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Coconuts were purchased at Rs. 150 per hundred and sold at Rs. 2 per coconut. If 2000 coconuts were sold. What was the total profit made?

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Coconuts were purchased at Rs. 150 per hundred and sold at Rs. 2 per coconut. If 2000 coconuts were sold. What was the total profit made?
1). Rs. 500
2). Rs. 1000
3). Rs. 1500
4). Rs. 2000


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CP of 100 coconuts = Rs 150

∴ CP of 2000 coconuts = Rs 150 × 2000/100

= Rs 3000

? SP of 1 coconut = Rs 2

∴ SP of 2000 coconuts = Rs 2 × 2000

= Rs 4000

⇒ Profit = SP – CP

= 4000 – 3000

= Rs 1000
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