Question

Salt costs Rs. $13.50$ a kilogram $10$ kg of salt is made into packs of $500$ g and sold for Rs. $155$. What is the profit made, if the cost of packing is $25$ p per pack?

Answer 1

Salt costs $=13.5$ per kg

Given $10$ kg of salt made into $500$ g salt packets

For $1$ kg salt(including packing)$=13.5+2\left(0.25\right)$

Because for $500$g packing it cost $=0.25$ pair.

$\therefore$ For $1$ kg it costs $=13.5+2\left(0.25\right)$

(with packing) $=13.5+0.5$

$=14$ Rs.

Now for $10$ kg C.P $=10\times 14$

$=140$ Rs.

S.P$=155$ Rs.

Profit $\Rightarrow$ S.P $-$ C.P $=155-140$

$=15$ Rs.