AI Mentor

Check Your IQ

Free Expert Demo

Try Test

Courses

Dropper NEET Course Dropper JEE Course Class - 12 NEET Course Class - 12 JEE Course Class - 11 NEET Course Class - 11 JEE Course Class - 10 Foundation NEET Course Class - 10 Foundation JEE Course Class - 10 CBSE Course Class - 9 Foundation NEET Course Class - 9 Foundation JEE Course Class -9 CBSE Course Class - 8 CBSE Course Class - 7 CBSE Course Class - 6 CBSE Course

Offline Centres

The VCR and TV were purchased for rupees each. Shopkeeper lost and gain on VCR on TV. Examine the win / loss rate of the entire transaction.

see full answer

Your Exam Success, Personally Taken Care Of

1:1 expert mentors customize learning to your strength and weaknesses – so you score higher in school , IIT JEE and NEET entrance exams.

An Intiative by Sri Chaitanya

answer is A.

(Unlock A.I Detailed Solution for FREE)

Best Courses for You

JEE

NEET

Foundation JEE

Foundation NEET

CBSE

Detailed Solution

Concept-
First calculate the loss of

VCR, then

gain on TV. Losses are recorded negatively and profits are recorded positively, so the winning / losing price can be calculated as

, Calculate the total profit and loss, and if the final result is positive, the shopkeeper will receive the profit. If not, he suffers a loss. Now use

to calculate the profit / loss percentage.
Cost price(CP) of each article= Rs. 8000
Profit of

on TV
Loss of

on VCR
Cost price of TV

Rs. 8000
Profit on TV

Cost price

profit

Profit on TV

of 8000

Cost Price of VCR

Rs. 8000
Loss on VCR

Cost price

Loss

Loss on VCR=

of 8000

Rs. 320
Since profit is more than loss,
Hence, the shopkeeper gains net profit
Net Profit

Rs. 320
Total cost Price of both article

Rs. 16000

Hence, the gain in the whole transaction

.
Hence, option 1 is correct.

Watch 3-min video & get full concept clarity

courses

No courses found

Result Producing online coaching for JEE/NEET of south India

Largest All India Test Series for JEE/NEET

Best Online Course for IIT JEE

Best Online Course for NEET

Best Online Course for CBSE

Ready to Test Your Skills?

Check your Performance Today with our Free Mock Test used by Toppers!

Take Free Test

Get Expert Academic Guidance – Connect with a Counselor Today!