A shopkeeper bought 150 pen drives at the rate of Rs. 500 per pen driv...
Given data:
- Number of pen drives bought = 150
- Cost price of each pen drive = Rs. 500
- Transportation and packing cost = Rs. 500
- Marked price of each pen drive = Rs. 520
- Discount offered = 5%
Calculating the total cost:
Cost of 1 pen drive = Rs. 500
Cost of 150 pen drives = Rs. (500 * 150) = Rs. 75,000
Transportation and packing cost = Rs. 500
Total cost = Rs. 75,000 + Rs. 500 = Rs. 75,500
Calculating the selling price:
Marked price of 1 pen drive = Rs. 520
Discount offered = 5%
Discount on 1 pen drive = (5/100) * 520 = Rs. 26
Selling price of 1 pen drive = Marked price - Discount = 520 - 26 = Rs. 494
Selling price of 150 pen drives = Rs. (494 * 150) = Rs. 74,100
Calculating the profit percentage:
Profit = Selling price - Total cost = Rs. (74,100 - 75,500) = Rs. -1,400
Profit percentage = (Profit/Total cost) * 100 = (-1,400/75,500) * 100 = -1.85%
Since the profit percentage is negative, it means the shopkeeper incurred a loss. Therefore, option C is incorrect.
The correct answer is e) None of these
A shopkeeper bought 150 pen drives at the rate of Rs. 500 per pen driv...
C.P. of 150 calculators = 150 x 500 = Rs. 75000
∴ Total C.P. = 75000 + 500 = Rs. 75500
Marked price of 150 calculator = 150 x 570 = Rs. 82500
Selling price after discount = 82500 x 95 / 100 = Rs. 78375
∴ percentage profit = [(78375 – 75500) / 75500] x 100 = 3.8%