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If he sold the ceiling fan at the discount of 15% and earned a profit of 6.25%, then find the profit earned on the table fan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A<\/strong>.Rs.600 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B<\/strong>.Rs.750 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C<\/strong>.Rs.390 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D<\/strong>.Rs.450<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E<\/strong>. None of these<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ans: Rs.390<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sol:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MP of ceiling fan=Rs.6500<br>SP of ceiling fan=6500*<em>85\/100=Rs.5525 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>CP of ceiling <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>fan=5525<\/em>*100\/106.25=5525*<em>16\/17=Rs.5200 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>CP of table fan=5200<\/em>*5\/8=Rs.3250<br>MP of table fan=3250*<em>140\/100=Rs.4550 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>SP of table fan=4550<\/em>*80\/100=Rs.3640<br>Profit earned on table fan=3640-3250=Rs.390<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q. The shopkeeper marked the price of the table fan as 40% more than its cost price and sold it at a 20% discount. Ratio of the cost price of the table and ceiling fan is 5:8 respectively and the marked price of the ceiling fan is Rs.6500. 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