A manufacture sells a bottle of juice to a trader at a profit of 40%. The trader sells it for sh 84 at a profit of 20%. Find

      

A manufacture sells a bottle of juice to a trader at a profit of 40%. The trader sells it for sh 84 at a profit of 20%. Find
(a) The trader's buying price.
(b) The cost of manufacturing one bottle.

  

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John
(a) The trader's buying price is

= $\frac{100}{120}$ x 84 = sh 70

(b) The cost of manufacturing

one bottle is

= $\frac{100}{140}$ x 70 = sh 50
johnmulu answered the question on June 8, 2017 at 13:51


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