Question

A shopkeeper purchases 50 dozen eggs at Rs. 16 per dozen. Of these 40 eggs were found to be broken. At what price should he sell the remaining eggs in order to make a profit of 5%?

Answer 1

cp=50*4=200
profit %=5%
rotten=40
profit %=(sp-cp)/cp
5=((560(x/12)-200)/200)*100
140x=630
x=4.50

Answer 2

50 dozen eggs at ₹16 a dozen .from these 20 eggs were found to be broken she sold remain eggs ₹1.50 per eggs find gain or loss in percent