A tea merchant has 3 varieties of tea to sell. Brand A was sold at Rs. 252 per kg, Brand B was sold at Rs. 280 per kg, and Brand C was sold at Rs. 316 per kg. At the end of the year, he finds that he has left 274 kg of brand A tea, 197 kg of brand B and 54 kg of brand C tea. He mixes the three and sells the mixture at the rate of Rs. 283.50 per kg. What was his profit or loss on the sale? A. Rs. 7565.50 profit B. Rs. 7565.50 loss C. Rs. 8232.40 profit D. Rs. 8125.30 loss
A tea merchant has 3 varieties of tea to sell. Brand A was sold at Rs. 252 per kg, Brand B was sold at Rs. 280 per kg, and Brand C was sold at Rs. 316 per kg. At the end of the year, he finds that he has left 274 kg of brand A tea, 197 kg of brand B and 54 kg of brand C tea. He mixes the three and sells the mixture at the rate of Rs. 283.50 per kg. What was his profit or loss on the sale? A. Rs. 7565.50 profit B. Rs. 7565.50 loss C. Rs. 8232.40 profit D. Rs. 8125.30 loss Correct Answer A
Given:
|
Varieties |
Quantity left |
Selling Price/kg |
|
Brand-A |
274 kg |
Rs. 252 |
|
Brand-B |
197 kg |
Rs. 280 |
|
Brand-C |
54 kg |
Rs. 316 |
New Selling Price of mixture = Rs. 283.50 per kg
Calculation:
Total selling price of Brand A = 274 × 252 = Rs. 69,048
Total selling price of Brand B = 197 × 280 = Rs. 55,160
and Total selling price of Brand C = 54 × 316 = Rs. 17,064
Sum of quantities = 274 + 197 + 54 = 525 kg
Total selling price of (A + B + C) = Rs. 69,048 + Rs. 55,160 + Rs. 17,064
⇒ Rs. 1,41,272
New selling price of (A + B + C) = Rs. 283.50 × 525 kg
⇒ Rs. 1,48,837.50
Now, Profit = Rs. 1,48,837.50 - Rs. 1,41,272
⇒ Rs. 7,565.50
∴ Rs. 7,565.50 is the profit of the tea merchant on the sale.