`P018.c`¶

Problem Statement

WAP to input the cost price and selling price and calculate profit, profit percentage, loss percentage or display the manage nither profit nor loss.

Metadata¶

Property	Detail
Author	Amit Dutta (amitdutta4255@gmail.com)
License	MIT
Difficulty	Beginner (index: 1 / 10)

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Source Code¶

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    double cost, sell, pro, prop, loss, lossp;
    printf("Enter the cost and selling price : ");
    scanf("%lf %lf", &cost, &sell);
    if (sell > cost)
    {
        pro = sell - cost;
        prop = (pro / cost) * 100;
        printf("Profit : RS %g, Profit Percentage : %g", pro, prop);
    }
    else if (sell < cost)
    {
        loss = cost - sell;
        lossp = (loss / cost) * 100;
        printf("Loss   : RS %g, Loss Percentage   : %g", loss, lossp);
    }
    else
        printf("Neither loss nor Profit.");
    return 0;
}

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    CODE (P018.c):

    #include <stdio.h>
    int main()
    {
        double cost, sell, pro, prop, loss, lossp;
        printf("Enter the cost and selling price : ");
        scanf("%lf %lf", &cost, &sell);
        if (sell > cost)
        {
            pro = sell - cost;
            prop = (pro / cost) * 100;
            printf("Profit : RS %g, Profit Percentage : %g", pro, prop);
        }
        else if (sell < cost)
        {
            loss = cost - sell;
            lossp = (loss / cost) * 100;
            printf("Loss   : RS %g, Loss Percentage   : %g", loss, lossp);
        }
        else
            printf("Neither loss nor Profit.");
        return 0;
    }

P018.c¶