Eesha has a wheat business.She purchases wheat from a local wholesaler of a…
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Eesha has a wheat business.She purchases wheat from a local wholesaler of a particular cost per pound. The price of the wheat of her stores is Rs. 30 per kg. Her faulty spring balance reads 0.9 Kg for a Kg. Also in the festival season, she gives a 10% discount on the wheat. She found that she made neither a profit nor a loss, then Eesha purchased the wheat from the wholesaler for (Price/Kg)
- A.
Rs. 24.8
- B.
Rs. 27.0
- C.
Rs. 25.5
- D.
Rs. 24.3
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Correct answer: D
Answer: Rs. 24.3
Reasoning and steps:
Let the cost price be x per kg.
Because the faulty balance reads 0.9 kg when the true weight is 1 kg, when the balance shows 1 kg the actual quantity given = 1/0.9 kg.
Cost to Eesha for the actual quantity given when she sells 1 kg (by the balance) = x × (1/0.9) = x/0.9.
Selling price after 10% discount on Rs. 30 per kg = 30 × 0.9 = 27.
No profit and no loss implies cost of the quantity given = selling price received, so set x/0.9 = 27.
Solve for x: x = 27 × 0.9 = 24.3.
Thus the price at which Eesha purchased the wheat from the wholesaler is Rs. 24.3 per kg.