Multiple choice

Titu makes 750 articles at a cost of 60 paise per article. He fixes the selling price such that if only 600 articles are sold, he would have made a profit of 40% on the outley. However, 120 articles got spoilt and he was able to sell 630 articles at this price. Find his actual profit percent as the percentage of total outlay assuming that the unsold articles are useless. टीटू 750 वस्तुएं 60 पैसे प्रति वस्तु की दर से बनाता है | वह विक्रय मूल्य को इस तरह से रखता है कि यदि 600 वस्तुएं बेचीं जायं, वह 40% का लाभ प्राप्त करता है | जबकि 120 वस्तुएं नष्ट हो जाती है और वह 630 वस्तुओं को इसी मूल्य पर बेच पाता था |उसका वास्तविक लाभ ज्ञात कीजिये कुल वस्तुओं के सापेक्ष यह मानकर कि न बेचे गयीं वस्तुएं बेकार हैं |

  1. 42%

  2. 53%

  3. 47%

  4. 46%

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Total cost = 750 × 0.60 = Rs. 450. Target 40% profit means selling 600 items for Rs. 630, so price per item = Rs. 1.05. Actually, 630 items sold at Rs. 1.05 gives Rs. 661.50, yielding profit = (661.50 - 450)/450 × 100 = 47%.