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Question : Manoj bought two TVs for Rs. 2280. He sold one at a loss of 20% and the other at a profit of 10%. If each TV was sold for the same price, then what is the cost price of the TV that was sold at a loss?

Option 1: Rs. 1380

Option 2: Rs. 1320

Option 3: Rs. 1050

Option 4: Rs. 1440


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Correct Answer: Rs. 1320


Solution : Let the cost price of the TV sold at a loss as L and the cost price of the TV sold at a profit as P.
Given that Manoj bought two TVs for Rs. 2280.
$⇒L + P = 2280$ ____(1)
He sold the first TV at a loss of 20%, so its selling price was $0.8L$. He sold the second TV at a profit of 10%, so its selling price was $1.1P$. Given that, each TV was sold for the same price.
$⇒0.8L = 1.1P$ ____(2)
From equation (2),
$⇒P = \frac{0.8L}{1.1} = \frac{8L}{11}$
Substitute this into equation (1),
$⇒L + \frac{8L}{11} = 2280$
$⇒11L + 8L = 2280 \times 11$
$⇒19L = 25080$
$⇒L = \frac{25080}{19} = 1320$
Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 1320.

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