b) Mr. Bohara purchased 2 quintals of organic apples at Jumla for Rs 17,000 and paid Rs 15 per kg in transportation from Jumla to Nepalgunj. He found that \( \frac{1}{20} \) of the quantity of apples were damaged. He sold the remaining quantity at Rs 120 per kg . (i) What is the total cost price of apples? (ii) How many kilograms of apples were damaged? (iii) Calculate his profit or loss percent in the total transaction. ive Section - B

Let's solve each part of the problem step by step. ### Given: - **Quantity Purchased:** 2 quintals = 200 kg (since 1 quintal = 100 kg) - **Cost Price (CP) of Apples:** Rs 17,000 - **Transportation Cost:** Rs 15 per kg - **Damaged Quantity:** \( \frac{1}{20} \) of total quantity - **Selling Price (SP) per kg:** Rs 120 --- ### (i) **Total Cost Price of Apples** **Total Transportation Cost:** \[ \text{Transportation Cost} = \text{Cost per kg} \times \text{Quantity} = 15 \times 200 = \text{Rs } 3,000 \] **Total Cost Price:** \[ \text{Total CP} = \text{Cost of Apples} + \text{Transportation Cost} = 17,000 + 3,000 = \text{Rs } 20,000 \] **Answer:** The total cost price of the apples is **Rs 20,000**. --- ### (ii) **Kilograms of Apples Damaged** \[ \text{Damaged Quantity} = \frac{1}{20} \times 200 = 10 \text{ kg} \] **Answer:** **10 kilograms** of apples were damaged. --- ### (iii) **Profit or Loss Percentage** **Quantity Sold:** \[ \text{Sold Quantity} = \text{Total Quantity} - \text{Damaged Quantity} = 200 - 10 = 190 \text{ kg} \] **Total Selling Price:** \[ \text{Total SP} = \text{SP per kg} \times \text{Sold Quantity} = 120 \times 190 = \text{Rs } 22,800 \] **Profit:** \[ \text{Profit} = \text{Total SP} - \text{Total CP} = 22,800 - 20,000 = \text{Rs } 2,800 \] **Profit Percentage:** \[ \text{Profit \%} = \left( \frac{\text{Profit}}{\text{Total CP}} \right) \times 100 = \left( \frac{2,800}{20,000} \right) \times 100 = 14\% \] **Answer:** He made a **14% profit** on the total transaction. --- ### **Summary of Answers:** 1. **Total Cost Price:** Rs 20,000 2. **Damaged Quantity:** 10 kg 3. **Profit Percentage:** 14 %