A vender sells two articles at same price with one article at 25% profit and other at 20% loss, what is the profit/loss percent in the overall transaction.
option
a) 5% profit
b) 4.6% loss
c) 4.6% profit
d) 5% loss

• let price of each articles 100 total price 200,then 125+80=205 . 2.5% profit in overall transaction
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(19) No(20)
• Let the cost price of first article be 100. therefore the SP of first article=125.
  Now the SP of second article=125(as both the articles are sold at same price). Now let the CP of second article be x and loss =20%. Therefore SP=x-(20x/100)=4x/5. But SP=125. Therefore 4x/5=125.x=156.25.Total CP=100+X=256.25. Now total SP=250. Profit=6.25. Profit %=2.439. which is not in option
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(19) No(2)
• 2.5% loss option not given.
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(9) No(7)
• dummy question. there is loss of 5 rupees....and the loss percent is not in d given options
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(7) No(12)
• loss of rs 5..
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(11)
• @Chandra Bhatt.. The first solution is wrong because the question says both the articles are sold at same price. But in the first solution selling price of first article is 125 and the second is 80. so the first solution is definatly wrong.
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(2)
• Assume the cost price of each of the two articles be Rs. 100
  profit of 25%, SP = Rs 125.
  loss of 20%, SP = Rs 80.
  Total SP (125+80)=205
  Profit %= [(SP-CP)/CP]*100=2.5%
  This is a dummy question
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(6)
• Let the cost price of each of the two articles be Rs. 100
  At 25% profit, selling price will be Rs 125.
  At 20% loss, selling price will br Rs 80.
  Total SP (125+80)=205
  Total CP (2 items @ 100 each)=200
  Profit %= [(SP-CP)/CP]*100=2.5%
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(5)
• 2.5 % loss
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(2)
• 2.5% loss option not given
  
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(3)
• There will be a profit of 2.5 % Ans.
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• let sell price of each article is x,so total sell price 2x.
  cp of one article is 100x/125=4x/5 and cp of another article is 100x/80=5x/4
  so total cp=(4x/5)+(5x/4)=41x/20.
  loss = x/20;
  so loss percentage is 2.43%
  
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• sp=100+100=200
  cp=75+120=195
  profit=5rs
  % profit=2.5%
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)
• Why is the first solution wrong ? can anyone explain ?
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• 2.5% profit.
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
• let price of each articles 100 total price 200,then 75+120=195 . 5% loss in overall transaction
• 6 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• let CP=100
  25% profit of 1st article = 25 RS(100+15) --> SP=125
  20% loss of 2nd article= 20 Rs loss(100-20) -->SP=80
  overall=25(gain)-20(loss) = 5 Rs gain Therefore 5 % profit
• 4 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)