SSC GD Constable previous year question
On a mobile the profit earned is 250 percent of the cost price. If the cost price increases by 50 percent but the selling price remains the same, then what is the new profit percentage?
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Correct answer: (D) 133.33 percent
Profit=2.5×CP, SP=3.5×CP. New CP=1.5×CP, new profit=2×CP, giving 2/1.5×100 ≈ 133.33%.
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एक मोबाइल पर अर्जित लाभ उसके क्रय मूल्य का 250 प्रतिशत है। यदि क्रय मूल्य में 50 प्रतिशत की वृद्धि कर दी जाती है, लेकिन विक्रय मूल्य अपरिवर्तित रहता है, तो नया लाभ प्रतिशत कितना है?
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सही उत्तर: (D) 133.33 प्रतिशत
Profit=2.5×CP, SP=3.5×CP. New CP=1.5×CP, new profit=2×CP, giving 2/1.5×100 ≈ 133.33%.
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