Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): A man sells his goods at 10% profit. If he sells his goods at 15% profit, he gets 160rupes more. The cost price of his goods is 4.200rupes
Statement(II): A man spends 80% of his earnings. His earnings increased by 25% and his expenses. increased by 20%. The man's savings thus increased by 45%.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Correct Answer :
Statement (I) is false, but statement (II) is true
Solution :
The correct answer is Statement (I) is false, but statement (II) is true.
Let us analyze both statements step-by-step to understand why this option is correct.
Step-by-step Analysis of Statement (I):
Let the cost price of the goods be .
Initially, the man sells his goods at a 10% profit. The selling price () is given by:
If he sells them at a 15% profit, the new selling price () becomes:
According to the statement, selling at a 15% profit instead of a 10% profit yields 160 rupees more. Therefore, we can set up the equation:
Substitute the values in terms of :
Solving for :
Since the actual cost price is 3,200 rupees, but Statement (I) claims the cost price is 4,200 rupees, Statement (I) is false.
Step-by-step Analysis of Statement (II):
Let the man's initial earnings (Income) be 100 units.
Since he spends 80% of his earnings, his initial expenses (Expenditure) are 80 units.
His initial savings are calculated as:
Now, his earnings increase by 25%:
His expenses increase by 20%:
His new savings are:
Now, we find the percentage increase in his savings:
Percentage increase in savings is:
Since the percentage increase matches the 45% stated in the problem, Statement (II) is true.
Thus, Statement (I) is false and Statement (II) is true.
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