Examples on Calculating Profit or Loss


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1. Henry sold a bicycle at 8% gain. Had it been sold for $ 75 more, the gain would have been 14%. Find the cost price of the bicycle. 

Solution: 

Let the cost price of the bicycle be $ x. 

SP of the bicycle at 8% gain = $ [{(100 + gain %) /100} × CP] 

                                             = $ [{(100 + 8)/100} × x] 

                                             = $ {(108/100) × x} 

                                             = $ (27x/25) 


SP of the bicycle at 14% gain = $ [{(100 + 14)/100} × x] 

                                                = $ {(114/100) × x} 

                                                = $ (57 x/50) 

Therefore, (57 x /50) - (27 x/25) = 75 

⇔ (57 x – 54 x)/50 = 75

⇔ 3 x = (50 × 75) 

⇔ x = (50 × 25) 

⇔ x = 1250

Hence the CP of the bicycle is $ 1250. 


Examples on Calculating Profit or Loss

2. Mike sold a watch at 5% loss. Had he sold it for $ 104 more, he would have gained 8%. Find the selling price of the watch.

Solution:

Let the selling price of the watch be $ x.

Loss% = 5%.

Therefore, CP of the watch = {100/(100 - loss %) × SP}

                                           = $ {100/(100 - 5) × x}

                                           = $ {(100/95) × x}

                                           = $ (20x /19)

Now, CP = $ (20x /19) and gain % = 8%.

Then, SP = [{(100 + gain %)/100} × CP]

               = $ [{(100 + 8)/100} ×(20 x /19)]

               = $ {(108/100)×(20x /19)}

              = $ (108x /95)

Therefore, (108x /95) - x = 104

⇔ (108x - 95x) = (104 × 95)

⇔ 13x = (104 × 95)

⇔ x = (104 × 95)/13

⇔ x = 760.

Hence, the selling price of the watch is $ 760.


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Examples on Calculating Profit or Loss

3. Greg sells two watches for $ 1955 each, gaining 15% on one and losing 15% on the other. Find her gain or loss per cent in the whole transaction. 

Solution: 

SP of the first watch = $ 1955. 

Gain% = 15%. 

Therefore, CP of the first watch = [{100/(100 + gain %)} × SP]

                                                   = $ [{100/(100 + 15)} × 1955] 

                                                   = $ {(100/115) × 1955}

                                                   = $ 1700. 

SP of the second watch = $ 1955. 

Loss% = 15%. 

CP of the second watch = [{100/(100 - loss %)} × SP] 

                                      = $ [{100/(100 - 15)} × 1955] 

                                      = $ {(100/85) × 1955}

                                      = $ 2300

Total CP of the two watches = $ (1700 + 2300) = $ 4000. 

Total SP of the two watches = $ (1955 × 2) = $ 3910. 

Since (SP) < (CP), there is a loss in the whole transaction. 

Loss = $ (4000 - 3910) = $ 90. 

Therefore, Loss% = {(90/4000) × 100} % = 2¹/₄%

Hence, Greg loses 2¹/₄% in the whole transaction. 


4. Nick purchased two hand bags for $ 750 each. He sold these bags, gaining 6% on one and losing 4% on the other. Find his gain or loss per cent in the whole transaction. 

Solution:

CP of the first handbag = $ 750.

Gain% = 6%.

SP of the first handbag = [{(100 + gain %)/100} × CP]

                                     = $ [{(100 + 6)/100} × 750]

                                     = $ {(106/100) × 750}

                                     = $ 795.

CP of the second handbag = $ 750.

Loss% = 4%.

SP of second handbag = [{(100 - loss %)/100} × CP]

                                    = $ [{(100 - 4)/100} × 750]

                                    = $ {(96/100) × 750}

                                    = $ 720.

Total CP of the two handbags = $ (750 × 2) = $ 1500.

Total SP of the two handbags = $ (795 + 720) = $ 1515.

Since (SP) > (CP), there is a gain in the whole transaction

Gain = $ (1515 - 1500) = $ 15.

Gain % = {(gain/Total CP) × 100}%

             = {(15/1500) × 100}%

             = 1%.

Hence, Nick gains 1% in the whole transaction.




5. A reduction of20% in the price of sugar enables Mrs. Jones to buy an extra 5 kg of it for $ 320.

Find:

(i) the original rate, and

(ii) the reduced rate per kg.

Solution:

Let the original rate be $ x per kg.

Reduced rate = (80% of $ x) per kg

                      = $ (x × 80/100) per kg

Quantity of sugar for $ 320 at original rate = 320/x kg

Quantity of sugar for $ 320 at the new rate = 320/(4x/5) kg

                                                                     = (320 × 5)/4x kg

                                                                     = 400/x kg.

Therefore, (400/x) - (320/x) = 5

⇔ 5x = (400 - 300)

⇔ 5x = 80

⇔ x = 16

(i) Original rate = $ 16 per kg

(ii) Reduced rate = (4/5 × 16) per kg

                             = $ 64/5 per kg

                             = $ 12.80 per kg.



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