A shopkeeper has 4 types of articles, whose cost prices are Rs. 20, Rs. 20, Rs. 30 and Rs. 30. He sold the above articles with the profit of 15%, 20%, 20% and 30% respectively. Next day his son sold the above articles with the profit of reverse order (By mistake). What is the percentage increase/decrease in profit?

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A shopkeeper has 4 types of articles, whose cost prices are Rs. 20, Rs. 20, Rs. 30 and Rs. 30.  He sold the above articles with the profit of 15%, 20%, 20% and 30% respectively. Next day his son sold the above articles with the profit of reverse order (By mistake). What is the percentage increase/decrease in profit?

ganeshie8 · Answer

start by calculating the profit on first day

anonymous · Answer

23,24,36,39---> first day
26,24,36,69/2---->second day

anonymous · Answer

3+0+0+9/2=15/2

anonymous · Answer

15/2/142*100=answer ah?

anonymous · Answer

8.15 %

ganeshie8 · Answer

23,24,36,39---> first day
26,24,36,34.5---->second day

ganeshie8 · Answer

Do :  second day - first day

that gives u how much the profit increased

ganeshie8 · Answer

3 + 0 + 0 - 4.5

-1.5

ganeshie8 · Answer

so the profit decreased by 1.5 rupees

anonymous · Answer

yes done before

anonymous · Answer

how -4.5 it is plus 4.5

ganeshie8 · Answer

first day proft : 3+4+6+9 = 22
second day profit : 6+6+4+4.5 = 20.5

ganeshie8 · Answer

second day profit - first day profit
20.5 - 22
-1.5

anonymous · Answer

rightly said

ganeshie8 · Answer

percentage decrease =   $\large  \frac{1.5}{22} \times   100 = 6.8 \%$

anonymous · Answer

i suppose the answer will be increase of 38.66%

anonymous · Answer

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