A person spent Rs 50000 to purchase a desktop computer and a laptop computer. He sold the desktop at 20% profit and the laptop at 10% loss. If overall he made a 2% profit then the purchase price, in rupees, of the desktop is
Correct Answer: 20000
Let the price of desktop and laptop be x,y respectively.
Given,
x+y=50000...(i)
12.x+0.9y=50000(1.02)=51000...(ii)
(ii)-0.9(i) gives
0.3x=6000=> x=20000.
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