Multiple choice

Mr. Sharma sold his bike to Mr. Kelkar at a loss of 20%.Mr. Kelkar spends Rs 2,000 on its repair and sells it for Rs 22,000, thus making a profit of 10%.Then the cost price of the bike for Mr. Sharma is श्री शर्मा ने अपनी बाइक श्री केलकर को 20% हानि पर बेची। इसके बाद श्री केलकर ने उसकी मरम्मत पर 2,000 रू. खर्च किए और उसे 22,000 रू. में बेचकर, 10% लाभ प्राप्त किया। तदनुसार, श्री शर्मा के लिए उस बाइक का लागत मूल्य है-

  1. Rs 18,500

  2. Rs 25,000

  3. Rs 22,500

  4. Rs 15,000
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Explanation

Let Sharma's CP be x. Selling at 20% loss: SP = 0.8x. Kelkar spends 2000, so total CP = 0.8x + 2000. Kelkar sells at 10% profit: 22000 = 1.1(0.8x + 2000). Solving: 0.8x + 2000 = 20000, so 0.8x = 18000, x = 22500. Working backward through profit/loss chain.

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