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Profit and Loss
Profit and loss depends on the cost price and selling price of an article.
Suppose, if a person buys an article for $70 and sells it for $100.
The cost-price (C.P.) of an article is the price at which the article is bought = $70
The selling-price (S.P.) of an article is the price at which the article is sold = $100
Since, the selling price of the article is more than its cost price; it is sold at a profit.
and, profit (gain) = $100 - $70 = $30
Thus, profit (gain) = selling price - cost price
i.e. profit (gain) = S.P. - C.P.
Similarly, if a person buys an article for $100 and sells it for $90;
The cost-price of the article = $100
and its selling price = $90
Since, the selling price of the article is less than the
cost price; it is sold at a loss.
and, loss = $100 - $90 = $10
Thus, loss = cost price - selling price
i.e. loss = C.P. - S.P.
Note: S.P. is the short form for selling price and C.P. is the short form for cost price.
Corollary:
1. When selling price is more than cost price, there is a profit.
(i) profit = selling price - cost price i.e. profit = S.P. - C.P.
(ii) selling price = cost price + profit i.e. S.P. = C.P. + profit
(iii) cost price = selling price - profit i.e. C.P. = S.P. - profit
2. When selling price is less than cost price, there is a loss.
(i) loss = cost price - selling price i.e. loss = C.P. - S.P.
(ii) selling price = cost price - loss i.e. S.P. = C.P. - loss
(iii) cost price = selling price + loss i.e. C.P. = S.P. + loss
Solved examples on profit and loss:
1. A man bought an article for $10.50 and sold it for $12.
Here the cost price (C.P.) of the article is $10.50 and the selling price (S.P.) of the article is $12.00. Since the selling price of an article is more than its cost price; it is sold at a profit (gain).
Profit = selling price (S.P.) - cost price (C.P.)
= $12.00 - $10.50
= $1.50
2. A boy bought a second hand bicycle for $570. After one year he sold it for $350.
Here the cost price (C.P.) of the bicycle is $570 and the selling price (S.P.) of the bicycle is $350. Since the selling price of an article is less than its cost price; it is sold at a loss.
Loss = cost price (C.P.) - selling price (S.P.)
= $570 - $350
= $220
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