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751.	A, B, C started a business with their investments in the ratio 1 : 3 : 5. After 4 months A invested the same amount as before and B as well as C withdrew half of their investments. The ratio of their profits at the end of the year is
A.	4 : 3 : 5
B.	5 : 6 : 10
C.	6 : 5 : 10
D.	10 : 5 : 6
Answer» C. 6 : 5 : 10

Discussion

752.	A started a business with the capital of Rs. 1800. After 4 months B joined with Rs. 3600.6 months after the business started C joined with Rs. 1200. If the total profit earned at the end of the year is Rs. 1760, then what is the share (in Rs) of A?
A.	540
B.	660
C.	840
D.	720
Answer» C. 840

Discussion

753.	A vendor sells 40% of his stock for a particular item and recovers the cost price. If he continues to sell rest of the stock at the same price, what will be his profit percentage after selling the complete stock?
A.	120%
B.	100%
C.	140%
D.	150%
Answer» E.

Discussion

754.	A man sold his article at 35% gain. If he sold articles for Rs. 50 more, he would have gained 45% , If he wants a profit of 56% then what should be the marked price of the article if there is no discount offered?
A.	Rs. 780
B.	Rs. 886
C.	Rs. 892
D.	Rs. 986
E.	Rs. 850
Answer» B. Rs. 886

Discussion

755.	An article was sold at 21% gain. Had it been sold for Rs. 640 more, then the gain would have been 37%. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the article?
A.	3250
B.	4000
C.	5700
D.	6500
Answer» C. 5700

Discussion

756.	Person A sold a car to B at a loss of 28%. B spent Rs. 2,520 on its repair and sold it to C for Rs. 70,875 and thus earned a profit of 12.5%. How much had A paid to buy the car?
A.	Rs. 84,000
B.	Rs. 63,000
C.	Rs. 75,000
D.	Rs. 60,480
Answer» B. Rs. 63,000

Discussion

757.	How much is the maximum % discount that Sheela can offer to her customer on her Marked Price so that she sells her product at no profit or loss, if she had already marked her product by 25% more than the cost price?A. 25%B. 20%C. 30%D. 40%
A.	A
B.	C
C.	B
D.	D
Answer» D. D

Discussion

758.	A shopkeeper bought 20 kg of rice at Rs. 55 per kg, 25 kg of rice at Rs. 50 per kg and 35 kg of rice at Rs. 60 per kg. He spent a sum of Rs. 150 on transportation. H mixed all the three types of rice and sold all the stock at Rs. 62.56 kg. His profit percent in the entire transaction is:
A.	8.8
B.	10.5
C.	9.2
D.	12.5
Answer» B. 10.5

Discussion

759.	After giving a discount of 25%, a shopkeeper earns 40% profit. Marked price is what percent more than the cost price? (approx.)
A.	80%
B.	75%
C.	86.67%
D.	95%
Answer» D. 95%

Discussion

760.	Pankaj bought a chair with 21% discount on the marked price. Had he bought it with 23% discount, then he would have save Rs. 70. At what price (in Rs) did Pankaj bought the chair?
A.	2705
B.	2815
C.	2695
D.	2765
Answer» E.

Discussion

761.	If a man were to sell his wristwatch for Rs. 720, he would loose 25%. What price must he sell at for a gain of 25%?
A.	960
B.	900
C.	1000
D.	1200
Answer» E.

Discussion

762.	If the selling price of an article is 8% more than the cost price and the discount offered is 10% on the marked price of the article, then what is the ratio of the cost price to the marked price?
A.	8 : 9
B.	3 : 4
C.	5 : 6
D.	4 : 5
Answer» D. 4 : 5

Discussion

763.	A sold an article to B at 25% profit. B sold it to C at a profit of 10% and C sold it to D at 40% loss. If D bought it for ₹ 46.20, then the difference between the profits of A and B is:
A.	₹ 8.50
B.	₹ 15
C.	₹ 6
D.	₹ 7
Answer» E.

Discussion

764.	After allowing three successive discount of 15%, 20% and 18% on the marked price of an article, it is sold for Rs. 2,230,40. The marked price (in Rs) of the article is:
A.	4, 000
B.	4,250
C.	3,500
D.	3,750
Answer» B. 4,250

Discussion

765.	. Find the selling price of an article, if a shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of 5% each on the marked price of Rs. 80.
A.	Rs. 72.20
B.	Rs. 73
C.	Rs. 72
D.	Rs. 70.10
Answer» B. Rs. 73

Discussion

766.	If the profit is 10%, then what will be the ratio of cost price to selling price respectively?
A.	10 : 9
B.	10 : 11
C.	10 : 13
D.	4 : 5
E.	6 : 7
Answer» C. 10 : 13

Discussion

767.	A dealer offers a cash discount of 20% and still makes a profit of 20%, when he further allows 16 articles to a dozen to a particularly sticky bargainer. How much percent above the actual price were his article listed?
A.	100%
B.	80%
C.	75%
D.	66%
Answer» B. 80%

Discussion

768.	An article was purchased for Rs.93645. Its price was marked up by 30%. It was sold at a discount of 20% on the marked up price. What was the profit percentage on the cost price?
A.	5%
B.	10%
C.	7%
D.	4%
E.	8%
Answer» E. 8%

Discussion

769.	A dishonest dealer defrauds his seller and buyer by using forged weights to the extent of 20%. His true gain per cent is
A.	20%
B.	40%
C.	44%
D.	50%
Answer» E.

Discussion

770.	A dealer sells a machine having marked price as Rs. 3840 at a discount of 20%. What is the selling price (in Rs.) of the machine?
A.	3072
B.	3500
C.	4608
D.	3240
Answer» B. 3500

Discussion

771.	A businessman sold an article after allowing 15% and 10% successive discounts to a customer. If the businessman would have sold the article allowing 25% discount at a time, then
A.	the first type of discount is profitable to the customer
B.	the second type of discount is profitable to the customer
C.	both types of discount have same effect on the customer
D.	None of the above
Answer» C. both types of discount have same effect on the customer

Discussion

772.	A dealer marks his goods at 25% above the cost price and allows a discount of 10% for cash payment. What percentage of profit will the dealer have?
A.	17.5%
B.	15%
C.	12.5%
D.	20%
Answer» D. 20%

Discussion

773.	A dealer is selling an article at a discount of 5% on the Marked price. If the Marked price is 12% above the cost price and the article was sold for Rs. 532 then the cost price is (in Rs.)
A.	500
B.	525
C.	505
D.	520
Answer» B. 525

Discussion

774.	A shopkeeper purchases article and marks up the price of his articles by 60% and then offers a discount of 25% to his customer. What is his profit or loss percentage?
A.	20% loss
B.	45% gain
C.	20% gain
D.	30% gain
E.	40% loss
Answer» D. 30% gain

Discussion

775.	Divide Rs. 3444 among A, B and C such that A get 3/4th of B's share and C gets 2/5th of A's share. What is the share (in Rs.) of B?
A.	1680
B.	2200
C.	1800
D.	2500
Answer» B. 2200

Discussion

776.	If the cost price of an article is 80% of the selling price, then what is the profit percent?
A.	20
B.	25
C.	30
D.	28
Answer» C. 30

Discussion

777.	Q purchased a table for Rs. 13,500 and sold it for Rs. 11,000. What is his loss percentage?
A.	19.81%
B.	20.62%
C.	18.52%
D.	22.34%
Answer» D. 22.34%

Discussion

778.	Cost price of an article is Rs. 360. If the profit percentage is 32%, then what is the value (in Rs.) of profit?
A.	126.2
B.	108.2
C.	115.2
D.	105.2
Answer» D. 105.2

Discussion

779.	An article is sold for Rs. 7650 after two successive discounts of 15% and 25%. What is the marked price of the article?
A.	Rs. 14000
B.	Rs. 12000
C.	Rs. 15000
D.	Rs. 10000
Answer» C. Rs. 15000

Discussion

780.	A shopkeeper marks the price of an article 20% above its cost price. He offers some discount on the marked price and gains a profit of 8%. Rate of discount is
A.	8%
B.	10%
C.	12%
D.	15%
Answer» C. 12%

Discussion

781.	If cost price of an article is Rs. 220 and profit is 20%, then what will be the selling price of the article?
A.	Rs. 264
B.	Rs. 216
C.	Rs. 176
D.	Rs. 256
Answer» B. Rs. 216

Discussion

782.	A trader marks his goods at 40 % above the cost price but allows a discount of 25 %. What is his gain percent?
A.	6 %
B.	7 %
C.	5 %
D.	8 %
Answer» D. 8 %

Discussion

783.	A shopkeeper marks the price of his table 30% above the cost price. He allows his customers a discount of 12% on the marked price. What is the profit percentage?
A.	14.4
B.	18
C.	16.66
D.	12.5
Answer» B. 18

Discussion

784.	On selling 36 mobiles, a mobile vendor got a loss equivalent to the selling price of four mobiles. Find the loss percent.
A.	12.50%
B.	10%
C.	8%
D.	8.50%
Answer» C. 8%

Discussion

785.	P and Q invested some money in a business in the ratio of 4 : 7 respectively. After 6 months P withdraws his capital. If they receive profits in the ratio of 4 : 21, then for how many months did Q invest in the business?
A.	12
B.	5
C.	18
D.	21
Answer» D. 21

Discussion

786.	A buys a water cooler at some price and sells it to B at 20% profit. B sells it to C at 10% profit. If C bought it for Rs. 6666, then find the cost price for A.
A.	Rs. 5600
B.	Rs. 6400
C.	Rs. 5400
D.	Rs. 5050
Answer» E.

Discussion

787.	A bought 38 kg rice @ Rs. 54.50/kg, 45 kg rice @ Rs. 62/kg and 55 kg rice @ Rs. 48/kg. He sold the mixture @ Rs. 65/kg. His profit or loss percentage is∶
A.	Loss 1.04
B.	Profit 16.8
C.	Loss 1.7
D.	Profit 19.6
Answer» E.

Discussion

788.	Profit percentage earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the loss percentage when the article is sold for Rs. 1280. At what price should it be sold, if the profit is to be 30%?
A.	Rs.2060
B.	Rs.2040
C.	Rs.2080
D.	Rs.2000
Answer» D. Rs.2000

Discussion

789.	‘A’ started a business with a capital of Rs. 54,000 and admitted ‘B’ and ‘C’ after 4 months and 6 months, respectively. At the end of the year, the profit was divided in the ratio 1∶ 4 ∶ 5. What is the difference between the capitals invested by ‘B’ and ‘C’?
A.	Rs. 1,08,000
B.	Rs. 2,16,000
C.	Rs. 3,24,000
D.	Rs. 1,62,000
Answer» C. Rs. 3,24,000

Discussion

790.	By selling 30 articles, Mehul gains the selling price of 5 articles. What is the gain percentage?
A.	\(16\frac{2}{3}\)%
B.	\(14\frac{2}{7}\)%
C.	25%
D.	20%
Answer» E.

Discussion

791.	Gopal takes 70 milky bars at Rs.2 each 50 Cadbury at Rs.10 each; and 90 perks at Rs.5. How much discount will get at 5%?
A.	54.50
B.	50.50
C.	60.50
D.	70.50
Answer» B. 50.50

Discussion

792.	A discount of 30% on the marked price of a book enables Arun to get a pen worth Rs. 60 free. How much did Arun pay for the book?
A.	Rs. 140
B.	Rs. 160
C.	Rs. 150
D.	Rs. 130
Answer» B. Rs. 160

Discussion

793.	A buys an article at Rs. 1800 and sells it after giving two successive discounts of 10% and 20%. What will be the selling price (in Rs.) of the article?
A.	1296
B.	1668
C.	1336
D.	1728
Answer» B. 1668

Discussion

794.	A wholesaler sells a watch to a retailer at a profit of 8% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 12%. If the customer pays Rs. 8,448 what had it cost (approximately) to the wholesaler (in Rs)?
A.	6984
B.	6082
C.	7120
D.	7022
Answer» B. 6082

Discussion

795.	A book is listed at Rs 150, with a discount of 20%. What additional discount must be offered to bring the net price to Rs 108 ?
A.	8%
B.	10%
C.	12%
D.	3.50%
Answer» C. 12%

Discussion

796.	4% of the selling price of an article is equal to 5% of its cost price. Again 20% of the selling price is Rs.120 more than 22% of its cost price. The ratio of cost price & selling price is
A.	2 : 3
B.	4 : 2
C.	4 : 5
D.	5 : 4
Answer» D. 5 : 4

Discussion

797.	Qamar gained 16% on the resale of a used stereo. If he purchased the item for Rs. 1,500, how much did he sell it for?
A.	Rs. 1,740
B.	Rs. 1,820
C.	Rs. 1,660
D.	Rs. 1,600
Answer» B. Rs. 1,820

Discussion

798.	A shopkeeper buys a fan for Rs. 14500. For how much should he sell (in Rs.) it so as to gain a profit of 10%?
A.	15950
B.	13050
C.	16050
D.	15450
Answer» B. 13050

Discussion

799.	A sells an item at 20% profit to B, B sells the same at 10% profit to C and receives Rs. 1,32,000.0. Had C purchased the same item from A, he would have spent 5% less than what he spent with B. What profit would A have made then?
A.	Rs. 24,540
B.	Rs. 25,400
C.	Rs. 25,540
D.	Rs. 24,450
Answer» C. Rs. 25,540

Discussion

800.	Parikh sold his pen at a profit of Rs. 11. He calculated the profit percentage on selling price and found it to be 25%. The cost price (in Rs.) of the pen is:
A.	24
B.	33
C.	36
D.	44
Answer» C. 36

Discussion

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A sold an article to B at 25% profit. B sold it to C at a profit of 10% and C sold it to D at 40% loss. If D bought it for ₹ 46.20, then the difference between the profits of A and B is:

After allowing three successive discount of 15%, 20% and 18% on the marked price of an article, it is sold for Rs. 2,230,40. The marked price (in Rs) of the article is:

. Find the selling price of an article, if a shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of 5% each on the marked price of Rs. 80.

If the profit is 10%, then what will be the ratio of cost price to selling price respectively?

A dealer offers a cash discount of 20% and still makes a profit of 20%, when he further allows 16 articles to a dozen to a particularly sticky bargainer. How much percent above the actual price were his article listed?

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A dealer sells a machine having marked price as Rs. 3840 at a discount of 20%. What is the selling price (in Rs.) of the machine?

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A dealer marks his goods at 25% above the cost price and allows a discount of 10% for cash payment. What percentage of profit will the dealer have?

A dealer is selling an article at a discount of 5% on the Marked price. If the Marked price is 12% above the cost price and the article was sold for Rs. 532 then the cost price is (in Rs.)

A shopkeeper purchases article and marks up the price of his articles by 60% and then offers a discount of 25% to his customer. What is his profit or loss percentage?

Divide Rs. 3444 among A, B and C such that A get 3/4th of B's share and C gets 2/5th of A's share. What is the share (in Rs.) of B?

If the cost price of an article is 80% of the selling price, then what is the profit percent?

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Cost price of an article is Rs. 360. If the profit percentage is 32%, then what is the value (in Rs.) of profit?

An article is sold for Rs. 7650 after two successive discounts of 15% and 25%. What is the marked price of the article?

A shopkeeper marks the price of an article 20% above its cost price. He offers some discount on the marked price and gains a profit of 8%. Rate of discount is

If cost price of an article is Rs. 220 and profit is 20%, then what will be the selling price of the article?

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A shopkeeper marks the price of his table 30% above the cost price. He allows his customers a discount of 12% on the marked price. What is the profit percentage?

On selling 36 mobiles, a mobile vendor got a loss equivalent to the selling price of four mobiles. Find the loss percent.

P and Q invested some money in a business in the ratio of 4 : 7 respectively. After 6 months P withdraws his capital. If they receive profits in the ratio of 4 : 21, then for how many months did Q invest in the business?

A buys a water cooler at some price and sells it to B at 20% profit. B sells it to C at 10% profit. If C bought it for Rs. 6666, then find the cost price for A.

A bought 38 kg rice @ Rs. 54.50/kg, 45 kg rice @ Rs. 62/kg and 55 kg rice @ Rs. 48/kg. He sold the mixture @ Rs. 65/kg. His profit or loss percentage is∶

Profit percentage earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the loss percentage when the article is sold for Rs. 1280. At what price should it be sold, if the profit is to be 30%?

‘A’ started a business with a capital of Rs. 54,000 and admitted ‘B’ and ‘C’ after 4 months and 6 months, respectively. At the end of the year, the profit was divided in the ratio 1∶ 4 ∶ 5. What is the difference between the capitals invested by ‘B’ and ‘C’?

By selling 30 articles, Mehul gains the selling price of 5 articles. What is the gain percentage?

Gopal takes 70 milky bars at Rs.2 each 50 Cadbury at Rs.10 each; and 90 perks at Rs.5. How much discount will get at 5%?

A discount of 30% on the marked price of a book enables Arun to get a pen worth Rs. 60 free. How much did Arun pay for the book?

A buys an article at Rs. 1800 and sells it after giving two successive discounts of 10% and 20%. What will be the selling price (in Rs.) of the article?

A wholesaler sells a watch to a retailer at a profit of 8% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 12%. If the customer pays Rs. 8,448 what had it cost (approximately) to the wholesaler (in Rs)?

A book is listed at Rs 150, with a discount of 20%. What additional discount must be offered to bring the net price to Rs 108 ?

4% of the selling price of an article is equal to 5% of its cost price. Again 20% of the selling price is Rs.120 more than 22% of its cost price. The ratio of cost price & selling price is

Qamar gained 16% on the resale of a used stereo. If he purchased the item for Rs. 1,500, how much did he sell it for?

A shopkeeper buys a fan for Rs. 14500. For how much should he sell (in Rs.) it so as to gain a profit of 10%?

A sells an item at 20% profit to B, B sells the same at 10% profit to C and receives Rs. 1,32,000.0. Had C purchased the same item from A, he would have spent 5% less than what he spent with B. What profit would A have made then?

Parikh sold his pen at a profit of Rs. 11. He calculated the profit percentage on selling price and found it to be 25%. The cost price (in Rs.) of the pen is: