Shaan has a total Rs. 5,500 with him. He buys product ‘z’ at Rs. 5,000 from this sum and then sells it to another person, thus making a profit of 15% on it. With all the money he has now, he buys product ‘X’ and then sells it to another person making a profit of 25% on it. What is the total money Shaan has now?
Rs. 7, 812.50
Let's break down Shaan's transactions step-by-step to find the total amount of money he has at the end.
Shaan starts with a total of Rs. 5,500.
He buys product 'z' for Rs. 5,000. This is the Cost Price (CP) of product 'z'.
Money remaining with Shaan after buying 'z' = Initial Money - Cost of 'z'
Money remaining = Rs. 5,500 - Rs. 5,000 = Rs. 500
He then sells product 'z' at a profit of 15%.
The profit amount is calculated on the Cost Price of 'z'.
Profit on 'z' = 15% of Rs. 5,000
Profit on 'z' $= \frac{15}{100} \times 5000 = 0.15 \times 5000 = 750$
The Selling Price (SP) of product 'z' is the Cost Price plus the Profit.
Selling Price of 'z' = Cost Price of 'z' + Profit on 'z'
Selling Price of 'z' = Rs. 5,000 + Rs. 750 = Rs. 5,750
After selling product 'z', Shaan now has the money that was initially left with him plus the selling price of 'z'.
Total money Shaan has after selling 'z' = Money remaining initially + Selling Price of 'z'
Total money after selling 'z' = Rs. 500 + Rs. 5,750 = Rs. 6,250
With all the money he has now (Rs. 6,250), Shaan buys product 'X'.
This means the Cost Price (CP) of product 'X' is Rs. 6,250.
He sells product 'X' making a profit of 25% on it.
The profit amount is calculated on the Cost Price of 'X'.
Profit on 'X' = 25% of Rs. 6,250
Profit on 'X' $= \frac{25}{100} \times 6250 = 0.25 \times 6250$
Profit on 'X' $= \frac{1}{4} \times 6250 = \frac{6250}{4} = 1562.50$
The Selling Price (SP) of product 'X' is the Cost Price plus the Profit.
Selling Price of 'X' = Cost Price of 'X' + Profit on 'X'
Selling Price of 'X' = Rs. 6,250 + Rs. 1,562.50 = Rs. 7,812.50
The total money Shaan has now is the selling price of product 'X'.
After completing both transactions, Shaan has a total of Rs. 7,812.50.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Cost Price (CP) | The price at which an article is bought. |
| Selling Price (SP) | The price at which an article is sold. |
| Profit | When SP > CP. Calculated as SP - CP. |
| Loss | When CP > SP. Calculated as CP - SP. |
| Profit Percentage | % |
| Loss Percentage | % |
When solving profit and loss problems, it's important to remember that profit or loss percentage is usually calculated based on the Cost Price (CP) unless otherwise stated. The selling price can also be calculated directly using the profit percentage:
In this problem, for product 'z' with a 15% profit:
SP of 'z' = $5000 \times (1 + \frac{15}{100}) = 5000 \times (1 + 0.15) = 5000 \times 1.15 = 5750$
This matches the previous calculation (5000 + 750).
For product 'X' with a 25% profit:
CP of 'X' = 6250
SP of 'X' = $6250 \times (1 + \frac{25}{100}) = 6250 \times (1 + 0.25) = 6250 \times 1.25$
SP of 'X' = $6250 \times 1.25 = 7812.50$
This confirms the final amount Shaan has.
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