SP = 126,720. Loss = 132,000 - 126,720 = 5,280. Loss % = (5280/132000)*100 = 4%.

AI explanation

The cost per bottle is 132000 divided by 6000, which equals 22, making the printed price 33 since it is 50% more than the cost. Of the 4800 remaining bottles after samples, 3200 are sold at a 25% discount on 33 for a revenue of 79200, and the last 1600 are sold at a 10% discount on 33 for a revenue of 47520. The total sales revenue of 126720 minus the total cost of 132000 results in a loss of 5280, and dividing the loss by the cost gives exactly a 4% loss.

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