Question

2 A cement company earns a profit of ₹ 9 per bag of white cement sold and a loss of ₹ 5 per bag of grey cement sold. (i) The company sells 7000 bags of white cement and 6000 bags of grey cement in a month. What is its profit or loss? (ii) What is the number of white cement bags it must sell to have neither profit nor loss, if the number of grey bags sold is 5400. please help me with question number 2(ii)

Answer 1

Answer:

i) Total Profit =  ₹ 33,000

ii) Number of White Cement bags company has to sell = 3000

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

Total number of white cement bags = x

Total number of grey cement bags = y

Profit for White Cement =   ₹ 9 / bag

Profit for x number of white cement bags = 9x

As "LOSS" can also be written as "- PROFIT"

Profit for Grey Cement =  -₹ 5 / bag

Profit for y number of Grey cement bags =  -5y

Total Profit = 9x - 5y

(If value of Total Profit is negative, it is a Loss)

Part (i)

x = 7000

y = 6000

Total Profit = 9x - 5y

Total Profit = 9(7000) - 5(6000)

Total Profit =  ₹ 33,000

Part (ii)

y = 5400

Total Profit = 0

Total Profit = 9x - 5y

0 = 9x - 5(5400)

9x = 5(5400)

x = 5(54000/9

x = 3000 bags