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| 501. |
By selling 1 dozen ball pens, a shopkeeper earned the profit equal to the selling price of 4 ball pens. His profit percent is |
| A. | 50% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2">33</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">3</td></table> |
| D. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2">31</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">4</td></table> |
| Answer» B. 40% | |
| 502. |
A sells an article to B at a gain of 10%, B sells it to C at a gain of 5%. If C pays $ 462 for it, what did it cost to A? |
| A. | $ 500 |
| B. | $ 450 |
| C. | $ 600 |
| D. | $ 400 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 503. |
If the profit percent got on selling an article is numerically equal to its cost price in rupees and the selling price is $ 39, then cost price (in $) will be |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 22 |
| C. | 28 |
| D. | 30 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 504. |
By selling 144 hens Mahesh suffered a loss equal to the selling price of 6 hens. His loss per cent is |
| A. | 4% |
| B. | 3% |
| C. | 9% |
| D. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2">4</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">2</td></table> |
| Answer» B. 3% | |
| 505. |
A clock was sold for $ 144. If the percentage of profit was numerically equal to the cost price, the cost of the clock was |
| A. | $ 72 |
| B. | $ 80 |
| C. | $ 90 |
| D. | $ 100 |
| Answer» C. $ 90 | |
| 506. |
An article is sold at a certain price. If it is sold at half of the previous selling price, then there is a loss of (51 / 2)% . The profit after selling the article at the previous selling price is: |
| A. | 51% |
| B. | 49% |
| C. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2">12</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>3</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">4</td></table> |
| D. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2">24</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">2</td></table> |
| E. | |
| Answer» C. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">12</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>3</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">4</td></table> | |
| 507. |
Loss of 20% on selling price is equal to x% loss on cost price. What is the value of x? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2">16</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><td align="center">3</td></table> |
| D. | 16 |
| Answer» D. 16 | |
| 508. |
If by selling an article for Rs. 390 a shopkeeper gains 20%, then the cost price is |
| A. | Rs. 370 |
| B. | Rs. 325 |
| C. | Rs. 350 |
| D. | Rs. 300 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 350 | |
| 509. |
Last year Mr. A bought two paintings. This year he sold them for Rs. 20,000 each. On one, he made a 25% profit and on the other he had a 25% loss. Then his net profit or loss is |
| A. | He lost more than Rs. 2000 |
| B. | He lost less than Rs. 2000 |
| C. | He earned more than Rs. 2000 |
| D. | He earned less than Rs. 2000 |
| Answer» B. He lost less than Rs. 2000 | |
| 510. |
A shopkeeper sells an article at a loss of (25 / 2) %. Had he sold it for $ 51.80 more, he would have earned a profit of 6%. The cost price of the article is |
| A. | $ 280 |
| B. | $ 300 |
| C. | $ 380 |
| D. | $ 400 |
| Answer» B. $ 300 | |
| 511. |
A bookseller sells a book at a profit of 10%. If he had bought it at 4% less and sold it for $ 6 more, he would have gained (75 / 4) %. The cost price of the book is |
| A. | $ 130 |
| B. | $ 140 |
| C. | $ 150 |
| D. | $ 160 |
| Answer» D. $ 160 | |
| 512. |
A man sells an article at 10% loss. If he had sold it at $ 10 more, he would have gained 10%. The cost price of the article is |
| A. | $ 50 |
| B. | $ 55 |
| C. | $ 100 |
| D. | $ 110 |
| Answer» B. $ 55 | |
| 513. |
A piece of land came to a person through three middlemen each gaining 20%. If the person purchased the land for $ 3,45,600 the original cost of the land was |
| A. | $ 1,00,000 |
| B. | $ 1,50,000 |
| C. | $ 1,75,800 |
| D. | $ 2,00,000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 514. |
If an article is sold for $ 178 at a loss of 11%, what should be its selling price in order to earn a profit of 11 %? |
| A. | $222.50 |
| B. | $ 267 |
| C. | $ 222 |
| D. | $ 220 |
| Answer» D. $ 220 | |
| 515. |
A man sold an article at a loss of 20%. If he has sold that article for $ 12 more he would have gained 10%. Find the cost price of that article : |
| A. | $ 60 |
| B. | $ 40 |
| C. | $ 30 |
| D. | $ 22 |
| Answer» C. $ 30 | |
| 516. |
An article is sold at a loss of 10%. Had it been sold for $ 9 more, there would have been a gain of (25 / 2) % on it. The cost price of the article is : |
| A. | $ 40 |
| B. | $ 45 |
| C. | $ 50 |
| D. | $ 35 |
| Answer» B. $ 45 | |
| 517. |
A man sold an article at a loss of 20%. If he had sold it for $ 50 more, he would have gained 5%. The cost price of the article was |
| A. | $ 250 |
| B. | $ 300 |
| C. | $ 180 |
| D. | $ 200 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 518. |
A businessman sells a commodity at 10% profit. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for $ 2 less, then he would have gained (50 / 5) %. The cost price of the commodity is |
| A. | $ 32 |
| B. | $ 36 |
| C. | $ 40 |
| D. | $ 48 |
| Answer» D. $ 48 | |
| 519. |
A cooker is sold at a gain of 16%. If it has been sold for $ 20 more, 20% would have been gained. The cost price of the cooker is |
| A. | $ 350 |
| B. | $ 400 |
| C. | $ 500 |
| D. | $ 600 |
| Answer» D. $ 600 | |
| 520. |
A man sells his typewriter at 5% loss. If he sells it for $ 80 more, he will gain 5%. The cost price of the typewriter is |
| A. | $ 1,600 |
| B. | $ 1,200 |
| C. | $ 1,000 |
| D. | $ 800 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 521. |
An article was sold at 16% gain. Had it been sold for $ 200 more, the gain would have been 20%. Then the cost price of the article is: |
| A. | $ 5000 |
| B. | $ 4800 |
| C. | $ 4500 |
| D. | $ 5200 |
| Answer» B. $ 4800 | |
| 522. |
A man purchased an article and sold it to B at a profit of 25% and B sold it to C at a loss of 10% and C paid $ 675 for it. For how much did A purchase it (in $)? |
| A. | 625 |
| B. | 575 |
| C. | 600 |
| D. | 550 |
| Answer» D. 550 | |
| 523. |
A businessman bought an article and sold it at a loss of 5%. If he had bought it for 10% less and sold it for $ 33 more, he would have had a profit of 30%. The cost price of the article is |
| A. | $ 330 |
| B. | $ 155 |
| C. | $ 150 |
| D. | $ 300 |
| Answer» D. $ 300 | |
| 524. |
Yogita sold a plasma TV at 20% gain to Shyamla. Shyamla sold it to Deepa at 10% profit. If Deepa had to pay $ 33,000 for the plasma TV, find the cost price of the plasma TV for Yogita. |
| A. | $ 30,000 |
| B. | $ 25,000 |
| C. | $ 35,000 |
| D. | $ 40,000 |
| Answer» C. $ 35,000 | |
| 525. |
Mohan sold his watch at 10% loss. If he had sold it for $ 45 more, he would have made 5% profit. The selling price (in $) of the watch was |
| A. | 300 |
| B. | 900 |
| C. | 110 |
| D. | 270 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 526. |
By selling 4 articles for 1 rupee, a man loses 4%. Had he sold three articles per rupee, the profit would have been : |
| A. | 30% |
| B. | 28% |
| C. | 16% |
| D. | 12% |
| Answer» C. 16% | |
| 527. |
A man purchased 150 pens at the rate of $ 12 per pen. He sold 50 pens at a gain of 10%. The percentage gain at which he must sell the remaining pens so as to gain 15% on the whole outlay is |
| A. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2">21</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">2</td></table> |
| B. | 20% |
| C. | 17% |
| D. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2">17</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">%</td></tr><td align="center">2</td></table> |
| Answer» E. | |
| 528. |
An article is sold at a gain of 15%. Had it been sold for $ 27 more, the profit would have been 20%. The cost price of the article is |
| A. | $ 500 |
| B. | $ 700 |
| C. | $ 540 |
| D. | $ 545 |
| Answer» D. $ 545 | |
| 529. |
If an article is sold at 5% gain instead of 5% loss, the man gains $ 5 more. Find the cost price of that article |
| A. | $ 100 |
| B. | $ 105 |
| C. | $ 50 |
| D. | $ 110 |
| Answer» D. $ 110 | |
| 530. |
A book vendor sold a book at a loss of 20%. Had he sold it for $ 108 more, he would have earned a profit of 30%. Find the cost price of the book? |
| A. | $ 216 |
| B. | $ 648 |
| C. | $ 240 |
| D. | $ 432 |
| Answer» B. $ 648 | |
| 531. |
A manufacturer sells an article to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 10%. The wholesale dealer sells it to a shopkeeper at 20% profit. The shopkeeper sells it to a customer for $ 56,100 at a loss of 15%. Then the cost price of the article to the manufacturer is |
| A. | $ 25,000 |
| B. | $ 10,000 |
| C. | $ 50,000 |
| D. | $ 55,000 |
| Answer» D. $ 55,000 | |
| 532. |
A car worth $ 1,50,000 was sold by X to Y at 5% profit. Y sold the car back to X at 2% loss. In the entire transaction |
| A. | X gained $ 4,350 |
| B. | Y lost $ 4,350 |
| C. | X gained $ 3,150 |
| D. | X lost $ 3,150 |
| Answer» D. X lost $ 3,150 | |
| 533. |
A saleable article passes successively in the hands of three traders. Each trader sold it further at a gain of 25% of the cost price. If the last trader sold it for Rs. 250 then what was the cost price for the first trader? |
| A. | $ 128 |
| B. | $ 150 |
| C. | $ 192 |
| D. | $ 200 |
| Answer» B. $ 150 | |
| 534. |
A sells a bicycle to B at a profit of 20%. B sells it to C at a profit of 25%. If C pays $ 225/- for it, the cost price of the bicycle for A is : |
| A. | $ 110 |
| B. | $ 125 |
| C. | $ 120 |
| D. | $ 150 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 535. |
By selling 12 kg of potatoes for Rs. 63, a shopkeeper gains 5%. What does he gain or lose percent by selling 50 kg of the same potatoes for Rs. 247.50? |
| A. | 1% loss |
| B. | No profit, no loss |
| C. | 2.5% loss |
| D. | 1% profit |
| Answer» B. No profit, no loss | |
| 536. |
A merchant has 1000 kg sugar, part of which sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He gain 14% on the whole. The quantity sold at 8% profit is : |
| A. | 560 kg. |
| B. | 600 kg. |
| C. | 640 kg. |
| D. | 400 kg. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 537. |
There would be a 10% loss, if rice is sold at Rs. 54 per kg. To earn a profit of 20%, the price of rice per kg will be |
| A. | Rs. 65 |
| B. | Rs. 70 |
| C. | Rs. 63 |
| D. | Rs. 72 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 538. |
A sells a cycle to B at a profit of 5% and B sells it to C at a profit of 10%. If C pays $ 2310 for it, the cost price of A is |
| A. | $ 2000 |
| B. | $ 2100 |
| C. | $ 1900 |
| D. | $ 2010 |
| Answer» B. $ 2100 | |
| 539. |
A sells an article to B making a profit of (1 / 5) of his outlay. B sells it to C, gaining 20%. If C sells it for $ 600 and incurs a loss of (1 / 6) of his outlay, the cost price of article for A is |
| A. | $ 600 |
| B. | $ 500 |
| C. | $ 720 |
| D. | $ 800 |
| Answer» C. $ 720 | |
| 540. |
A sells a cycle to B at a profit of 10%, B sells to C at a profit of 20%. If C pays $ 264 for it, how much did A pay for it? |
| A. | $ 200 |
| B. | $ 220 |
| C. | $ 225 |
| D. | $ 234 |
| Answer» B. $ 220 | |
| 541. |
The profit obtained by selling an article for Rs. 625 is same as the loss incurred if it is sold for Rs. 545. The price at which it is to be sold to realize a profit of Rs. 65 on the cost price is |
| A. | Rs. 640 |
| B. | Rs. 630 |
| C. | Rs. 650 |
| D. | Rs. 660 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 660 | |
| 542. |
A sells a cycle to B at a profit of 20% and B sells it to C at a loss of 25%. If C bought the cycle for $ P, then the cost price of it for A was |
| A. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2">$</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">P</td></tr><td align="center">20</td></table> |
| B. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2">$</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>9</center></td><td rowspan="2">P</td></tr><td align="center">10</td></table> |
| C. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2">$</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>9</center></td><td rowspan="2">P</td></tr><td align="center">20</td></table> |
| D. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2">$</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>10</center></td><td rowspan="2">P</td></tr><td align="center">9</td></table> |
| Answer» E. | |
| 543. |
The profit earned by a shopkeeper by selling a bucket at a gain of 8% is Rs. 28 more than when he sells it at a loss of 8%. The cost price (in Rupees) of the bucket is |
| A. | 170 |
| B. | 190 |
| C. | 175 |
| D. | 165 |
| Answer» D. 165 | |
| 544. |
A shopkeeper purchases two items for Rs. 520. One of them is sold gaining 16% and the other at a loss of 10%, thus making no profit or loss. What is the selling price of the item sold at loss? |
| A. | Rs. 288 |
| B. | Rs. 232 |
| C. | Rs. 320 |
| D. | Rs. 200 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 232 | |
| 545. |
A shopkeeper sold an article at a loss of 20%. But if he could sell it at Rs. 200 more, he could earn a profit of 5%. The cost price of the article is |
| A. | Rs. 800 |
| B. | Rs. 1,000 |
| C. | Rs. 1,200 |
| D. | Rs. 600 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 1,000 | |
| 546. |
A T.V was sold at a profit of 5%. If it had been sold at a profit of 10%, the profit would have been Rs. 1000 more. What is its cost price? |
| A. | Rs. 20000 |
| B. | Rs. 5000 |
| C. | Rs. 10000 |
| D. | Rs. 15000 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 5000 | |
| 547. |
Sandeep sells an article at a loss of 10%. Had he bought it at 20% less and sold it for Rs. 55 more, he could have gained 40%. What is the cost price of the article? |
| A. | Rs. 200 |
| B. | Rs. 225 |
| C. | Rs. 250 |
| D. | Rs. 275 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 275 | |
| 548. |
Aniruddha sold a bicycle at a gain of 8%. Had it been sold for $ 75 more, the gain would have been 14%. The cost price of the bicycle was |
| A. | $ 1200 |
| B. | $ 1250 |
| C. | $ 1350 |
| D. | $ 1500 |
| Answer» C. $ 1350 | |
| 549. |
When an article is sold at a gain of 20%, it yields $ 60 more than when it is sold at a loss of 20%. The cost price of the article is |
| A. | $ 200 |
| B. | $ 150 |
| C. | $ 140 |
| D. | $ 120 |
| Answer» C. $ 140 | |
| 550. |
An article is sold at a loss of 10%. Had it been sold for $ 90 more, there would have been a gain of 5%. The original sale price of the article (in $) is : |
| A. | $ 540 |
| B. | $ 600 |
| C. | $ 628 |
| D. | $ 650 |
| Answer» B. $ 600 | |