I came across this question in one of the mocks. If the profit on two items is same and the ratio of quantity sold is a:b, then is the ratio of SPs b:a?? No info provided on their CPs

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I came across this question in one of the mocks. If the profit on two items is same and the ratio of quantity sold is  a:b, then is the ratio of SPs b:a?? No info provided on their CPs

Pv Aaditya · Answer

Let CP be x and y. Profit in both the cases = p.
SP in case 1 = xa + pSP in case 2 = yb + p
Ratio of SP need not be b:a

I came across this question in one of the mocks. If the profit on two items is same and the ratio of quantity sold is a:b, then is the ratio of SPs b:a?? No info provided on their CPs

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