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2601.	Find the SP when CP is Rs. 40 and gain is 25%.
A.	Rs. 30
B.	Rs. 40
C.	Rs. 50
D.	Rs. 60
Answer» D. Rs. 60

Discussion

2602.	By selling 45 lemons for Rs 40, a man loses 20 %. How many should he sell for Rs 24 to gain 20 % in the transaction ?
A.	16
B.	18
C.	20
D.	22
Answer» C. 20

Discussion

2603.	A person purchased a TV set for Rs. 16000 and a DVD player for Rs. 6250. He sold both the items together for Rs. 31150. What percentage of profit did he make?
A.	10%
B.	30%
C.	40%
D.	70%
Answer» D. 70%

Discussion

2604.	Ramu bought an old car for Rs. 42000. He spent Rs. 13000 on repairs and sold it for Rs. 64900. What is his profit percent?
A.	14%
B.	16%
C.	18%
D.	20%
Answer» D. 20%

Discussion

2605.	Raman mixed 24 kg of butter at Rs. 150 per kg with 36 kg butter at the rate of Rs. 125 per kg. At what price per kg should he sell the mixture to make a profit of 40% in the transaction?
A.	Rs. 189
B.	Rs. 190
C.	Rs. 191
D.	Rs. 192
Answer» B. Rs. 190

Discussion

2606.	If an article is sold at 19% profit instead of 12% profit, then the profit would be Rs. 105 more. What is the cost price?
A.	1400 Rs.
B.	1500 Rs.
C.	1600 Rs.
D.	1700 Rs.
Answer» C. 1600 Rs.

Discussion

2607.	A shopkeeper loses 15%,if an article is sold for Rs. 102. What should be the selling price of the article to gain 20%?
A.	141 Rs.
B.	142 Rs.
C.	143 Rs.
D.	144 Rs.
Answer» E.

Discussion

2608.	A gold bracelet is sold for Rs. 14500 at a loss of 20%. What is the cost price of the gold bracelet?
A.	Rs. 15456
B.	Rs. 16245
C.	Rs. 17543
D.	Rs. 18125
Answer» E.

Discussion

2609.	A salesman expects a gain of 13% on his cost price. If in a month, his sale was Rs. 791000, what was his profit ?
A.	Rs. 91000
B.	Rs. 93000
C.	Rs. 95000
D.	Rs. 97000
Answer» B. Rs. 93000

Discussion

2610.	A person buys a book for Rs. 200 and sells it for Rs. 225. What will be his gain percent ?
A.	4.8%
B.	9.6%
C.	10.8%
D.	12.5%
Answer» E.

Discussion

2611.	There would be 10% loss if rice is sold at Rs. 5.40 per kg. At what price per kg should it be sold to earn a profit of 20% ?
A.	Rs. 5.10
B.	Rs. 6.47
C.	Rs. 7.20
D.	Rs. 8.56
Answer» D. Rs. 8.56

Discussion

2612.	A man purchases an electric heater whose printed price is Rs. 160. If he received two successive discounts of 20% and 10% he paid ?
A.	Rs. 115.20
B.	Rs. 118.45
C.	Rs. 120.80
D.	Rs. 134.24
Answer» B. Rs. 118.45

Discussion

2613.	By selling an article for Rs. 144, a man gained such that the percentage gain equal the cost price. The C.P. of the article is ?
A.	Rs. 32
B.	Rs. 50
C.	Rs. 68
D.	Rs. 80
Answer» E.

Discussion

2614.	A dealer marks his goods 20% above cost price. He then allows some discount on it and markets a profit of 8%. The rate of discount is ?
A.	2%
B.	5%
C.	8%
D.	10%
Answer» E.

Discussion

2615.	The marked price is 10% higher than the cost price. A discount of 10% is given on the marked price. In this kind of sale, the seller ?
A.	loss 1%
B.	loss 4%
C.	loss 8%
D.	none of the above
Answer» B. loss 4%

Discussion

2616.	An umbrella marked at Rs. 80 is sold for Rs. 68. The rate of discount of ?
A.	7%
B.	15%
C.	23%
D.	37%
Answer» C. 23%

Discussion

2617.	The cost price of an article, which on being sold at a gain of 10% yields Rs. 6 more than when it is sold at a loss of 10% is ?
A.	Rs. 8
B.	Rs. 13
C.	Rs. 27
D.	Rs. 30
Answer» E.

Discussion

2618.	If two mixers and one T.V. cost Rs. 7000, while two T.V.s and one mixer cost Rs. 9800. The value of one T.V. is ?
A.	Rs. 4100
B.	Rs. 4200
C.	Rs. 4300
D.	Rs. 4400
Answer» C. Rs. 4300

Discussion

2619.	Profit after selling commodity for Rs. 425 is same as loss after selling it for Rs. 355. The cost of the commodity is ?
A.	Rs. 330
B.	Rs. 350
C.	Rs. 370
D.	Rs. 390
Answer» E.

Discussion

2620.	A man sold two houses for Rs. 7.81 lakhs each. On one he gained 5% and on the other he lost 5%. What percent is the effect of the sale on the whole ?
A.	0.25%
B.	0.50%
C.	0.75%
D.	1.00%
Answer» B. 0.50%

Discussion

2621.	A dealer professing to sell at cost price uses a 900 gms weight for a kilogram. His gain percent is ?
A.	1 1/9%
B.	5 1/9%
C.	11 1/9%
D.	17 1/9%
Answer» D. 17 1/9%

Discussion

2622.	When the price of a toy was increased by 20%, the number of toys sold was decreased by 15%. What was the effect on the sales of the shop ?
A.	5% increase
B.	4% increase
C.	3% increase
D.	2% increase
Answer» E.

Discussion

2623.	Jimmy bought paper sheets for Rs. 7200 and spent Rs. 200 on transport paying Rs. 600 he had 330 boxes made, which he sold at Rs. 28 each. What is his profit percentage ?
A.	15.5%
B.	16.6%
C.	17.7%
D.	18.8%
Answer» B. 16.6%

Discussion

2624.	Toffees are bought at the rate of 8 for a rupee. To gain 60% they must be sold at ?
A.	5 for a rupee
B.	7 for a rupee
C.	11 for a rupee
D.	15 for a rupee
Answer» B. 7 for a rupee

Discussion

2625.	The C.P. of an article is 40% of the S.P. The per cent that the S.P. is of C.P. is ?
A.	150%
B.	250%
C.	350%
D.	450%
Answer» C. 350%

Discussion

2626.	A discount series of 10%, 20% and 40% is equal to single discount of ?
A.	46.3%
B.	52.1%
C.	56.8%
D.	62.9%
Answer» D. 62.9%

Discussion

2627.	The loss incurred on selling an article for Rs. 270 is as much as the profit made after selling it at 10% profit. The C.P. of the article is ?
A.	Rs. 190
B.	Rs. 220
C.	Rs. 270
D.	Rs. 300
Answer» E.

Discussion

2628.	The cost of 2 T.V. sets and a radio is Rs. 7000, while 2 radios and one T.V. set together cost Rs. 4250. The cost of a T.V. set is ?
A.	Rs. 3250
B.	Rs. 3750
C.	Rs. 4350
D.	Rs. 4850
Answer» B. Rs. 3750

Discussion

2629.	A buys oranges at Rs. 2 for 3 oranges and sells them at a rupee each. To make a profit of Rs. 10, he must sell ?
A.	10 oranges
B.	30 oranges
C.	50 oranges
D.	70 oranges
Answer» C. 50 oranges

Discussion

2630.	Alok bought 25 kg of rice at the rate of Rs. 6.00 per kg and 35 kg of rice at the rate of Rs. 7.00 per kg. He mixed the two and sold the mixture at the rate of Rs. 6.75 per kg . What was his gain or l
A.	Rs. 3
B.	Rs. 7
C.	Rs. 10
D.	none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above

Discussion

2631.	What per cent of selling price would be 34% of cost price if gross profit is 26% of the selling price ?
A.	15.16%
B.	25.16%
C.	35.16%
D.	45.16%
Answer» C. 35.16%

Discussion

2632.	A man sold a radio for Rs. 1980 and gained 10%. The radio was bought for ?
A.	Rs. 1800
B.	Rs. 1200
C.	Rs. 800
D.	Rs. 500
Answer» C. Rs. 800

Discussion

2633.	A man buys 10 articles for Rs. 8 and sells them at the rate of Rs. 1.25 per article. His gain is ?
A.	23 1/4%
B.	42 1/4%
C.	56 1/4%
D.	63 1/4%
Answer» D. 63 1/4%

Discussion

2634.	By selling an article for Rs. 100 one loses Rs. 10. Then the loss percent is ?
A.	10 1/11%
B.	9 1/11%
C.	8 1/11%
D.	7 1/11%
Answer» C. 8 1/11%

Discussion

2635.	Profit after selling a commodity for Rs. 425 is same as loss after selling it for Rs. 355. the cost of the commodity is ?
A.	Rs. 190
B.	Rs. 260
C.	Rs. 390
D.	Rs. 530
Answer» D. Rs. 530

Discussion

2636.	If the cost price of 15 tables be equal to the selling price of 20 tables, the loss per cent is ?
A.	25%
B.	50%
C.	100%
D.	125%
Answer» B. 50%

Discussion

2637.	By selling an article for Rs. 247.50 we get a profit of 121/2 %. The cost of the article is ?
A.	Rs. 570
B.	Rs. 168
C.	Rs. 370
D.	Rs. 220
Answer» E.

Discussion

2638.	By selling an article for Rs. 100, one gains Rs. 10. Then the gain percent is ?
A.	13 1/9%
B.	12 1/9%
C.	11 1/9%
D.	10 1/9%
Answer» D. 10 1/9%

Discussion

2639.	357 mangoes cost of Rs. 1517.25, then what is the approximate cost of 49 dozen of mangoes ?
A.	2299
B.	2399
C.	2499
D.	2599
Answer» D. 2599

Discussion

2640.	Cost of 7000 bricks is Rs. 5740. cost of luggage to carry the bricks to the building place is Rs. 805. What is the cost at per thousand bricks ?
A.	Rs. 630
B.	Rs. 710
C.	Rs. 876
D.	Rs. 935
Answer» E.

Discussion

2641.	Cost of 1/4 dozen of bananas is Rs. 2.35, then what is the approximate cost of 42 dozen of bananas ?
A.	Rs. 500
B.	Rs. 400
C.	Rs. 300
D.	Rs. 200
Answer» C. Rs. 300

Discussion

2642.	If the cost of 1/4th of kg is Rs. 0.60, then what is the cost of 200 gm ?
A.	40 paise
B.	43 paise
C.	48 paise
D.	53 paise
Answer» D. 53 paise

Discussion

2643.	The cost of 2 tables is equal to the cost of 5 chairs. If the difference of the cost of one table and one chair is Rs. 1200, then the cost of one chair is ?
A.	Rs. 800
B.	Rs. 500
C.	Rs. 300
D.	Rs. 100
Answer» B. Rs. 500

Discussion

2644.	A trader makes a profit equal to the selling price of 75 articles when he sold 100 of the articles. What % profit did he make in the transaction?
A.	100%
B.	300%
C.	500%
D.	700%
Answer» C. 500%

Discussion

2645.	A trader procures his goods from a wholesaler, whose balance reads 1200 g from 1000 g . The trader sells all the procured goods to a customer after marking up the goods at 20% above the cost price.
A.	25% profit
B.	25% loss
C.	no profit no loss
D.	none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above

Discussion

2646.	A trader mixes 25% kerosene to his petrol and then he sells the whole mixture at the price of petrol. if the cost price of kerosene be 50 % of the cost price of petrol, what is the net profit percenta
A.	14 1/9
B.	13 1/9
C.	12 1/9
D.	11 1/9
Answer» E.

Discussion

2647.	A trader sells 20 kg of sugar at Rs. 400. A customer asks 20% discount and he agrees to it but instead of 1 kg he gives 4% less sugar. what is the effective discount that the customer gets ?
A.	14.23%
B.	16.66%
C.	18.88%
D.	20.45%
Answer» C. 18.88%

Discussion

2648.	The ratio of cost price and marked price of an article is 2:3 and ratio of percentage profit and percentage discount is 3 : 2 what is the discount percentage ?
A.	7.82%
B.	10.55%
C.	12.32%
D.	16.66%
Answer» E.

Discussion

2649.	What is percentage profit in selling an article at a discount of 20% which was earlier being sold at a 40% profit ?
A.	12%
B.	13%
C.	14%
D.	15%
Answer» B. 13%

Discussion

2650.	A milkman purchase the milk at Rs. x per litre and sells it at Rs. 2x per litre still he mixes 2 litres water with every 6 litres of pure milk. What is the profit percentage?
A.	155.55%
B.	166.66%
C.	177.77%
D.	188.88%
Answer» C. 177.77%

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Arithmetic Ability.

Find the SP when CP is Rs. 40 and gain is 25%.

By selling 45 lemons for Rs 40, a man loses 20 %. How many should he sell for Rs 24 to gain 20 % in the transaction ?

A person purchased a TV set for Rs. 16000 and a DVD player for Rs. 6250. He sold both the items together for Rs. 31150. What percentage of profit did he make?

Ramu bought an old car for Rs. 42000. He spent Rs. 13000 on repairs and sold it for Rs. 64900. What is his profit percent?

Raman mixed 24 kg of butter at Rs. 150 per kg with 36 kg butter at the rate of Rs. 125 per kg. At what price per kg should he sell the mixture to make a profit of 40% in the transaction?

If an article is sold at 19% profit instead of 12% profit, then the profit would be Rs. 105 more. What is the cost price?

A shopkeeper loses 15%,if an article is sold for Rs. 102. What should be the selling price of the article to gain 20%?

A gold bracelet is sold for Rs. 14500 at a loss of 20%. What is the cost price of the gold bracelet?

A salesman expects a gain of 13% on his cost price. If in a month, his sale was Rs. 791000, what was his profit ?

A person buys a book for Rs. 200 and sells it for Rs. 225. What will be his gain percent ?

There would be 10% loss if rice is sold at Rs. 5.40 per kg. At what price per kg should it be sold to earn a profit of 20% ?

A man purchases an electric heater whose printed price is Rs. 160. If he received two successive discounts of 20% and 10% he paid ?

By selling an article for Rs. 144, a man gained such that the percentage gain equal the cost price. The C.P. of the article is ?

A dealer marks his goods 20% above cost price. He then allows some discount on it and markets a profit of 8%. The rate of discount is ?

The marked price is 10% higher than the cost price. A discount of 10% is given on the marked price. In this kind of sale, the seller ?

An umbrella marked at Rs. 80 is sold for Rs. 68. The rate of discount of ?

The cost price of an article, which on being sold at a gain of 10% yields Rs. 6 more than when it is sold at a loss of 10% is ?

If two mixers and one T.V. cost Rs. 7000, while two T.V.s and one mixer cost Rs. 9800. The value of one T.V. is ?

Profit after selling commodity for Rs. 425 is same as loss after selling it for Rs. 355. The cost of the commodity is ?

A man sold two houses for Rs. 7.81 lakhs each. On one he gained 5% and on the other he lost 5%. What percent is the effect of the sale on the whole ?

A dealer professing to sell at cost price uses a 900 gms weight for a kilogram. His gain percent is ?

When the price of a toy was increased by 20%, the number of toys sold was decreased by 15%. What was the effect on the sales of the shop ?

Jimmy bought paper sheets for Rs. 7200 and spent Rs. 200 on transport paying Rs. 600 he had 330 boxes made, which he sold at Rs. 28 each. What is his profit percentage ?

Toffees are bought at the rate of 8 for a rupee. To gain 60% they must be sold at ?

The C.P. of an article is 40% of the S.P. The per cent that the S.P. is of C.P. is ?

A discount series of 10%, 20% and 40% is equal to single discount of ?

The loss incurred on selling an article for Rs. 270 is as much as the profit made after selling it at 10% profit. The C.P. of the article is ?

The cost of 2 T.V. sets and a radio is Rs. 7000, while 2 radios and one T.V. set together cost Rs. 4250. The cost of a T.V. set is ?

A buys oranges at Rs. 2 for 3 oranges and sells them at a rupee each. To make a profit of Rs. 10, he must sell ?

Alok bought 25 kg of rice at the rate of Rs. 6.00 per kg and 35 kg of rice at the rate of Rs. 7.00 per kg. He mixed the two and sold the mixture at the rate of Rs. 6.75 per kg . What was his gain or l

What per cent of selling price would be 34% of cost price if gross profit is 26% of the selling price ?

A man sold a radio for Rs. 1980 and gained 10%. The radio was bought for ?

A man buys 10 articles for Rs. 8 and sells them at the rate of Rs. 1.25 per article. His gain is ?

By selling an article for Rs. 100 one loses Rs. 10. Then the loss percent is ?

Profit after selling a commodity for Rs. 425 is same as loss after selling it for Rs. 355. the cost of the commodity is ?

If the cost price of 15 tables be equal to the selling price of 20 tables, the loss per cent is ?

By selling an article for Rs. 247.50 we get a profit of 121/2 %. The cost of the article is ?

By selling an article for Rs. 100, one gains Rs. 10. Then the gain percent is ?

357 mangoes cost of Rs. 1517.25, then what is the approximate cost of 49 dozen of mangoes ?

Cost of 7000 bricks is Rs. 5740. cost of luggage to carry the bricks to the building place is Rs. 805. What is the cost at per thousand bricks ?

Cost of 1/4 dozen of bananas is Rs. 2.35, then what is the approximate cost of 42 dozen of bananas ?

If the cost of 1/4th of kg is Rs. 0.60, then what is the cost of 200 gm ?

The cost of 2 tables is equal to the cost of 5 chairs. If the difference of the cost of one table and one chair is Rs. 1200, then the cost of one chair is ?

A trader makes a profit equal to the selling price of 75 articles when he sold 100 of the articles. What % profit did he make in the transaction?

A trader procures his goods from a wholesaler, whose balance reads 1200 g from 1000 g . The trader sells all the procured goods to a customer after marking up the goods at 20% above the cost price.

A trader mixes 25% kerosene to his petrol and then he sells the whole mixture at the price of petrol. if the cost price of kerosene be 50 % of the cost price of petrol, what is the net profit percenta

A trader sells 20 kg of sugar at Rs. 400. A customer asks 20% discount and he agrees to it but instead of 1 kg he gives 4% less sugar. what is the effective discount that the customer gets ?

The ratio of cost price and marked price of an article is 2:3 and ratio of percentage profit and percentage discount is 3 : 2 what is the discount percentage ?

What is percentage profit in selling an article at a discount of 20% which was earlier being sold at a 40% profit ?

A milkman purchase the milk at Rs. x per litre and sells it at Rs. 2x per litre still he mixes 2 litres water with every 6 litres of pure milk. What is the profit percentage?