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Discussion :: Profit and Loss

  1. Sreenivas sells a table to Shiva at 10% profit and Shiva sells it to Mahesh at 10% loss. At what price did Sreenivas purchase the table if Mahesh paid Rs. 2178?
  2. A.
    Rs. 2100
    B.
    Rs. 2150
    C.
    Rs. 2200
    D.
    Rs. 2250
    E.
    None of these

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    Answer : Option C

    Explanation :

    Let the cost price of table for Sreenivas be Rs. x and given that, cost price of table for Mahesh = Rs. 2178. 

    => (90%) of (110%) of x = Rs. 2178. 


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