A floweriest buys 100 dozen roses at Rs 2 a dozen By the time the flowers are delivered 20 dozen ros...

Question

A floweriest buys 100 dozen roses at Rs 2 a dozen By the time the flowers are delivered 20 dozen roses are mutilated and are thrown away At what price should he sell the rest if he needs to make a 20 profit on his purchase

Accepted Answer

Given cost of 1 dozen roses Rs 2 Number of roses bought by the florist 100 dozens Thus cost price of 100 dozen roses 2 x 100 Rs 200 Roses left after discarding the mutilated ones 80 dozens Calculating the price at which the florist should sell the 80 dozen roses in order to make a profit of 20 we have Profit SPCPCP x100 SP200200 x 100 40 SP 200 SP Rs 240 Therefore the SP of the roses should be Rs 24080 Rs 3 per dozen

RD Sharma Solutions Class 7 Mathematics Solutions for Profit and Loss Exercise 12.1 in Chapter 12 - Profit and Loss