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1701.	If the selling price of an article is 25% of its cost price, then what will be the loss percentage?
A.	75%
B.	50%
C.	60%
D.	25%
Answer» B. 50%

Discussion

1702.	A, B and C enter into a partnership investing Rs. 35000, Rs. 45000, and Rs. 55000 respectively.The respective shares of A, B and C in an annual profit of Rs. 40,500 are
A.	Rs. 10500, Rs. 13000, Rs. 17000
B.	Rs. 10500, Rs. 13500, Rs. 16500
C.	Rs. 13500, Rs. 10500, Rs. 16500
D.	Rs. 16500, Rs. 13500, Rs. 10500
Answer» C. Rs. 13500, Rs. 10500, Rs. 16500

Discussion

1703.	If one unit of electricity costs Rs. 5 and the total electrical energy consumed in 1 month is 250 kWh, what is the cost of electricity in that month?
A.	Rs. 1100
B.	Rs. 1250
C.	Rs. 1000
D.	Rs. 1500
Answer» C. Rs. 1000

Discussion

1704.	On selling an article for Rs 255, a shopkeeper suffered a loss of 15%. At how much (in Rs) should he sell the article in order to earn a profit of 20%?
A.	280
B.	160
C.	200
D.	360
Answer» E.

Discussion

1705.	A person bought 80 m cloth at ₹110 per m and sold 75% of it at a gain of 6%. At what gain percent did he sell the remaining cloth, if he gained 10% on his outlay?
A.	26%
B.	22%
C.	28%
D.	24%
Answer» C. 28%

Discussion

1706.	A shopkeeper buys 124 eggs at 80 paise per egg. If 20 eggs are broken, and the shopkeeper sells the remaining eggs at Rs. 1.20 per egg, then find the profit percentage on the whole transaction?
A.	92.00%
B.	32.40%
C.	50.00%
D.	25.80%
Answer» E.

Discussion

1707.	An article is sold for Rs. 5360 after giving discount of 20%. What is the marked price of article?
A.	Rs. 6800
B.	Rs. 6700
C.	Rs. 6620
D.	Rs. 7000
Answer» C. Rs. 6620

Discussion

1708.	Mr. Mahesh sold a bus for Rs. 22,100 with a loss 15% At what price should the bus be sold to get a profit of 15%?A. 29,700B. 30,000C. 29,800D. 29,900
A.	A
B.	C
C.	B
D.	D
Answer» E.

Discussion

1709.	A seller offers 11% discount on a mini-refrigerator with a marked price of Rs. 8200. If he still earns a profit of Rs. 600, what is the cost price of the refrigerator?
A.	Rs. 6698
B.	Rs. 7600
C.	Rs. 7350
D.	Rs. 4960
Answer» B. Rs. 7600

Discussion

1710.	A man bought 9 pens for a rupee. How many pens should he sell for a rupee to gain 50%?
A.	3
B.	6
C.	7
D.	8
Answer» C. 7

Discussion

1711.	A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of his goods at 25% above the cost price. He sells 60% of the goods at the marked price and the rest at a discount of 40%. What is his gain/loss percentage?
A.	Gain: 5%
B.	Loss: 4.8%
C.	Loss: 5%
D.	Gain: 4.8%
Answer» B. Loss: 4.8%

Discussion

1712.	An article was sold at a gain of 18% If it had been sold for Rs. 49 more, then the gain would have been 25% The cost price of the article is:
A.	Rs. 890
B.	Rs. 700
C.	Rs. 650
D.	Rs. 570
Answer» C. Rs. 650

Discussion

1713.	By selling a stool for Rs. 72 a carpenter face a loss of 10%. How much percentage would he gain or lose by selling the stool for Rs. 96?
A.	Profit, 10%
B.	Loss, 25%
C.	Loss, 16%
D.	Profit, 20%
Answer» E.

Discussion

1714.	A shopkeeper, sold pistachios at the rate Rs 1140 a kg and bears a loss of 5%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1260 per kg, what will be the result?
A.	10 percent gain
B.	5 percent gain
C.	5 percent loss
D.	10 percent loss
Answer» C. 5 percent loss

Discussion

1715.	Kamal and Dinesh invested in a business in the ratio of 5 : 7 respectively. After four months, Manohar entered the business with an investment of capital equal to that of Dinesh. What will be the ratio of their profits at the end of the year?
A.	15 : 12 : 14
B.	15 : 12 : 7
C.	1 : 2 : 3
D.	15 : 21 : 14
Answer» E.

Discussion

1716.	A sold an item to B at 20% gain, B sold it to C at 8% gain. C sold it to D at 25% loss. If the difference between the profits of A and B is Rs. 260, then D bought it for:
A.	Rs. 2,430
B.	Rs. 2,200
C.	Rs. 2,268
D.	Rs. 2,480
Answer» B. Rs. 2,200

Discussion

1717.	A dealer buys an article marked at Rs. 20000 with two successive discounts of 20% and 5%. He spends Rs. 1000 for its repair and sells it for Rs. 20000. What is his profit/loss percent (correct to two decimal places)?
A.	25.64% loss
B.	25.64% profit
C.	23.64% loss
D.	23.46% profit
Answer» E.

Discussion

1718.	A company sold an article worth Rs. 1000 to a dealer at 10% profit. The dealer sold it to a sub-dealer retaining a profit of 10%. The sub-dealer sold it to his customer at a profit of 10%. What was the cost price for the customer?
A.	Rs. 1,331.00
B.	Rs. 1,300.00
C.	Rs. 1,464.10
D.	Rs. 1,210.00
Answer» B. Rs. 1,300.00

Discussion

1719.	By selling a used phone for Rs. 6160, Rajan got 44% less than what it cost him to buy it a few years ago. At what price should Rajan have been able to sell it to make a profit of 5%?
A.	Rs. 12,550
B.	Rs. 11,550
C.	Rs. 12,000
D.	Rs. 10,500
Answer» C. Rs. 12,000

Discussion

1720.	If rice is sold at Rs. 72 per kg, there would be a 10% loss. To earn a profit of 30%, what should be the price of rice (per kg)?
A.	72
B.	90
C.	104
D.	110
Answer» D. 110

Discussion

1721.	If selling price of 'n' pens is the same as the cost price of 10 pens and there is a 100% gain, then find the value of 'n'.
A.	6
B.	10
C.	8
D.	5
Answer» E.

Discussion

1722.	If apples are bought at the rate of 8 for a rupee, then how many apples must be sold for a rupee so as to gain 14.28%?
A.	6
B.	7
C.	4
D.	3
Answer» C. 4

Discussion

1723.	If the cost price of 15 oranges is equal to the selling price of 20 oranges, the loss percent is:
A.	25%
B.	30%
C.	75%
D.	40%
Answer» B. 30%

Discussion

1724.	A, B and C are shareholders in a company. In any one year, A got 1/3 of the profit, B got 1/4 part, and C got Rs. 5,000. How much benefit does A get?
A.	Rs. 1,000
B.	Rs. 4,000
C.	Rs. 3,000
D.	Rs. 5,000
Answer» C. Rs. 3,000

Discussion

1725.	A person sells a watch at a profit of 26%. If he had bought it at 20% less and sold for ₹81.60 less, he would have gained 32%. What is the original cost price (in ₹) of the watch?
A.	400
B.	480
C.	450
D.	360
Answer» B. 480

Discussion

1726.	A dishonest businessman defrauds to the extent 10% both in buying and in selling goods. The actual gain percent of the businessman is
A.	20%
B.	21%
C.	25%
D.	None of the above
Answer» C. 25%

Discussion

1727.	A sells a watch to B and makes a loss of 12%. B makes a profit of \(12\frac{1}{2}\% \) by selling the watch to C. If A sells the watch to B at the cost of which C purchased it, then the percentage of loss or profit of A will be,
A.	1% loss
B.	1% profit
C.	2% loss
D.	2% profit
Answer» B. 1% profit

Discussion

1728.	A person sells an article at 10% below its cost price. Had he sold it for Rs. 332 more, he would have made a profit of 20%. What is the original selling price (in Rs.) of the article?
A.	996
B.	1,028
C.	1,328
D.	896
Answer» B. 1,028

Discussion

1729.	An article has marked price of Rs. 8000 and is available at a discount of 20%. The shopkeeper gives another discount to the buyer and sells the article for Rs. 5440. What is the second discount (in %) offered?
A.	15
B.	20
C.	25
D.	30
Answer» B. 20

Discussion

1730.	Irene suffered a loss of 12% by selling a mask for Rs. 308. At what selling price would she have made a profit of 10%?
A.	Rs. 396
B.	Rs. 363
C.	Rs. 374
D.	Rs. 385
Answer» E.

Discussion

1731.	Rama buys two books for Rs. 820, and sells one at a loss of 30% and the other at a gain of 35%. If both the books are sold at the same price, then what will be the cost price of the book sold at a loss?
A.	Rs. 440
B.	Rs. 500
C.	Rs. 540
D.	Rs. 960
Answer» D. Rs. 960

Discussion

1732.	If Fatima sells 60 identical toys at a 40% discount on the printed price, then she makes 20% profit. Ten of these toys are destroyed in fire. While selling the rest, how much discount should be given on the printed price so that she can make the same amount of profit?
A.	30%
B.	25%
C.	24%
D.	28%
Answer» E.

Discussion

1733.	Marked price of an article is ₹ 8840. If discount of 35% is given on the article, then what will be the selling price of the article?
A.	₹ 6324
B.	₹ 6176
C.	₹ 6548
D.	₹ 5746
Answer» E.

Discussion

1734.	Cost price of an article is Rs. 200. If it is sold for Rs. 198 then find the loss percentage?
A.	2%
B.	1%
C.	8%
D.	12%
Answer» C. 8%

Discussion

1735.	A wholesaler sells a jacket to a retailer at a profit of 25% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 20%. If the customer pays Rs. 2,400, what had it cost (in Rs.) the wholesaler ?
A.	2000
B.	1600
C.	1800
D.	2250
Answer» C. 1800

Discussion

1736.	A seller offers a 17% discount on a TV set with a marked price of Rs. 5600. If he still earns a profit of Rs. 500, then what is the cost price of the TV set?
A.	Rs. 5100
B.	Rs. 4148
C.	Rs. 4950
D.	Rs. 4930
Answer» C. Rs. 4950

Discussion

1737.	By selling an article for Rs. 336, a man gains Rs. 36, in how many rupees should he sell the article to get 15% profit?
A.	Rs. 315
B.	Rs. 400
C.	Rs. 375
D.	Rs. 345
Answer» E.

Discussion

1738.	By selling 80 litres of petrol, a person gains the cost price of 20 litres of petrol. What is his profit percent?
A.	20
B.	25
C.	33
D.	28
Answer» C. 33

Discussion

1739.	If cost price of an article is 50% of its selling price, then what is the profit percent?
A.	50
B.	100
C.	200
D.	150
Answer» C. 200

Discussion

1740.	At 10% discount the selling price of an article is Rs. 4500, what is the selling price (in Rs) if the discount is 27.5%?
A.	4000
B.	3625
C.	3500
D.	3125
Answer» C. 3500

Discussion

1741.	Neha bought an old refrigerator for Rs. 4800 and spent 20% on its repairs. By how much should the cost price be increased to get a profit of Rs 1440?
A.	30%
B.	25%
C.	45%
D.	35%
Answer» C. 45%

Discussion

1742.	A starts a business with Rs.21,000 and later B joins him with Rs.36,000.After how many months did B join, if the profit is distributed in equal ratio at the end of year?
A.	8
B.	6
C.	9
D.	5
Answer» E.

Discussion

1743.	Aparna changes the marked price of an item to 50% above its C.P. What % of discount allowed in approximately to gain 10%?
A.	27%
B.	25%
C.	35%
D.	37%
Answer» B. 25%

Discussion

1744.	A man buys a refrigerator at Rs. 22,000 and pays an additional Rs. 1,000 for transport and Rs. 2,000 for installation. What should be the selling price to get a profit of 15% on the whole transaction?
A.	Rs. 27,250
B.	Rs. 28,500
C.	Rs. 28,750
D.	Rs. 29,250
Answer» D. Rs. 29,250

Discussion

1745.	By selling a chair for Rs. 368, a man lost 8% for how much should he have sold itto gain 15%?
A.	Rs. 450
B.	Rs. 475
C.	Rs. 460
D.	Rs. 500
Answer» D. Rs. 500

Discussion

1746.	If a sum of Rs. 2,465.82 is spent on the purchase of 132 metres of ribbon, what would be the cost of 1 metre of the same ribbon (rounded off to two decimal places)?
A.	Rs. 17.97
B.	Rs. 19.02
C.	Rs. 18.68
D.	Rs. 18.23
Answer» D. Rs. 18.23

Discussion

1747.	A vendor buys 9 bananas for Rs. 8 and sells 8 for Rs. 9. What will be the profit or loss (in %)?
A.	13.28% profit
B.	26.56% loss
C.	26.56% profit
D.	13.28% loss
Answer» D. 13.28% loss

Discussion

1748.	On selling 17 balls for Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is
A.	Rs. 50
B.	Rs. 55
C.	Rs. 45
D.	Rs. 60
Answer» E.

Discussion

1749.	A trader marks 40% more than the cost price on his goods. He sells 75% of the goods at the marked price and the remaining at an 80% discount. What is his profit or loss?
A.	10% loss
B.	8% loss
C.	12% profit
D.	10% profit
Answer» D. 10% profit

Discussion

1750.	A shopkeeper sells a cooler at a discount of 15%. If he gives a discount of 19%, then he earns Rs. 332 less. What will be the marked price of the cooler?
A.	Rs. 8100
B.	Rs. 8300
C.	Rs. 8700
D.	Rs. 8200
Answer» C. Rs. 8700

Discussion

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Kamal and Dinesh invested in a business in the ratio of 5 : 7 respectively. After four months, Manohar entered the business with an investment of capital equal to that of Dinesh. What will be the ratio of their profits at the end of the year?

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A dealer buys an article marked at Rs. 20000 with two successive discounts of 20% and 5%. He spends Rs. 1000 for its repair and sells it for Rs. 20000. What is his profit/loss percent (correct to two decimal places)?

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A, B and C are shareholders in a company. In any one year, A got 1/3 of the profit, B got 1/4 part, and C got Rs. 5,000. How much benefit does A get?

A person sells a watch at a profit of 26%. If he had bought it at 20% less and sold for ₹81.60 less, he would have gained 32%. What is the original cost price (in ₹) of the watch?

A dishonest businessman defrauds to the extent 10% both in buying and in selling goods. The actual gain percent of the businessman is

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A person sells an article at 10% below its cost price. Had he sold it for Rs. 332 more, he would have made a profit of 20%. What is the original selling price (in Rs.) of the article?

An article has marked price of Rs. 8000 and is available at a discount of 20%. The shopkeeper gives another discount to the buyer and sells the article for Rs. 5440. What is the second discount (in %) offered?

Irene suffered a loss of 12% by selling a mask for Rs. 308. At what selling price would she have made a profit of 10%?

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If Fatima sells 60 identical toys at a 40% discount on the printed price, then she makes 20% profit. Ten of these toys are destroyed in fire. While selling the rest, how much discount should be given on the printed price so that she can make the same amount of profit?

Marked price of an article is ₹ 8840. If discount of 35% is given on the article, then what will be the selling price of the article?

Cost price of an article is Rs. 200. If it is sold for Rs. 198 then find the loss percentage?

A wholesaler sells a jacket to a retailer at a profit of 25% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 20%. If the customer pays Rs. 2,400, what had it cost (in Rs.) the wholesaler ?

A seller offers a 17% discount on a TV set with a marked price of Rs. 5600. If he still earns a profit of Rs. 500, then what is the cost price of the TV set?

By selling an article for Rs. 336, a man gains Rs. 36, in how many rupees should he sell the article to get 15% profit?

By selling 80 litres of petrol, a person gains the cost price of 20 litres of petrol. What is his profit percent?

If cost price of an article is 50% of its selling price, then what is the profit percent?

At 10% discount the selling price of an article is Rs. 4500, what is the selling price (in Rs) if the discount is 27.5%?

Neha bought an old refrigerator for Rs. 4800 and spent 20% on its repairs. By how much should the cost price be increased to get a profit of Rs 1440?

A starts a business with Rs.21,000 and later B joins him with Rs.36,000.After how many months did B join, if the profit is distributed in equal ratio at the end of year?

Aparna changes the marked price of an item to 50% above its C.P. What % of discount allowed in approximately to gain 10%?

A man buys a refrigerator at Rs. 22,000 and pays an additional Rs. 1,000 for transport and Rs. 2,000 for installation. What should be the selling price to get a profit of 15% on the whole transaction?

By selling a chair for Rs. 368, a man lost 8% for how much should he have sold itto gain 15%?

If a sum of Rs. 2,465.82 is spent on the purchase of 132 metres of ribbon, what would be the cost of 1 metre of the same ribbon (rounded off to two decimal places)?

A vendor buys 9 bananas for Rs. 8 and sells 8 for Rs. 9. What will be the profit or loss (in %)?

On selling 17 balls for Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is

A trader marks 40% more than the cost price on his goods. He sells 75% of the goods at the marked price and the remaining at an 80% discount. What is his profit or loss?

A shopkeeper sells a cooler at a discount of 15%. If he gives a discount of 19%, then he earns Rs. 332 less. What will be the marked price of the cooler?