20june2019 paper1 Q34

Consider the following two tables (I and II) that show the percentage-wise distribution (%) of the number of laptops sold by a shopkeeper during a period of six months from April to September 2018 and the ratio between the number of Laptops sold of brand HP (H) and brand DELL (D) during the same six months. A total of 45000 laptops have been sold during these six months Study these tables I and II and answer the questions that follow

I. Sale of laptops Month wise    II. Laptops Brand Ratio
Name of Month % of Laptops    Name of Month  Ratio
April   17     H D
May 22   April   8 7
June  25   May 4 5
July 8   June  3 2
August 12   July 7 5
September 16   August 7 8
      September 7 9
           

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0. If the shop keeper earned a profit of Rs. 434 on each laptop sold of brand D during July, what was his total profit earned on the laptops of that brand during the same month?

  • Option : D
  • Explanation : Number of laptop of brand D sold in July = 45000 x 8/100 x 5/12 = 1500 Total profit of the shopkeeper = 434 x 1500 = 6,51,000
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