A shopkeeper marks his goods at 25 \% above the cost price. He sells \frac{3}{5} th of his goods at marked price and remaining at 20 \% discount. Find his gain or loss per cent in the transaction.

Management Aptitude Test Dec 2019 Paper

Question : 120 of 200

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A shopkeeper marks his goods at

25 \%

above the cost price. He sells

{3}/{5}

th of his goods at marked price and remaining at

20 \%

discount. Find his gain or loss per cent in the transaction.

Solution:

Let the

{\CP}

of the goods

=₹ 100

MP of the goods

=₹ 125

Total

{\SP}=₹({3}/{5} ×125+{2}/{5} ×{80}/{100} × 125)

=₹(75+40)=₹ 115

∴ Gain per cent

=({15}/{100} × 100) \%=15 \%

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