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A Retailer Buys a Cooler for Rs 1200 and Overhead Expenses on It Are Rs 40. If He Sells the Cooler for Rs 1550, Determine His Profit Percent.

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A retailer buys a cooler for Rs 1200 and overhead expenses on it are Rs 40. If he sells the cooler for Rs 1550, determine his profit percent.

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\[\text { Cooler costs = Rs } . 1200\]

\[\text { Overhead expenses = Rs } . 40\]

\[\text { C . P = Rs }. (1200 + 40) = Rs . 1240\]

\[\text { S . P = Rs } . 1550\]

\[\text { Profit = SP - CP }\]

\[ = Rs . (1550 - 1240)\]

\[ = Rs . 310\]

\[\text { Profit %  }= \frac{Profit}{C . P} \times 100\]

\[ = \frac{310}{1240} \times 100\]

\[ = 25 \]%

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