Multiple choice

A man finds that the the cost price of 2750 articles is same as selling price of 2500 articles. Find profit or loss%. एक व्यक्ति पाता है, कि 2750 वस्तुओं का क्रय मूल्य 2500 वस्तुओं के विक्रय मूल्य के बराबर है। लाभ / हानि % ज्ञात करें?

  1. 15.5 %

  2. 14 %

  3. 12.5 %

  4. 10 %

  5. None of these इनमें से कोई नहीं
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Let CP of each article = c, SP = s. Given: 2750c = 2500s, so s/c = 2750/2500 = 11/10 = 1.1. Profit% = (SP - CP)/CP × 100 = (s/c - 1) × 100 = (1.1 - 1) × 100 = 10%. The gain comes from selling fewer articles at the same total revenue.

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