Question

A shopkeeper bought 300 eggs at 80 paisa each. 30 eggs were broken in transit and then he sold the remaining eggs at one rupee each. Find, his gain or loss as percent

Answer 1

C.P. of 300 eggs@80 Paise each
= $300\times 80=24000$ Paise = Rs.240
No. of eggs which were broken in transaction = 30
Remaining eggs = 300-30
= 270
S.P. of eggs@ Rs. 1 each = 270 $\times$ 1 = Rs. 270 Gain = S.P. - C.P.
= Rs. 270 - Rs.240 = Rs. 30
Gain % = $\frac{Gain}{C.P.}\times 100$
= $\frac{100}{8}$% = 12.5%