Question
A shopkeeper sells milk. He marks up the price of milk
to 60% above its cost price and offers a discount of 20% on the marked price upon selling it. If the shopkeeper cheats his customer by selling 'y' ml less in every 1 litre pack of milk, he earns a profit of Rs. 2160 on selling 12 litres of milk. If 1 litre of milk is sold honestly without cheating in quantity, then the difference between the discount given and the profit earned is Rs. 20. Find the value of (4y + 20).Solution
Let the cost price of 1 litre of milk be Rs. 100m
Marked price of 1 litre of milk = 100m × 1.6 = Rs. 160m
Selling price of 1 litre of milk = 160m × 0.8 = Rs. 128m
Profit without cheating = 128m - 100m = Rs. 28m
Discount given = 160m - 128m = 32m
ATP,
32m - 28m = 20
Or, 4m = 20
So, m = 5
Cost price of 1 litre of milk = 100 × 5 = Rs. 500
Selling price of 1 litre of milk = 128 × 5 = Rs. 640
Selling price of (1000 - y) ml of milk = Rs. 640
Profit earned on selling 12 packets of (1000 - y) ml milk = Rs. 2160
So, profit earned on selling (1000 - y) ml milk = 2160 ÷ 12 = Rs. 180
So, cost price of (1000 - y) ml milk = 640 - 180 = Rs. 460
(460/500) = {(1000 - y)/1000}
0.92 × 1000 = 1000 - y
So, y = 1000 - 920 = 80
Therefore, required value = 4y + 20 = 320 + 20 = 340
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