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Which of the following statements are correct? A. If the cost price of an item is Rs.56 and the gain…

For A, a 20% gain on Rs. 56 gives a selling price of \(56 \times 1.2 = \text{Rs. } 67.20\), not Rs. 76.20, so A is wrong. For B, a 15% loss on Rs. 80 gives \(80 \times 0.85…

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Which of the following statements are correct?
A. If the cost price of an item is Rs.56 and the gain percentage is 20%, the selling price of the item is Rs.76.2.
B. If the cost price of an item is Rs.80 and the loss percentage is 15%, the selling price of the item is Rs. 68.
C. If an item purchased in Rs.5 is sold for Rs.6, the profit is 25%

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Correct answer B

For A, a 20% gain on Rs. 56 gives a selling price of 56×1.2=Rs. 67.2056 \times 1.2 = \text{Rs. } 67.20, not Rs. 76.20, so A is wrong. For B, a 15% loss on Rs. 80 gives 80×0.85=Rs. 6880 \times 0.85 = \text{Rs. } 68, so B is right. For C, a profit of Re 1 on a cost price of Rs. 5 is 15×100=20%\frac{1}{5} \times 100 = 20\%, not 25%, since profit per cent is reckoned on the cost price; so only B is correct.

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