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A shopkeeper sells a commodity with a profit of 30 percent on the cost
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18 Jan 2024, 14:49
The profit percentage formula is (selling price - cost)/cost * 100 = profit percentage
Let \(s\) = initial selling price, \(c\) = commodity's cost.
Since we're given the initial profit percentage is 30%,
\(\frac{s - c}{c} * 100 = 30\)
\(s - c = 0.3c\)
\(s = 1.3c\)
The new selling price after the increase = s + 100. Set up the formula again with the new profit percentage of 40%.
\(\frac{(s + 100)- c}{c} * 100 = 40\) <- c remains the same, since cost doesn't change
\((s + 100)- c = 0.4c\)
\(s + 100 = 1.4c\)
Plug in \(s = 1.3c\) for s to solve for c.
\(1.3c + 100 = 1.4c\)
\(100 = 0.1c\)
\(c = 1000\)
\(s = 1.3c = 1.3(1000) = 1300\)