A grocer purchased 80 kg of sugar at ₹ 13.50 per kg and mixed it with 120 kg sugar at t 16 per kg. At what rate should he sell the mixture to gain 16%?

Options

A. ₹17 per kg
B. ₹17.40 per kg
C. ₹16.5 per kg
D. ₹16 per kg

Answer

B

Explanation

C.P of 200 kg of mixture = ₹ (80 xx 13.50 + 120 xx 16) = ₹3000.
S.P =116% of ₹3000 = `₹ ((116)/(100) xx 3000) = ₹ 3480`
`therefore ` Rate of S.P of the mixture `= ₹((3480)/(200))` per kg