2 votes 2 votes Two merchants sell, each an article for Rs.1000. If Merchant A computes his profit on cost price, while Merchant B computes his profit on selling price, they end up making profits of 25% respectively. By how much is the profit made by Merchant B greater than that of Merchant A? A) Rs.66.67 B) Rs. 50 C) Rs.125 D) Rs.200 Quantitative Aptitude quantitative-aptitude + – __ asked Sep 6, 2016 __ 530 points 1.9k views answer comment Share See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.
0 votes 0 votes SP = Rs. 1000. For A, Profit = 0.25 C.P. = x. So, SP = CP + x = Rs. 1000, 5x = Rs. 1000 x = Rs. 200. For B, Profit = 0.25 S.P. = Rs. 250. So, difference in profit = Rs. 250 - Rs. 200 = Rs. 50. Arjun answered Sep 6, 2016 Arjun 8.6k points comment Share See all 2 Comments See all 2 2 Comments reply __ 530 points commented Sep 7, 2016 reply Share i think its somehow wrong according to me for A 1000-xa=.25xa xa=800 for B 1000-xb=250 xb=750 so difference comes as 50 rs. plz check sir... 0 votes 0 votes Arjun 8.6k points commented Sep 7, 2016 reply Share What's xa? 0 votes 0 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.