A shopkeeper is giving 800 gm instead of 1000 gm of rice which he bought at Rs. 20/kg and selling at Rs. 25/kg. Find his actual profit.?

50%
25%
78%
56.25%
24%

LohaHridoy

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2025-01-04 04:42

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AhmedNazir

Option 4 : 56.25%

The cost price of 1000 gm rice is 20 but he is giving only 800 gm so we have to calculate the cost price of 800 gm rice = (20/1000) × 800 = 16

⇒ Actual Profit = Selling price – Actual cost price = 25 – 16 = 9

∴ Actual Profit% = (profit/cost price) × 100 = 9/16 × 100 = 56.25%

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