In the year 2001, the price of a sofa set in a shop was Kshs. 12000

In the year 2001, the price of a sofa set in a shop was Kshs. 12000,
(a) Calculate the amount of money received from the sale of 240 sofa sets that year
(b) (i) In the year 2002, the price of each sofa set increased by 25% while the number of sets sold decreased by 10%. Calculate the percentage increase in the amount received from the sales
(ii) If at the end of year 2002 the price of each sofa set changed in the ratio 16:15. Calculate the price of each sofa set in the year 2003
(c) The number of sofa sets sold in the year 2003 was P% less than the number of sofa sets sold in the year 2001. Calculate the value of P given that the amount received from sale in the two years were equal

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Wilfykil answered the question on August 8, 2019 at 06:38

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