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If percentage of profit obtained by selling an item for Rs. 1420 is same as the percentage of loss incurred by selling a same product for Rs. 1260, what should be the selling of the product with 12.5% of profit?Question 3Answera.1387.5b.1507.5c.1485.7d.1400

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If percentage of profit obtained by selling an item for Rs. 1420 is same as the percentage of loss incurred by selling a same product for Rs. 1260, what should be the selling of the product with 12.5% of profit?Question 3Answera.1387.5b.1507.5c.1485.7d.1400

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Let's denote the cost price of the item as 'x'.

According to the problem, the percentage of profit obtained by selling the item for Rs. 1420 is the same as the percentage of loss incurred by selling the item for Rs. 1260.

This can be written as:

(1420 - x)/x * 100 = (x - 1260)/x * 100

Solving this equation, we get:

1420 - x = x - 1260

This simplifies to:

2x = 1420 + 1260

2x = 2680

So, x = 2680 / 2 = 1340

This means the cost price of the item is Rs. 1340.

Now, we need to find the selling price of the product with a 12.5% profit.

The profit is calculated as a percentage of the cost price, so a 12.5% profit on a cost price of Rs. 1340 would be:

Profit = 12.5/100 * 1340 = 167.5

So, the selling price with a 12.5% profit would be:

Selling price = Cost price + Profit = 1340 + 167.5 = Rs. 1507.5

So, the answer is (b) 1507.5.

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