Ram purchased a Computer set of Rs., 12500 and spent Rs.,300 on transportation and Rs., 800 on insta

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7.Profit and Loss

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Ram purchased a Computer set of $Rs.\, 12500$ and spent $Rs.\,300$ on transportation and $Rs.\, 800$ on installation. At what price should he sell it so as to earn an overall profit of $15 \% ?$ (in $Rs.$)

A

$14560$

B

$14375$

C

$15460$

D

$15640$

Solution

Total $CP$ of Computer set (including transportation and installation)

$=$ $Rs.$ $(12500+300+800)=$ $Rs. 13600$

Profit$\%$ $\Rightarrow \frac{15}{100}=\frac{S P-13600}{13600} \Rightarrow S P=$ $Rs. 15640$

Standard 13

Quantitative Aptitude

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