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A man purchased 20 dozens of pencils at the rate of Rs. 240 per dozen. Two-thirds of the pencils were sold at the rate of Rs. 25 each and the rest of the pencils sold at Rs. 22 each. What is the average percentage of profit?
The total number of pencils bought isΒ $$20\times\ 12=240$$ and the price of each pencil isΒ $$\frac{240}{12}=20$$ rs.Β
Therefore, the total money invested is 4,800
Now, 2/3 rd of the pencils i.e,Β $$\frac{2}{3}\times240=160\ $$ pencils are sold at rs 25, earning backΒ $$160\times\ 25=4,000$$
The remaining 80 pencils are sold at rs 22, earning backΒ $$80\times\ 22=1,760$$
Giving us a net revenue of Rs 5,760 and a net profit of Rs 960
The profit percentage isΒ $$\frac{960}{4800}\times\ 100=20\%$$
Therefore, Option AΒ is the correct answer.
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