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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:

Options

A

Both statement (I) and statement (II) are true

B

Both statement (I) and statement (II) are false

C

Statement (I) is true, but statement (II) is false

D

Statement (I) is false, but statement (II) is true

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Correct Answer :

Option D

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 CP.

Initially, the man sells his goods at a 10% profit. The selling price (SP1) is given by:
SP1=CP+0.10CP=1.10CP

If he sells them at a 15% profit, the new selling price (SP2) becomes:
SP2=CP+0.15CP=1.15CP

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:
SP2-SP1=160

Substitute the values in terms of CP:
1.15CP-1.10CP=160
0.05CP=160

Solving for CP:
CP=1600.05=3200 rupees

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:
Savings=Income-Expenditure=100-80=20 units

Now, his earnings increase by 25%:
New Income=100×1.25=125 units

His expenses increase by 20%:
New Expenditure=80×1.20=96 units

His new savings are:
New Savings=125-96=29 units

Now, we find the percentage increase in his savings:
Increase in savings=New Savings-Initial Savings=29-20=9 units

Percentage increase in savings is:
Percentage Increase=(920)×100=45%

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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