A shopkeeper uses 940 gm weight in place of one kg weight. He sells it at 4% profit. What will be the actual profit percentage? (rounded off to two decimal places)

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  1. 9.25%
  2. 10.32%
  3. 10.64%
  4. 10.96%

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Option 3 : 10.64%
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Given:

A dishonest shopkeeper used 940 grams in place of 1000 grams

Challenge profit = 4%

Calculation:

Let the cost price of 1 gram be 1 rupee

For shopkeeper,

⇒ Cost price = Rs. 940

⇒ Selling price = 1000 × (100 + 4)% = Rs. 1040

⇒ The real profit of dishonest shopkeeper = [(1040 - 940)/940] × 100

⇒ The real profit of a dishonest shopkeeper = (100/940) × 100

⇒ The real profit of a dishonest shopkeeper = 10.64%

∴ The real profit of a dishonest shopkeeper is 10.64

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