Profit And Loss
Math MCQs

Question :    After selling a furniture for $481.60 a shopkeeper gets a loss of 14%. In order to get a profit of 13% he should sell in for how much?

Correct Answer  632.8

Solution & Explanation

Strategy to solve the question

Step (1) Calculate the cost price at given loss percent and the sale price.

Step (2) After gettting the cost price find the sale price at given profit percent.

Solution

Method (1) Formula Method

Finding the Sale Price to earn a profit using formula when the Sale Price at a loss is given

Given, the sale price (SP) = $481.6

And, the loss = 14%

Then, the Sale Price (SP) to earn a profit of 13% = ?

Formula to find the cost price when the sale price and loss percent are known

Cost Price (CP) = ¹⁰⁰/_{100 – gain%} × SP

Thus, the Cost Price (CP)

= ¹⁰⁰/_{100 – 14} × 481.6

= ¹⁰⁰/₈₆ × 481.6

= ^{100 × 481.6}/₈₆

= ⁴⁸¹⁶⁰/₈₆ = 560

Thus, the Cost Price (CP) = $560

Finding the Sale Price using the formula when the cost price and Profit percent are known

Here now, CP = $560

And, profit = 13%

Thus Sale Price (SP) = ?

Formula to find the Sale Price (SP) when the cost price (CP) and profit percent are known

Sale Price (SP) = ^{100 + gain%}/₁₀₀ × Cost Price (CP)

Thus, the Sale Price (SP)

= ^{100 + 13}/₁₀₀ × 560

= ¹¹³/₁₀₀ × 560

= ^{113 × 560}/₁₀₀

= ⁶³²⁸⁰/₁₀₀ = 632.8

Thus, Sale Price (SP) at a profit of 13% = $632.8 Answer

Method (2) Algebraic Method

Finding the Sale Price (SP) to earn the given profit using the Algebraic Method when the Sale Pric (SP) at a loss percent is given

Given, the sale price (SP) = $481.6

And, the loss = 14%

Then, the Sale Price (SP) to earn a profit of 13% = ?

Let the Cost Price (CP) = m

Here given loss = 14%

Calculation of loss

loss is calculated on cost price (CP)

Formula to find the loss = loss% of CP

Thus, loss on the cost price of m

= 14% of m

= 14% × m

= ¹⁴/₁₀₀ × m

⇒ loss = ^{14 m}/₁₀₀

Calculation of Cost Price (CP)

The Sale Price (SP) = Cost Price (CP) – loss

⇒ 481.6 = m – ^{14 m}/₁₀₀

⇒ 481.6 = ^{100 m – 14 m}/₁₀₀

⇒ 481.6 = ^{86 m}/₁₀₀

After cross multiplication, we get

481.6 × 100 = 86 m

⇒ 86 m = 481.6 × 100

⇒ m = ^{481.6 × 100}/₈₆

⇒ m = ⁴⁸¹⁶⁰/₈₆ = 560

⇒ m = 560

Thus, the Cost Price (CP) = $560

Finding the Sale Price (SP) when the Cost Price (CP) and profit percent are known

Now, here, Cost Price = 560

And, the profit = 13%

Thus, Sale Price (SP)

= Cost Price (CP) + 13% of Cost Price (CP)

= 560 + ¹³/₁₀₀ × 560

= 560 + ^{13 × 560}/₁₀₀

= 560 + ⁷²⁸⁰/₁₀₀

= 560 + 72.8 = 632.8

Thus, Sale Price (SP) at a profit of 13% = $632.8 Answer

Method (3) Unitary Method

Finding the Sale Price (SP) to earn a given profit when the Sale price (SP) at a loss is given

Given, the sale price (SP) = $481.6

And, the loss = 14%

Then, the Sale Price (SP) to earn a profit of 13% = ?

Let, CP = 100

13% profit = 13% of CP

= 13% of 100 = 13

Thus, Sale Price to earn a profit of 13% = CP + 13

= 100 + 13 = 113

⇒ Sale Price to earn a profit of 13% = 113

14% loss = 14% of CP

= 14% of 100 = 14

Thus, Sale Price at a loss of 14% = CP – Loss

= 100 – 14 = 86

⇒ Sale Price at a loss of 14% = 86

∵ If the Sale Price is 86, then to earn a profit of 13% the Sale Price should be = 113

∴ If the Sale Price is 1, then to earn a profit of 13% the Sale Price should be

= ¹¹³/₈₆

∴ If the Sale Price is 481.6, then to earn a profit of 13% the Sale Price should be

= ¹¹³/₈₆ × 481.6

= ^{113 × 481.6}/₈₆

= ^54420.8/₈₆ = 632.8

Thus, Sale Price to get a profit of 13% = $632.8 Answer

Method (4) Shortcut Method

Shortcut Method to find the Sale Price at a given profit when Sale Price at a loss is given

Given, the sale price (SP) = $481.6

And, the loss = 14%

Then, the Sale Price (SP) to earn a profit of 13% = ?

Here, the Sale Price at a loss of 14 = $481.6

This means 86% of the Cost Price (CP) = 481.6

Therefore, 1% of the Cost Price (CP) = ^481.6/₈₆

Therefore, 100% of the Cost Price (CP)

= ^481.6/₈₆ × 100 = 560

Thus, the Cost Price (CP) = $560

Now, we need to find the Sale Price at a profit of 13%

Thus, Sale Price at a profit of 13%

= 113% of the Cost Price (CP)

= 113% of 560

= ¹¹³/₁₀₀ × 560 = 632.8

Thus, the Cost Price at a profit of 13% = $632.8 Answer

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