A man purchases some oranges at the rate of 25 for rupee 100 and same amount of oranges at the rate ...........

Quant (SSC) Profit and loss

A man purchases some oranges at the rate of 25 for rupee 100 and same amount of oranges at the rate of 50 for rupees 100. He mixes them and sell at the rate of 25 for rupees 75. Find the profit/loss percentage.

4% loss

4% profit

5% loss

No profit no loss

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Explanation:

Let man buys X unit of oranges at the rate of 25 for rupee 100 and X unit of oranges at the rate of 50 for rupee 100.
CP = (100/25)* X + (100/50)*X = 6X
SP = (75/25)*2X = 6X
So, no profit no loss