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Question : Shivam purchased two watches, the first for Rs. 12000 and the second for Rs. 16000. He sold both watches, the first one at a profit of 10% and the second at a loss of 10%. What is the overall profit or loss?

Option 1: Profit = Rs. 600

Option 2: Profit = Rs. 200

Option 3: Loss = Rs. 800

Option 4: Loss = Rs. 400


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Correct Answer: Loss = Rs. 400


Solution : For the First watch:
⇒ SP 1 = CP + $\frac{\text{Profit percentage×CP}}{100}$ = 12000 + $\frac{(10×12000)}{100}$ = 12000 + 1200 = Rs. 13200
For the second watch:
⇒ SP 2 = CP – $\frac{\text{Loss percentage × CP }}{100}$ = 16000 – $\frac{(10×16000) }{100}$ = 16000 – 1600 = Rs.14400
⇒ Overall profit or loss = (SP 1 + SP 2 ) – (CP 1 + CP 2 )
= (13200 + 14400) – (12000 + 16000) = 27600 – 28000 = – 400
Hence, the correct answer is 'Loss = Rs. 400'.

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