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151.	A furniture seller sells two tables at Rs. 1500 each. He earned a profit of 20% on one table and suffered a loss of 20% on the another table. Net profit or loss in this deal is ?
A.	4% loss
B.	4% profit
C.	Neither loss nor profit
D.	10% loss
Answer» B. 4% profit

Discussion

152.	A man sold two books at Rs. 24 each, on one he got a profit of 20% and on other, he lost 20% . On the whole, he ?
A.	loss Rs. 1
B.	gained Rs. 1
C.	lost Rs. 2
D.	gained Rs. 2
Answer» D. gained Rs. 2

Discussion

153.	A man purchases two clocks A and B at a total cost of Rs. 650. He sells A with 20% profit and B at a loss of 25% and gets the same selling price for both the clocks. What are the purchasing price of A and B, respectively ?
A.	Rs. 225, Rs 425
B.	Rs. 250, Rs. 400
C.	Rs. 275, Rs. 375
D.	Rs. 300, Rs. 350
Answer» C. Rs. 275, Rs. 375

Discussion

154.	A person sold his watch for 75 and got a percentage profit equal to the cost price. The cost price of the watch is.
A.	40
B.	45
C.	50
D.	55
Answer» D. 55

Discussion

155.	A trader by means of a false balance defrauder to the extent of 8% in buying goods and also defrauds to 8% in selling. His gain percent is ?
A.	15.48%
B.	16%
C.	16.64%
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

156.	Kabir buys an article with 25% discount on its marked price. He makes a profit of 10% by selling it at Rs. 660. The marked price is ?
A.	Rs. 600
B.	Rs. 700
C.	Rs. 800
D.	Rs. 685
Answer» D. Rs. 685

Discussion

157.	A radio dealer sold radio at a loss of 2.5%. Had he sold it for Rs. 100 more, he would have gained 7
A.	Rs. 850
B.	Rs. 925
C.	Rs. 1080
D.	Rs. 1125
Answer» E.

Discussion

158.	Bhajan Singh purchased 120 reams of paper at Rs. 80 per reams. He spent Rs. 280 on transportation paid octroi at the rate of 40 paise per ream and paid Rs. 72 to the coolie. If he wants to have a gain of 8%. what must be the selling price per ream ?
A.	Rs. 86
B.	Rs. 87.48
C.	Rs. 89
D.	Rs. 90
Answer» E.

Discussion

159.	A shopkeeper sells (3/4)
A.	10%
B.	15%
C.	20%
D.	25%
Answer» C. 20%

Discussion

160.	A man gains 10% by selling an article for a certain price. If sells it at double the price, the profit made is ?
A.	20%
B.	60%
C.	100%
D.	120%
Answer» E.

Discussion

161.	If an article is sold at a gain of 6% instead of at a loss of 6% then the seller gets Rs. 6 more. The C.P. of the article is ?
A.	Rs. 50
B.	Rs. 94
C.	Rs. 100
D.	Rs. 106
Answer» B. Rs. 94

Discussion

162.	A person bought an article and sold it at a loss of 10%. If he had bought it for 20% less and sold it for Rs. 55 more. he would have had a profit of 40%. The C.P. of the article is ?
A.	Rs. 200
B.	Rs. 225
C.	Rs. 250
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

163.	A merchant sold his goods for Rs. 75 at a profit percent equal to C.P. The C.P. was ?
A.	Rs. 40
B.	Rs. 50
C.	Rs. 60
D.	Rs. 70
Answer» C. Rs. 60

Discussion

164.	A horse and a cow were sold for Rs. 12000 each. The horse was sold at a loss of 20% and the cow at a gain of 20%. The entire transaction resulted in ?
A.	No loss or gain
B.	Loss of Rs . 1000
C.	Gain of Rs.. 1000
D.	Gain of Rs. 2000
Answer» C. Gain of Rs.. 1000

Discussion

165.	A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price. But he uses a false weight and thus gains 6
A.	953 gms
B.	940 gms
C.	960 gms
D.	947 gms
Answer» C. 960 gms

Discussion

166.	Tarun bought a T.V. with 20% discount on the labelled price had he bought it with 25% discount he would have saved Rs. 500. At what price did he buy the T.V. ?
A.	Rs. 5000
B.	Rs. 10000
C.	Rs. 12000
D.	None of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

167.	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, then the price paid by A is ?
A.	Rs. 82.81
B.	Rs. 83
C.	Rs. 83.33
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

168.	Ram bought 4 dozen apples at Rs. 12 per dozen and 2 dozen apples at Rs. 16 per dozen. He sold all of them to earn 20%. At what price per dozen did he sell the apples ?
A.	Rs. 14.40
B.	Rs. 16.00
C.	Rs. 16.80
D.	Rs. 19.20
Answer» C. Rs. 16.80

Discussion

169.	A owns a house worth Rs. 10000. He sells it to B at a profit of 10% based on the worth of the house B sell the house back to A at a loss of 10%. In this transaction A gets ?
A.	No profit no loss
B.	Profit of Rs . 1000
C.	Profit of Rs . 1100
D.	Profit of Rs . 2000
Answer» D. Profit of Rs . 2000

Discussion

170.	While selling a watch a shopkeeper gives a discount of 5%. If he gives a discount of 7%, he earns Rs. 15 less as profit. What is the marked price of the watch ?
A.	Rs. 697.50
B.	Rs. 712.50
C.	Rs. 787.50
D.	None of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

171.	A sells a horse to B for Rs. 4860, thereby losing 19 percent, B sells it to C at a price which would have given A, 17 percent profit. Find B's gain ?
A.	Rs. 2160
B.	Rs. 2610
C.	Rs. 1260
D.	Rs. 2260
Answer» B. Rs. 2610

Discussion

172.	A shopkeeper bought 150 calculators at the rate of Rs. 250 per calculator. he spent Rs. 2500 on transportation and packing. If the marked price of calculator is Rs. 320 per calculator and the shopkeeper gives a discount of 5% on the marked price then what will be the percentage profit gained by the shopkeeper ?
A.	20%
B.	14%
C.	15%
D.	16%
Answer» C. 15%

Discussion

173.	The cost price of an article, which on being sold at a gain of 12% yields Rs. 6 more then when it is sold at a loss of 12% is ?
A.	Rs. 30
B.	Rs. 25
C.	Rs. 20
D.	Rs. 24
Answer» C. Rs. 20

Discussion

174.	A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% after selling a book at 10% discount on the printed prices. The ratio of the cost price and printed price of the book is ?
A.	45 : 56
B.	50 : 61
C.	99 : 125
D.	None of these
Answer» B. 50 : 61

Discussion

175.	By selling 12 oranges for one rupee, a man loses 20%. How many for a rupee should he sell to get gain of 20% ?
A.	5
B.	8
C.	10
D.	15
Answer» C. 10

Discussion

176.	An article when sold for Rs. 200 fetches 25 percent profit. What would be the percentage profit / loss if 6 such articles are sold for Rs. 1056 ?
A.	10 per cent loss
B.	10 per cent profit
C.	5 per cent loss
D.	5 per cent profit
Answer» C. 5 per cent loss

Discussion

177.	Two chair and three table cost Rs.1025 and three chairs and two tables cost Rs. 1100. What is the difference between the cost of one table and that of one chair ?
A.	Rs. 75
B.	Rs. 35
C.	Cannot be determined
D.	125
Answer» B. Rs. 35

Discussion

178.	An item costing Rs. 200 is being sold at 10% loss. If the price is further reduced by 5%, the selling price will be ?
A.	Rs. 179
B.	Rs. 175
C.	Rs. 171
D.	Rs. 170
Answer» D. Rs. 170

Discussion

179.	If books bought at price ranging from Rs. 200 to Rs. 350 are sold at prices ranging from Rs. 300 to Rs. 425, what is the greatest possible profit that might be made in selling 8 books ?
A.	Rs. 400
B.	Rs. 600
C.	Cannot be determined
D.	None of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

180.	A retailer purchases a sewing machine at discount of 15% and sells it for Rs. 1955. In the bargain he makes a profit of 15%. How much is the discount which he got from the wholesale ?
A.	Rs. 270
B.	Rs. 290
C.	Rs. 300
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

181.	When the price of pressure cooker was increased by 15%, its sale fell down by 15%. The effect one the money receipt was ?
A.	No effect
B.	15% decrease
C.	7.5% increase
D.	2.25% decrease
Answer» E.

Discussion

182.	Subhash purchased a tape recorder at 9 / 10 th of its selling price and sold it at 8% more than its selling prices. His gain is ?
A.	9%
B.	10%
C.	180%
D.	20%
Answer» E.

Discussion

183.	By selling 100 bananas, fruit seller gains the selling price of 20 bananas. His gain per cent is ?
A.	10%
B.	15%
C.	20%
D.	25%
Answer» E.

Discussion

184.	A fruitseller buys lemons at 2 for a rupee and sells them at five for three rupees. His gain per cent is ?
A.	10%
B.	15%
C.	20%
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

185.	If I purchased 11 books for Rs. 10 and sold all the books at the rate of 10 books for Rs. 11, the profit per cent is ?
A.	10%
B.	11%
C.	21%
D.	100%
Answer» D. 100%

Discussion

186.	A man sells a car to his friend at 10% loss. If the friend sells it for Rs. 54000 and gains 20%, the original C.P. of the car was ?
A.	Rs. 25000
B.	Rs. 37500
C.	Rs. 50000
D.	Rs. 60000
Answer» D. Rs. 60000

Discussion

187.	A man sells an article at a gain of 15%. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs. 4 less, he would have gained 25%. The C.P. of the article is ?
A.	Rs. 140
B.	Rs. 150
C.	Rs. 160
D.	Rs. 180
Answer» D. Rs. 180

Discussion

188.	6% more is gained by selling a radio for Rs. 475 than by selling for Rs. 451. The C.P. of the radio is ?
A.	Rs. 400
B.	Rs. 434
C.	Rs. 440.50
D.	None of these
Answer» B. Rs. 434

Discussion

189.	A dealer sells a radio at a gain of 10%. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs. 132 less, he would have still gained 10%. The C.P. of the radio is ?
A.	Rs. 1188
B.	Rs. 1200
C.	Rs. 1320
D.	None of these
Answer» C. Rs. 1320

Discussion

190.	Due to an increase of 30% in the price of eggs, 3 eggs less are available for Rs. 7.80. The present rate of eggs per dozen is ?
A.	Rs. 8.64
B.	Rs. 8.88
C.	Rs. 9.36
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

191.	A grocer sells rice at a profit of 10% and uses weight which are 20% less than the market weight. The total gain earned by him will be ?
A.	30%
B.	35%
C.	37.5%
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

192.	A bicycle is sold at a gain of 16%. If it had been sold for Rs. 20 more, 20% would have been gained. The C.P. of the bicycle is ?
A.	Rs. 350
B.	Rs. 400
C.	Rs. 500
D.	Rs. 600
Answer» D. Rs. 600

Discussion

193.	Two lots of onions with equal quantity, one costing 10 per kg and the other costing 15 per kg, are mixed together and whole lot is sold at 15 per kg. What is the profit or loss ?
A.	10% loss
B.	10% profit
C.	20% profit
D.	20% loss
Answer» D. 20% loss

Discussion

194.	A vender sells lemons at the rate of 5 for 14. gaining thereby 40%. For how much did he buy a dozen lemon ?
A.	20
B.	21
C.	24
D.	28
Answer» D. 28

Discussion

195.	A discount series of 10%, 20% and 40% is equal to a single discount of ?
A.	50%
B.	56.8%
C.	60%
D.	70.28%
Answer» C. 60%

Discussion

196.	The ratio of the prices of three different types of cars is 4 : 5 : 7. If the difference between the costliest and the cheapest cars is Rs. 60000 the price of the car of modest price is ?
A.	Rs. 80, 000
B.	Rs. 1, 00, 000
C.	Rs. 1,40, 000
D.	Rs. 1,20, 000
Answer» C. Rs. 1,40, 000

Discussion

197.	The percent profit when an article is sold for Rs. 78 is twice as when it is sold for Rs. 69. The C.P. of the article is ?
A.	Rs. 49
B.	Rs. 51
C.	Rs. 57
D.	Rs. 60
Answer» E.

Discussion

198.	At what price must Kantilal sell a mixture of 80 kg sugar at Rs. 6.75 per kg with 120 kg at Rs. 8 per kg to gain 20% ?
A.	Rs. 7.50 per kg
B.	Rs. 8.20 per kg
C.	Rs. 8.85 per kg
D.	Rs. 8.76 per kg
Answer» E.

Discussion

199.	A man sold an article for Rs.75 and lost something. had he sold it for Rs. 96, his gain would have been double the former loss. The C.P. of the article is ?
A.	Rs. 81
B.	Rs. 82
C.	Rs. 83
D.	Rs. 85.5
Answer» C. Rs. 83

Discussion

200.	Cost Price of two motorcycles is same. One is sold at a profit of 15% and the other for Rs. 4800 more than the first. If the net profit is 20%. Find the cost price of each motorcycle :
A.	Rs. 48000
B.	Rs. 52000
C.	Rs. 36000
D.	Rs. 42500
Answer» B. Rs. 52000

Discussion

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A furniture seller sells two tables at Rs. 1500 each. He earned a profit of 20% on one table and suffered a loss of 20% on the another table. Net profit or loss in this deal is ?

A man sold two books at Rs. 24 each, on one he got a profit of 20% and on other, he lost 20% . On the whole, he ?

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A horse and a cow were sold for Rs. 12000 each. The horse was sold at a loss of 20% and the cow at a gain of 20%. The entire transaction resulted in ?

A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price. But he uses a false weight and thus gains 6

Tarun bought a T.V. with 20% discount on the labelled price had he bought it with 25% discount he would have saved Rs. 500. At what price did he buy the T.V. ?

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, then the price paid by A is ?

Ram bought 4 dozen apples at Rs. 12 per dozen and 2 dozen apples at Rs. 16 per dozen. He sold all of them to earn 20%. At what price per dozen did he sell the apples ?

A owns a house worth Rs. 10000. He sells it to B at a profit of 10% based on the worth of the house B sell the house back to A at a loss of 10%. In this transaction A gets ?

While selling a watch a shopkeeper gives a discount of 5%. If he gives a discount of 7%, he earns Rs. 15 less as profit. What is the marked price of the watch ?

A sells a horse to B for Rs. 4860, thereby losing 19 percent, B sells it to C at a price which would have given A, 17 percent profit. Find B's gain ?

The cost price of an article, which on being sold at a gain of 12% yields Rs. 6 more then when it is sold at a loss of 12% is ?

A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% after selling a book at 10% discount on the printed prices. The ratio of the cost price and printed price of the book is ?

By selling 12 oranges for one rupee, a man loses 20%. How many for a rupee should he sell to get gain of 20% ?

An article when sold for Rs. 200 fetches 25 percent profit. What would be the percentage profit / loss if 6 such articles are sold for Rs. 1056 ?

Two chair and three table cost Rs.1025 and three chairs and two tables cost Rs. 1100. What is the difference between the cost of one table and that of one chair ?

An item costing Rs. 200 is being sold at 10% loss. If the price is further reduced by 5%, the selling price will be ?

If books bought at price ranging from Rs. 200 to Rs. 350 are sold at prices ranging from Rs. 300 to Rs. 425, what is the greatest possible profit that might be made in selling 8 books ?

A retailer purchases a sewing machine at discount of 15% and sells it for Rs. 1955. In the bargain he makes a profit of 15%. How much is the discount which he got from the wholesale ?

When the price of pressure cooker was increased by 15%, its sale fell down by 15%. The effect one the money receipt was ?

Subhash purchased a tape recorder at 9 / 10 th of its selling price and sold it at 8% more than its selling prices. His gain is ?

By selling 100 bananas, fruit seller gains the selling price of 20 bananas. His gain per cent is ?

A fruitseller buys lemons at 2 for a rupee and sells them at five for three rupees. His gain per cent is ?

If I purchased 11 books for Rs. 10 and sold all the books at the rate of 10 books for Rs. 11, the profit per cent is ?

A man sells a car to his friend at 10% loss. If the friend sells it for Rs. 54000 and gains 20%, the original C.P. of the car was ?

A man sells an article at a gain of 15%. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs. 4 less, he would have gained 25%. The C.P. of the article is ?

6% more is gained by selling a radio for Rs. 475 than by selling for Rs. 451. The C.P. of the radio is ?

A dealer sells a radio at a gain of 10%. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs. 132 less, he would have still gained 10%. The C.P. of the radio is ?

Due to an increase of 30% in the price of eggs, 3 eggs less are available for Rs. 7.80. The present rate of eggs per dozen is ?

A grocer sells rice at a profit of 10% and uses weight which are 20% less than the market weight. The total gain earned by him will be ?

A bicycle is sold at a gain of 16%. If it had been sold for Rs. 20 more, 20% would have been gained. The C.P. of the bicycle is ?

Two lots of onions with equal quantity, one costing 10 per kg and the other costing 15 per kg, are mixed together and whole lot is sold at 15 per kg. What is the profit or loss ?

A vender sells lemons at the rate of 5 for 14. gaining thereby 40%. For how much did he buy a dozen lemon ?

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

The ratio of the prices of three different types of cars is 4 : 5 : 7. If the difference between the costliest and the cheapest cars is Rs. 60000 the price of the car of modest price is ?

The percent profit when an article is sold for Rs. 78 is twice as when it is sold for Rs. 69. The C.P. of the article is ?

At what price must Kantilal sell a mixture of 80 kg sugar at Rs. 6.75 per kg with 120 kg at Rs. 8 per kg to gain 20% ?

A man sold an article for Rs.75 and lost something. had he sold it for Rs. 96, his gain would have been double the former loss. The C.P. of the article is ?

Cost Price of two motorcycles is same. One is sold at a profit of 15% and the other for Rs. 4800 more than the first. If the net profit is 20%. Find the cost price of each motorcycle :