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Profit and loss

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Two articles of same price one Where no cp If the price of an article Increases If the price of an article decrease When uses a weight Profit of x% and Loss on cp but uses less SP= [(100+ Gain%)/ 100]x CP SP= [(100+ Gain%)/ 100]x CP SP= [(100+ Gain%)/ 100]x CP CP= [100/ (100- Loss%)]x SP The real price cost price of a product will be If P% and L% are equal,then
sold at x℅ Profit other at x% loss or sp given by r% then the reduction in by r% then the increase in Of lesser weight Uses weight of y% less Weight. [100 x 100 x P/(100+m)(100+n)] if it is P = L and %loss = P²/100.
consumption so that the consumption so as not to decrease first sold at m% profit and then again at
expenditure remains the same. expenditure on this item so on. n% profit. CP = [100 x 100 x L/(100-m)(100-n)]
in the event of a loss.m

2% Assume cp be 100 Gain % =(TrueWeight–FalseWeight/ Gain% =(%Profit+%Lessinweight/ Profit% or Loss% =


(X/10) False weight) × 100 100-%less in weight)×100 (%Lessweight−%Loss/
(r/100+r) ×100 (r/100-r)×100 100- less in weight) ×100

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