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A candy dealer makes up a mixture of 3 parts of candy costing him Tk. 60 per pound with 2 parts of candy costing him Tk. 70 per pound and 2 parts of candy costing him Tk. 50 per pound. At what price per pound should he sell his mixture to make a profit of 25 percent?

A candy dealer makes up a mixture of 3 parts of candy costing him Tk. 60 per pound with 2 parts of candy costing him Tk. 70 per pound and 2 parts of candy costing him Tk. 50 per pound. At what price per pound should he sell his mixture to make a profit of 25 percent? Correct Answer Tk. 75

Cost of mixture = 60 TK. per pound At 25% profit, selling price should be = 60 x 125% =  75 TK. per pound

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