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| 651. |
A and B jointly made a profit of Rs.1650 and they decided to share it such that (1 / 3) of A s profit is equal to (2 / 5) of B s profit. Then profit of B is |
| A. | Rs. 700 |
| B. | Rs. 750 |
| C. | Rs. 850 |
| D. | Rs. 800 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 850 | |
| 652. |
If the ratio of cost price and selling price of an article be 10 : 11, the profit percentage is |
| A. | 1% |
| B. | 10% |
| C. | 5% |
| D. | 8% |
| Answer» C. 5% | |
| 653. |
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. | $ 435 |
| D. | $ 222 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 654. |
A, B and C entered into partnership in a business. A got (3 / 5) of the profit and B and C distributed the remaining profit equally. If C got $ 400 less than A, the total profit was |
| A. | $ 1600 |
| B. | $ 1200 |
| C. | $ 1000 |
| D. | $ 800 |
| Answer» D. $ 800 | |
| 655. |
A started a business with a capital of $ 1,00,000. One year later, B joined him with a capital of $ 2,00,000. At the end of 3 years from the start of the business, the profit earned was $ 84,000. The share of B in the profit exceeded the share of A by |
| A. | $ 10,000 |
| B. | $ 12,000 |
| C. | $ 14,000 |
| D. | $ 15,000 |
| Answer» C. $ 14,000 | |
| 656. |
A starts business with $ 3500/- and after 5 months, B joins with A as his partner. After a year, the profit is divided in the ratio 2 : 3. What is B s contribution in the capital? |
| A. | $ 8000/- |
| B. | $ 8500/- |
| C. | $ 9000/- |
| D. | $ 7500/- |
| Answer» D. $ 7500/- | |
| 657. |
At the beginning of a partnership business, the capital of B was (3 / 2)times that of A. After 8 months B withdrew (1 / 2) of his capital and after 10 months A withdrew (1 / 4) th of his capital. At the end of the year, if the profit incurred is $ 53,000, find the amount received by A. |
| A. | $ 30,800 |
| B. | $ 32,000 |
| C. | $ 30,000 |
| D. | $ 23,000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 658. |
$ 864 is divided among A, B and C such that 8 times A s share is equal to 12 times B s share and also equal to 6 times C s share. How much did B get? |
| A. | $ 399 |
| B. | $ 192 |
| C. | $ 288 |
| D. | $ 72 |
| Answer» C. $ 288 | |
| 659. |
A began business with $ 45000 and was joined afterwards by B with $ 54000. After how many months did B join if the profits at the end of the year were divided in the ratio 2 : 1? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 660. |
In a business partnership among A, B, C and D, the profit is shared as follows: |
| A. | $ 1,12,500 |
| B. | $ 1,37,500 |
| C. | $ 90,000 |
| D. | $ 2,70,000 |
| Answer» D. $ 2,70,000 | |
| 661. |
A, B and C started a business by investing $ 40500, $ 45000 and $ 60000 respectively. After 6 months C withdrew $ 15000 while A invested $ 4500 more. In annual profit of $ 56100, the share of C will exceed that of A by |
| A. | $ 900 |
| B. | $ 1100 |
| C. | $ 3000 |
| D. | $ 3900 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 662. |
The cost price and selling price of an article is a : b. If b is 200% of a then the percentage of profit on cost price is |
| A. | 75% |
| B. | 125% |
| C. | 100% |
| D. | 200% |
| Answer» D. 200% | |
| 663. |
If the cost price and selling price of an article are in the ratio 10 : 11, then the percentage of profit is : |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 9% |
| C. | 3% |
| D. | 1% |
| Answer» B. 9% | |
| 664. |
If the ratio of cost price and the selling price is 5 : 6, the gain percent is |
| A. | 20% |
| B. | <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> |
| C. | 25% |
| D. | 30% |
| Answer» B. <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> | |
| 665. |
An article is sold at 5% profit. The ratio of selling price and cost price will be |
| A. | 1 : 5 |
| B. | 20 : 21 |
| C. | 21 : 20 |
| D. | 5 : 1 |
| Answer» D. 5 : 1 | |
| 666. |
The liquids, X and Y are mixed in the ratio of 3 : 2 and the mixture is sold at Rs. 11 per litre at a profit of 10%. If the liquid X costs Rs. 2 more per litre than Y, the cost of X per litre is (in Rs.) : |
| A. | 10.80 |
| B. | 11.75 |
| C. | 9.50 |
| D. | 11 |
| Answer» B. 11.75 | |
| 667. |
A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. The ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book is |
| A. | 99 : 125 |
| B. | 25 : 37 |
| C. | 50 : 61 |
| D. | 45 : 56 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 668. |
A man sold 20 apples for $ 100 and gained 20%. How many apples did he buy for $ 100? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 22 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» D. 25 | |
| 669. |
A fruit vendor bought bananas at the rate of 5 for a rupee and sold them 4 for a rupee. The per cent gain or loss is |
| A. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2">12</td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">% gain</td></tr><td align="center">2</td></table> |
| B. | 25% loss |
| C. | 25% gain |
| D. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2">12</td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">% loss</td></tr><td align="center">2</td></table> |
| Answer» D. <table><tr><td rowspan="2">12</td> <td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>1</center></td><td rowspan="2">% loss</td></tr><td align="center">2</td></table> | |
| 670. |
A man buys a certain number of oranges at 20 for 60 and an equal number at 30 for $ 60. He mixes them and sells them at 25 for $ 60. What is gain or loss percent? |
| A. | Gain of 4% |
| B. | Loss of 4% |
| C. | Neither gain nor loss |
| D. | Loss of 5% |
| Answer» C. Neither gain nor loss | |
| 671. |
By selling 12 oranges for $ 60, a man loses 25%. The number of oranges he has to sell for $ 100, so as to gain 25% is |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 11 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» D. 15 | |
| 672. |
A shopman bought pens at the rate of 7 for $ 10 and sold them at a profit of 40%. How many pens would a customer get for $ 10? |
| A. | 6 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 3 |
| Answer» D. 3 | |
| 673. |
A man buys some articles at $ P per dozen and sells them at $ (P / 8) per piece. His profit per cent is |
| A. | 30% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | 50% |
| D. | 60% |
| Answer» D. 60% | |
| 674. |
A fruit vendor buys apples at the rate of 10 for 100. How many should he sell for 100, so that he makes a profit of 25 %? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 675. |
A sold a horse to B for 4800 by losing 20%. B sells it to C at a price which would have given A a profit of 15%. B s gain is |
| A. | 1800 |
| B. | 1900 |
| C. | 2000 |
| D. | 2100 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 676. |
If an article is sold at 200% profit, then the ratio of its cost price to its selling price will be |
| A. | 1 : 2 |
| B. | 2 : 1 |
| C. | 1 : 3 |
| D. | 3 : 1 |
| Answer» D. 3 : 1 | |
| 677. |
By selling 14 watches of equal cost price at the rate of $ 450 each, there is a profit equal to the cost price of 4 watches. The cost price of a watch is |
| A. | $ 350 |
| B. | $ 360 |
| C. | $ 375 |
| D. | $ 400 |
| Answer» B. $ 360 | |
| 678. |
If toys are bought at $ 5 each and sold at $ 4.50 each, then the loss percent is : |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 11% |
| C. | 12% |
| D. | 13% |
| Answer» B. 11% | |
| 679. |
A man bought oranges at the rate of 8 for $ 34 and sold them at the rate of 12 for $ 57. How many oranges should be sold to earn a net profit of $ 45? |
| A. | 90 |
| B. | 100 |
| C. | 135 |
| D. | 150 |
| Answer» B. 100 | |
| 680. |
A man purchased some eggs at 3 for $ 5 and sold them at 5 for $ 12. Thus he gained $ 143 in all. The number of eggs he bought is |
| A. | 210 |
| B. | 200 |
| C. | 195 |
| D. | 190 |
| Answer» D. 190 | |
| 681. |
A fruit-seller buys some oranges and by selling 40% of them he realises the cost price of all the oranges. As the oranges being to grow over-ripe, he reduces the price and sells 80% of the remaining oranges at half the previous rate of profit. The rest of the oranges being rotten are thrown away. The overall percentage of profit is |
| A. | 80 |
| B. | 84 |
| C. | 94 |
| D. | 96 |
| Answer» C. 94 | |
| 682. |
A shop-keeper sold a sewing machine for $ 1,080 at a loss of 10%. At what price should he has to sold it so as to gain 10% on it ? (in $ ) |
| A. | 1,069 |
| B. | 1,200 |
| C. | 1,230 |
| D. | 1,320 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 683. |
If I purchased 11 books for $ 100 and sold 10 books for $ 110, the percentage of profit per book sold is |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 11 5% |
| C. | 17 3% |
| D. | 21% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 684. |
A vendor sells lemons at the rate of 5 for $ 14, gaining thereby 40%. For how much did he buy a dozen lemons? |
| A. | $ 20 |
| B. | $ 21 |
| C. | $ 24 |
| D. | $ 28 |
| Answer» D. $ 28 | |
| 685. |
A person bought 50 pens for $ 50 each. He sold 40 of them at a loss of 5%. He wants to gain 10% on the whole. Then his gain per cent on the remaining pens should be |
| A. | 15% |
| B. | 40% |
| C. | 50% |
| D. | 70% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 686. |
A manufacturer sells an item to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 18%. The wholesaler sells the same to a retailer at a profit of 20%. The retailer, in turn, sells it to a customer for $ 15045 thereby earning a profit of 25%. The cost price of the manufacturer is |
| A. | $ 8000 |
| B. | $ 8500 |
| C. | $ 9000 |
| D. | $ 10000 |
| Answer» C. $ 9000 | |
| 687. |
Kamala bought a bicycle for $ 1,650. She had to sell it at a loss of 8%. She sold it for |
| A. | $ 1, 581 |
| B. | $ 1, 518 |
| C. | $ 1, 510 |
| D. | $ 1, 508 |
| Answer» C. $ 1, 510 | |
| 688. |
A man sold his watch at a loss of 5%. Had he sold it for $ 56.25 more, he would have gained 10%. What is the cost price of the watch (in $)? |
| A. | 370 |
| B. | 365 |
| C. | 375 |
| D. | 390 |
| Answer» D. 390 | |
| 689. |
A table is sold at Rs. 1,800 at a loss of 10%. At what price should it be sold to earn a profit of 15%? |
| A. | $ 2,070 |
| B. | $ 1,890 |
| C. | $ 2,000 |
| D. | $ 2,300 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 690. |
A table is sold at a profit of 13%. If it is sold for $ 25 more, profit is 18 %. Cost price of table is |
| A. | $ 100 |
| B. | $ 500 |
| C. | $ 200 |
| D. | $ 1, 000 |
| Answer» C. $ 200 | |
| 691. |
A sold a watch at a gain of 5% to B and B sold it to C at a gain of 4%. If C paid Rs. 91 for it, the price paid by A is : |
| A. | Rs. 83.33 |
| B. | Rs. 84.33 |
| C. | Rs. 83 |
| D. | Rs. 82.81 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 84.33 | |
| 692. |
If 3 articles are sold for the cost of 5 articles, then the profit percentage is : |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 60 |
| C. | <table><tr><td rowspan="2">66</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;padding-bottom:2px;"><center>2</center></td><td rowspan="2"><br></td></tr><td align="center">3</td></table> |
| D. | 65 |
| Answer» D. 65 | |
| 693. |
A dealer sold a bicycle at a profit of 10%. Had he bought the bicycle at 10% less price and sold it at a price Rs. 60 more, he would have gained 25%. The cost price of the bicycle was |
| A. | Rs. 2400 |
| B. | Rs. 2600 |
| C. | Rs. 2000 |
| D. | Rs. 2200 |
| Answer» B. Rs. 2600 | |
| 694. |
A radio is sold at a profit of 20%. Had it been sold for Rs. 60 more the profit would have been 30%. The cost price of the radio is |
| A. | Rs. 500 |
| B. | Rs. 600 |
| C. | Rs. 550 |
| D. | Rs. 620 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 550 | |
| 695. |
A man sold an article at a gain of 5%. Had he sold it for Rs. 240 more, he would have gained 8%. The cost price of the article is |
| A. | Rs. 6,000 |
| B. | Rs. 10,000 |
| C. | Rs. 12,000 |
| D. | Rs. 8,000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 696. |
A shopkeeper buys 80 articles for Rs. 2400 and sells them for a profit of 16%. Find the selling price of one article. |
| A. | Rs. 36.40 |
| B. | Rs. 34.80 |
| C. | Rs. 35.60 |
| D. | Rs. 33.80 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 35.60 | |
| 697. |
A man sells an article at 15% profit. If he had sold it for Rs. 6 more, he would have gained 18%. The man bought the article for |
| A. | Rs. 100 |
| B. | Rs. 150 |
| C. | Rs. 200 |
| D. | Rs. 250 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 250 | |
| 698. |
A man bought 25 crates of oranges for Rs. 10,000. He lost 5 crates. In order to earn a total profit of 25% of the total cost, he would have to sell each of the remaining crates at |
| A. | Rs. 650 |
| B. | Rs. 625 |
| C. | Rs. 600 |
| D. | Rs. 575 |
| Answer» C. Rs. 600 | |
| 699. |
A man bought 30 defective machines for Rs. 1000. He repaired and sold them at the rate of Rs. 300 per machine. He got profit of Rs. 150 per machine. How much did he spend on repairs? (in Rupees) |
| A. | 5500 |
| B. | 4500 |
| C. | 3500 |
| D. | 2500 |
| Answer» D. 2500 | |
| 700. |
By selling cloth at Rs. 9 per metre, a shopkeeper loses 10%. Find the rate at which it should be sold so as to earn profit of 15%. |
| A. | Rs.11.20 |
| B. | Rs.11.30 |
| C. | Rs.11.40 |
| D. | Rs.11.50 |
| Answer» E. | |