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SSC CGL – Combined Graduate Level Examination · Question 63

Priya purchased 30 litres of honey at ₹50 per litre. She also purchased 20 litres of honey at ₹55 per litre. She combined both quantities and then sold the entire mixture at ₹54 per litre. What was her total profit or loss?

  1. Loss of ₹60
  2. Profit of ₹100
  3. Profit of ₹120
  4. Loss of ₹120
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Answer: (B) Profit of ₹100

Explanation

Cost = 30 × 50 + 20 × 55 = ₹2,600; revenue = 50 × 54 = ₹2,700; profit ₹100.