A man buys two cycles for 1200 each, he sells first cycle at a loss of 20% ,if he desires to get a profit of 15% on whole for how much should he sell his 2nd cycle?

• 1st cycle sold at a loss of 20%, so the Sp of 1st cycle= 1200*(1-20/100)=960
  Total CP for 2 cycles= 1200*2=2400
  Desired SP for 2 cycles= 2400*(1+15/100)=2760
  so, SP of 2nd cycle= 2760-960=1800
  
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(47) No(0)
• 1st cycle sold at a loss of 20%, so the Sp of 1st cycle= 1200*(1-20/100)=960
  Total CP for 2 cycles= 1200*2=2400
  Desired SP for 2 cycles= 2400*(1+15/100)=2760
  so, SP of 2nd cycle= 2760-960=1600
  
  Correct Me If Am Wrong! :)
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(24)
• oh there was a bit of miscalculation!
  
  2760-960=1800
  
  thanks jyotsna for rectifying! :)
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(2)
• answer-1800
  
  1200*2=2400
  for getting 15% total profit it must be sold at = 2400*1.15=2760
  one cycle has been sold at 20% loss
  means one cycle is sold at price-
  1200*0.80=960
  
  for selling both cycles at 2760 for getting 20% profit , second cycle price will be
  2760-960=1800
  
  it means second cycle must be sold at 1800.
• 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(0)
• loss=20*1200/100=240
  sp of first cycle=1200-240=960
  profit on whole=15*1200/100=180
  sp of second cycle=1200+240+180=1620
  ans===1620
  
  
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(0)
• 15 = x - 20 -x/5
  35 = 4/5*x
  35*5/4 = x
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
• 1800 will be....
  
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
• 2760-960=1800 answer
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
• guys, it's so simple
  1800
  
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• 1800 is the answer
  
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• It's 1800 rupees he should have to sell for getting 15% profit on both
• 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• He should have to sell the second cycle for 1800 rupees to get whole 15% profit.
• 6 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• 1380 10% = 120 so we have 15% of sec cycle so 120+60=180 total cost of 2nd cycle is 1200+ profit
  1200+180=1380
• 5 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
• 1800
  
  1200*0.8=960
  
  960+x=2400*1.15
  
  x=1800
• 5 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• A=1200, B=1200;
  A x 0.20 = 1200 x0.20 = Rs. 240 Loss in one cycle. Hence A is sold at 960.
  now to get 15% profit on whole
  2400x1.15 =2760
  => 2760-960 = Rs.1800 for second cycle to get 15% profit on whole.
• 5 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)