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A cement Company earns a profit of 15 RS per bag of white cement sold and loss of 8 rupees per bag of Grey cement sold. The company sells 3500 bags of white cement and 2000 bags of Grey cement in a month. what is its profit or loss ​

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Given :-

  • Profit of Rs.15 / bag on white CEMENT .
  • Loss of Rs.8 / bag on GREY cement .
  • Company SELL = 3500 bags of white cement & 2000 bags of Gray Cement .

To Find :-

  • Total Profit or Loss % ?

Solution :-

→ Profit on 1 bag of White cement = Rs.15

→ So, Profit on 3500 bags of white cement = 15 * 3500 = Rs.52500 = Total Profit ----------- Equation (1)

And,

→ Loss on 1 bag of Grey cement = Rs.8

→ So, Profit on 2000 bags of white cement = 8 * 2000 = Rs.16000 = Total Loss ----------- Equation (2)

So,

→ Overall Profit = Equation 1 - Equation 2

→ Overall Profit = 52500 - 16000

→ Overall Profit = Rs.36500 (Ans).

Hence, The cement company has a overall Profit of Rs.36500.



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