John purchased a grinder and a mobile for Rs. 15000 &Rs. 10000 respectively. He sold the grinder at a loss of 4% and the mobile phone at a profit of 10%. Overall how much he make a profit.  Choices: A) s . 400 B) s . 120 C) s . 420 D) s . 450 E) s . 290

Rationale: "let the sp of the refrigerator and the mobile phone be rs . r and rs . m respectively . r = 15000 ( 1 - 4 / 100 ) = 15000 - 600 m = 10000 ( 1 + 10 / 100 ) = 10000 + 1000 total sp - total cp = r + m - ( 15000 + 10000 ) = - 600 + 1000 = rs . 400 as this is positive , an overall profit of rs . 400 was made . a"
Answer: A