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If Punam, while selling two goats at the same price, makes a profit of on one goat and suffers a loss of on the other—

  1. A
    She makes no profit and no loss
  2. B
    She makes a profit of
  3. C
    She suffers a loss of
  4. D
    She suffers a loss of

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

When two items are sold at the same selling price (), such that there is a profit of on one and a loss of on the other, the transaction always results in an overall loss.
The net loss percentage formula is given by:



Given :



Hence, she suffers an overall loss of .

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If Punam, while selling two goats at the same price, makes a profit of on one goat and suffers a loss of on the other—
A
She makes no profit and no loss
B
She makes a profit of
C
She suffers a loss of
D
She suffers a loss of

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