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2251.	A shopkeeper bought an article for Rs.319.60. Approximately at what price should he sell the article to make 25 per cent profit?
A.	Rs. 300
B.	Rs. 400
C.	Rs. 500
D.	Rs. 600
Answer» C. Rs. 500

Discussion

2252.	An article was sold after a discount of 20% and there was a gain of 20%. If the profit made on it was Rs. 6 less than the discount offered on it, find its selling price?
A.	72 Rs.
B.	79 Rs.
C.	83 Rs.
D.	88 Rs.
Answer» B. 79 Rs.

Discussion

2253.	A trader marks his articles 20% more than the cost price. If he allows 20% discount, then find his gain or loss percent?
A.	4% profit
B.	7% profit
C.	7% loss
D.	4% loss
Answer» E.

Discussion

2254.	Mohit sold an article for Rs. 18000. Had he offered a discount of 10% on the selling price, he would have earned a profit of 8%. What is the cost price of the article?
A.	10,000 Rs.
B.	15,000 Rs.
C.	18,000 Rs.
D.	21,000 Rs.
Answer» C. 18,000 Rs.

Discussion

2255.	The sale price of an article including the sales tax is Rs. 616. The rate of sales tax is 10%. If the shopkeeper has made a profit of 12%, then the cost price of the article is:
A.	Rs. 500
B.	Rs. 530
C.	Rs. 560
D.	Rs. 630
Answer» B. Rs. 530

Discussion

2256.	Bananas are bought at 4 for Rs.5/- and sold at 5 for Rs.4/-. Find the gain or loss percentage?
A.	30 % loss
B.	32 % loss
C.	34 % loss
D.	36 % loss
Answer» E.

Discussion

2257.	Balls are bought at 9 for Rs.10/- and sold at 10 for Rs.9/-. Find the gain or loss percentage?
A.	16 % loss
B.	17 % loss
C.	18 % loss
D.	19 % loss
Answer» E.

Discussion

2258.	Balls are bought at 11 for Rs.10/- and sold at 10 for Rs.11/-. Find the gain or loss percentage?
A.	23 % profit
B.	22 % profit
C.	21 % profit
D.	20 % profit
Answer» D. 20 % profit

Discussion

2259.	If the cost price of 20 articles is same as the selling price of 25 articles. Find the gain or loss percentage?
A.	20 % loss
B.	40 % loss
C.	60 % loss
D.	80 % loss
Answer» B. 40 % loss

Discussion

2260.	If the selling price of 10 articles is same as the cost price of 12 articles. Find the gain or loss percentage?
A.	10 %
B.	20 %
C.	30 %
D.	40 %
Answer» C. 30 %

Discussion

2261.	A trader marked the price of his commodity so as to include a profit of 25%. He allowed discount of 16% on the marked price. His actual profit was
A.	1 %
B.	5 %
C.	10 %
D.	15 %
Answer» C. 10 %

Discussion

2262.	Some articles were bought at 6 for Rs.5 and sold at 5 for Rs.6. Gain is
A.	24% Gain
B.	34% Gain
C.	44% Gain
D.	54% Gain
Answer» D. 54% Gain

Discussion

2263.	An article is sold at a profit of 20%. If it had been sold at a profit of 25%, it would have fetched Rs.35 more. The cost price of the article is
A.	Rs. 500
B.	Rs. 700
C.	Rs. 900
D.	Rs. 1100
Answer» C. Rs. 900

Discussion

2264.	A man bought a second-hand typewriter for Rs.1200 and spent Rs.200 on its repairs. He sold it for Rs.1680. His profit per cent is
A.	5 %
B.	10 %
C.	15 %
D.	20 %
Answer» E.

Discussion

2265.	An item costing Rs.840 was sold by a shopkeeper at a gain of 10% and it was again sold by the new buyer at a loss of 5%. Final selling price of the item is
A.	Rs. 777.80
B.	Rs. 877.80
C.	Rs. 977.80
D.	Rs. 1077.80
Answer» C. Rs. 977.80

Discussion

2266.	100 oranges are bought for Rs.350 and sold at the rate of Rs.48 per dozen. The percentage of profit or loss is
A.	14 2/7% profit
B.	15 2/7% profit
C.	16 2/7% profit
D.	17 2/7% profit
Answer» B. 15 2/7% profit

Discussion

2267.	If the selling price of 16 items is same as the cost price of 20 items, then there is a
A.	loss of 5%
B.	loss of 15%
C.	loss of 20%
D.	loss of 25%
Answer» E.

Discussion

2268.	A trader’s marked price is 30% above the cost price. He allows his customers 10% discount on the marked price. What profit does he make?
A.	15 %
B.	17 %
C.	19 %
D.	21 %
Answer» C. 19 %

Discussion

2269.	If the cost price of 12 oranges is equal to selling price of 10 oranges, then the percentage of profit is
A.	40 %
B.	30 %
C.	20 %
D.	10 %
Answer» D. 10 %

Discussion

2270.	The profit earned by selling on article for 900 is double the loss incurred when the same article is sold for 450. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit?
A.	750
B.	650
C.	550
D.	450
Answer» B. 650

Discussion

2271.	The owner of an electronic store charges his customer 9% more than the cost price. If a customer paid 1,26440 for an LED T.V., then what was the original price of the T.V.?
A.	113000
B.	114000
C.	116000
D.	115000
Answer» D. 115000

Discussion

2272.	Kaavya sold an item for 4080 and incurred a loss of 20%. At what price should she have sold the item to have gained a profit of 20%?
A.	6120
B.	6220
C.	6320
D.	6420
Answer» B. 6220

Discussion

2273.	Amit purchased a book with a 10% discount on the labeled price. How much did he pay if the labelled price was 600?
A.	440
B.	540
C.	640
D.	740
Answer» C. 640

Discussion

2274.	The price of two tables and three chairs is Rs.5600. What will be the price of six tables and nine chairs?
A.	18800
B.	17800
C.	16800
D.	15800
Answer» D. 15800

Discussion

2275.	A man sells an article at 7% loss. Had he sold it for Rs.72 more he could have gained 5%. what is the cost price of the article
A.	Rs. 300
B.	Rs. 400
C.	Rs. 500
D.	Rs. 600
Answer» E.

Discussion

2276.	A man sells an article at 5% loss. Had he sold it for Rs.60 more he could have gained 10%. What is the cost price of the article?
A.	Rs. 500
B.	Rs. 400
C.	Rs. 300
D.	Rs. 200
Answer» C. Rs. 300

Discussion

2277.	A man sells an article at 10% gain. Had be sold at for Rs.60/- more he could have gained 20% what is cost price of article
A.	Rs. 600
B.	Rs. 700
C.	Rs. 800
D.	Rs. 900
Answer» B. Rs. 700

Discussion

2278.	By selling a watch for Rs.720/- a man loses 10% at what price should he sell it to gain 10%?
A.	Rs. 280/-
B.	Rs. 480/-
C.	Rs. 680/-
D.	Rs. 880/-
Answer» E.

Discussion

2279.	By selling a bat for Rs.720/- a man loses 10% what is that bat cost price
A.	Rs. 200
B.	Rs. 500
C.	Rs. 800
D.	Rs. 1000
Answer» D. Rs. 1000

Discussion

2280.	A fruit seller buys lemons at 2 for a rupee and sells them at 5 for three rupees. His gain per cent is
A.	5 %
B.	10 %
C.	15 %
D.	20 %
Answer» B. 10 %

Discussion

2281.	A ball pen factory decided to reduce its production by 10% over that of previous month for next 3 months starting from February 1999. In January 1999, it produced 3000 ball pens. How many ball pens we
A.	2430
B.	2330
C.	2230
D.	2130
Answer» B. 2330

Discussion

2282.	Chamanlal purchased 20 dozen note books @ Rs.48 per dozen. He sold 8 dozen at 10% profit and the remaining12 dozens with 20% profit. What is the profit percentage in this transaction?
A.	2 %
B.	4 %
C.	8 %
D.	16 %
Answer» E.

Discussion

2283.	7000 bricks were purchased for Rs.5740. The cost of transportation of these bricks to construction sight was Rs.805. What was the overall cost per thousand bricks?
A.	Rs. 635
B.	Rs. 735
C.	Rs. 835
D.	Rs. 935
Answer» E.

Discussion

2284.	If the cost price of 50 oranges is equal to the selling price of 40 oranges, then the profit per cent is
A.	5 %
B.	15 %
C.	25 %
D.	35 %
Answer» D. 35 %

Discussion

2285.	A man sells two tables at the same price. On one he makes a profit of 10% and on the other he suffers a loss of 10%. His loss percent on the whole transaction is
A.	1 % gain
B.	1 % loss
C.	2 % gain
D.	2 % loss
Answer» C. 2 % gain

Discussion

2286.	A discount of 14% on the marked price of an article is allowed and then the article is sold for Rs.387. The marked price of the article is
A.	Rs. 550
B.	Rs. 450
C.	Rs. 350
D.	Rs. 250
Answer» C. Rs. 350

Discussion

2287.	A trader marks his goods at 20% above the cost price. If he allows a discount of 5% on the marked price, what profit percent does he make?
A.	12 %
B.	13 %
C.	14 %
D.	15 %
Answer» D. 15 %

Discussion

2288.	By giving a discount of 10% on the marked price of Rs.1100 of a cycle, a dealer gains 10%. The cost price of the cycle is
A.	Rs. 900
B.	Rs. 800
C.	Rs. 700
D.	Rs. 600
Answer» B. Rs. 800

Discussion

2289.	A shopkeeper sold some articles @ 35 per article and earned a profit of 40%. At what price each article should have been sold so that 60% profit was earned?
A.	10
B.	20
C.	30
D.	40
Answer» E.

Discussion

2290.	By selling a book for 270, 20% profit was earned. What is the cost price of the book?
A.	215
B.	225
C.	235
D.	245
Answer» C. 235

Discussion

2291.	Narendra started a business, investing 30000. Six months later, Chandan joined him with 15000. If they make a profit of 10000 at the end of the year, what should be the share of Narendra?
A.	Rs. 6000
B.	Rs. 7000
C.	Rs. 8000
D.	Rs. 9000
Answer» D. Rs. 9000

Discussion

2292.	Suresh started a business, investing Rs.18000. After 3 months and 4 months respectively, Rohan and Sudhir joined him with capitals of 12000 and 9000. At the end of the year the total profit was Rs.398
A.	Rs. 332
B.	Rs. 342
C.	Rs. 352
D.	Rs. 362
Answer» E.

Discussion

2293.	Harkamal purchased 8 kg of grapes at the rate of 70 per kg and 9 kg of mangoes at the rate of 55 per kg. How much amount did he pay to the shopkeeper?
A.	Rs. 855
B.	Rs. 955
C.	Rs. 1055
D.	Rs. 1155
Answer» D. Rs. 1155

Discussion

2294.	By selling a watch for Rs.640/-, a man loses 20% what is that watch cost price
A.	Rs. 800/-
B.	Rs. 700/-
C.	Rs. 600/-
D.	Rs. 500/-
Answer» B. Rs. 700/-

Discussion

2295.	A chair is bought for Rs. 600/- and sold at a loss of 10% find its selling price
A.	Rs. 340/-
B.	Rs. 440/-
C.	Rs. 540/-
D.	Rs. 640/-
Answer» D. Rs. 640/-

Discussion

2296.	A bat is bought for Rs. 400 and sold at a gain of 20% find its selling price
A.	Rs. 180/-
B.	Rs. 280/-
C.	Rs. 380/-
D.	Rs. 480/-
Answer» E.

Discussion

2297.	A chair is bought for Rs. 900/- and sold at Rs. 810/- find the loss percentage
A.	10 % gain
B.	10 % loss
C.	11 % gain
D.	11 % loss
Answer» C. 11 % gain

Discussion

2298.	A table is bought for Rs.400/- and sold at Rs.500/- find gain or loss percentage
A.	15 % gain
B.	25 % gain
C.	35 % gain
D.	45 % gain
Answer» C. 35 % gain

Discussion

2299.	If 2/3 part of an article is sold at 30% profit, 1/4 part at 16% profit and remaining part at 12% profit and finally, there is a profit of Rs.75, then find the cost price of the article.
A.	Rs. 240
B.	Rs. 260
C.	Rs. 280
D.	Rs. 300
Answer» E.

Discussion

2300.	A dealer sells his goods at 20% loss on cost price but uses 40% less weight. What is his percentage profit or loss?
A.	22(1/3) %
B.	33(1/3) %
C.	44(1/3) %
D.	55(1/3) %
Answer» C. 44(1/3) %

Discussion

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Chamanlal purchased 20 dozen note books @ Rs.48 per dozen. He sold 8 dozen at 10% profit and the remaining12 dozens with 20% profit. What is the profit percentage in this transaction?

7000 bricks were purchased for Rs.5740. The cost of transportation of these bricks to construction sight was Rs.805. What was the overall cost per thousand bricks?

If the cost price of 50 oranges is equal to the selling price of 40 oranges, then the profit per cent is

A man sells two tables at the same price. On one he makes a profit of 10% and on the other he suffers a loss of 10%. His loss percent on the whole transaction is

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A shopkeeper sold some articles @ 35 per article and earned a profit of 40%. At what price each article should have been sold so that 60% profit was earned?

By selling a book for 270, 20% profit was earned. What is the cost price of the book?

Narendra started a business, investing 30000. Six months later, Chandan joined him with 15000. If they make a profit of 10000 at the end of the year, what should be the share of Narendra?

Suresh started a business, investing Rs.18000. After 3 months and 4 months respectively, Rohan and Sudhir joined him with capitals of 12000 and 9000. At the end of the year the total profit was Rs.398

Harkamal purchased 8 kg of grapes at the rate of 70 per kg and 9 kg of mangoes at the rate of 55 per kg. How much amount did he pay to the shopkeeper?

By selling a watch for Rs.640/-, a man loses 20% what is that watch cost price

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