Oil equal to $20 \%$ of the weight of ground nut is extracted in a mill. The matter left after extraction is sold as cattle feed at the rate of $Rs.\, 12.5$ per $kg$. The ground nuts are bought at $Rs.$ $20$ per $kg.$ the processing cost is $Rs.\, 5$ per $kg$. At what price $(Rs.$ per $kg$ ) should the oil be sold to earn $20 \%$ profit on total costs (Total cost $=$ cost of groundnuts and processing costs)?
Oil equal to $20 \%$ of the weight of ground nut is extracted in a mill. The matter left after extraction is sold as cattle feed at the rate of $Rs.\, 12.5$ per $kg$. The ground nuts are bought at $Rs.$ $20$ per $kg.$ the processing cost is $Rs.\, 5$ per $kg$. At what price $(Rs.$ per $kg$ ) should the oil be sold to earn $20 \%$ profit on total costs (Total cost $=$ cost of groundnuts and processing costs)?
- A
$250$
- B
$150$
- C
$200$
- D
$100$
Similar Questions
A sells his house worth $Rs.\, 10\, lakh$ to $B$ at a loss of $10 \% .$ Later $B$ sells it back to $A$ at $10 \%$ profit. The result of the two transactions is
A sells his house worth $Rs.\, 10\, lakh$ to $B$ at a loss of $10 \% .$ Later $B$ sells it back to $A$ at $10 \%$ profit. The result of the two transactions is
In these questions, two equations mabered $I$ and $II$ are given. You have to solve both the equations and mark the appropriate option.
$I.$ $3 x^{2}-13 x+12=0$
$II.$ $2 y^{2}-15 y+28=0$
In these questions, two equations mabered $I$ and $II$ are given. You have to solve both the equations and mark the appropriate option.
$I.$ $3 x^{2}-13 x+12=0$
$II.$ $2 y^{2}-15 y+28=0$
An $Ox$ and a carriage together cost $Rs.$ $8000$ The ox is sold at profit of $10 \%$ and carriage is sold at loss of $10 \% .$ If total profit made is $2.5 \%$ then what is the cost price of the $ox$? (in $Rs.$)
An $Ox$ and a carriage together cost $Rs.$ $8000$ The ox is sold at profit of $10 \%$ and carriage is sold at loss of $10 \% .$ If total profit made is $2.5 \%$ then what is the cost price of the $ox$? (in $Rs.$)
A garment company declared $15 \%$ discount for wholesale buyers. Mr. Ashish bought garments from the company for $Rs.\, 25000$ after getting discount. He fixed up the selling price of garments in such a way that he earned a profit of $8 \%$ on original company price. What is the approximate total selling price? (in $Rs.$)
A garment company declared $15 \%$ discount for wholesale buyers. Mr. Ashish bought garments from the company for $Rs.\, 25000$ after getting discount. He fixed up the selling price of garments in such a way that he earned a profit of $8 \%$ on original company price. What is the approximate total selling price? (in $Rs.$)
A shopkeeper sold an article offering discount of $5 \%$ and earn a profit of $23.5 \% .$ What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount has been offered?
A shopkeeper sold an article offering discount of $5 \%$ and earn a profit of $23.5 \% .$ What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount has been offered?