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What is the cost price of an item? Statement I: If the item was sold for Rs. 100 more than its current selling price, the profit percentage would increase by 5 percentage points. Statement II: The current profit percentage is 10%. A. Statement I alone is sufficient, but Statement II alone is not sufficient. B. Statement II alone is sufficient, but Statement I alone is not sufficient. C. Both statements together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient. D. Both statements together are not sufficient.
The correct answer is C. Let CP be the Cost Price of the item. Let SP be the current Selling Price of the item. Let P be the current Profit Percentage. The profit percentage is calculated as: $P = \frac{SP - CP}{CP} \times 100$. **Analysing Statement I:** Statement I says: "If the item was sold for Rs. 100 more than its current selling price, the profit percentage would increase by 5 percentage points." From this, we can set up two equations: 1. The current profit percentage: $P = \frac{SP - CP}{CP} \times 100$ 2. The new profit percentage with the increased selling price: $P + 5 = \frac{(SP + 100) - CP}{CP} \times 100$ We have two equations and three unknown variables (CP, SP, and P). We cannot solve for a unique value of CP using Statement I alone. Therefore, Statement I alone is not sufficient. **Analysing Statement II:** Statement II says: "The current profit percentage is 10%." So, $P = 10$. Using the profit percentage formula: $10 = \frac{SP - CP}{CP} \times 100$ Dividing by 100: $0.1 = \frac{SP - CP}{CP}$ Multiplying by CP: $0.1 \times CP = SP - CP$ Rearranging: $SP = CP + 0.1 \times CP \implies SP = 1.1 \times CP$ This statement provides a relationship between SP and CP, but we have two unknown variables (CP and SP) and only one equation. We cannot determine a unique value for CP. Therefore, Statement II alone is not sufficient. **Combining Statement I and Statement II:** From Statement II, we know that $P = 10$. From Statement II, we also derived the relationship: $SP = 1.1 \times CP$ (Equation 3). Now, substitute $P=10$ into the second equation derived from Statement I: $10 + 5 = \frac{(SP + 100) - CP}{CP} \times 100$ $15 = \frac{SP + 100 - CP}{CP} \times 100$ Divide by 100: $0.15 = \frac{SP + 100 - CP}{CP}$ Multiply by CP: $0.15 \times CP = SP + 100 - CP$ Now, substitute $SP = 1.1 \times CP$ (from Equation 3) into this combined equation: $0.15 \times CP = (1.1 \times CP) + 100 - CP$ $0.15 \times CP = (1.1 - 1) \times CP + 100$ $0.15 \times CP = 0.1 \times CP + 100$ Subtract $0.1 \times CP$ from both sides: $0.15 \times CP - 0.1 \times CP = 100$ $0.05 \times CP = 100$ To find CP, divide by 0.05: $CP = \frac{100}{0.05} = \frac{100}{\frac{5}{100}} = \frac{100 \times 100}{5} = \frac{10000}{5} = 2000$ Since we can determine a unique value for CP (Rs. 2000) by combining both statements, both statements together are sufficient. Final Answer is C.
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