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A shopkeeper has a weighing machine which shows 1 kg. as 1200 gm. He marks up the goods 10% above the cost price then net profit percent is- /एक दुकानदार के पास एक तराजू है जो एक किग्रा. के स्थान पर 1200 ग्राम दिखाता है। वह अपने क्रय मूल्य पर भी 10 प्रतिशत अधिक अंकित करता है तो शुद्ध लाभ प्रतिशत है-

  1. 32%

  2. 23%

  3. 31.75%

  4. 23.5%
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Explanation

The shopkeeper gives only 1000 gm instead of 1200 gm shown, so effective quantity = 1000/1200 = 5/6 of paid quantity. With 10% markup, selling price = 1.10 × cost per kg. Effective selling price for actual quantity = 1.10 / (5/6) = 1.10 × 1.2 = 1.32. Net profit = 32%.

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