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1.

P invested Rs. A in a business. After six months, Q joined with Rs. 4000 more than that of P. If after one year, ratio of profit of Q to the total profit was 3: 7, then find the value of A.

A. 4000
B. 8000
C. 1600
D. 6000
E. 10000
Answer» C. 1600
2.

An article was sold for Rs.4000. Had a discount of 10% was being offered, the profit would have been 20%. The cost price of the article was:

A. Rs.3000
B. Rs.3600
C. Rs. 3200
D. Rs. 3310
Answer» B. Rs.3600
3.

If Cost price of an article is Rs.220 and profit is 20 %, then what will be the selling price of the article?

A. Rs. 264
B. Rs. 216
C. Rs. 176
D. Rs. 256
Answer» B. Rs. 216
4.

The marked price of an article is Rs.800. A retailer buys it for Rs.540 after getting two successive discounts. The first discount is 25 %. What is the second discount?

A. 8 %
B. 12 %
C. 10 %
D. 15 %
Answer» D. 15 %
5.

If a discount of 10% is allowed on the marked price of an article, a shopkeeper gets a profit of 25 %. If he offers a discount of 25% on the marked price of the same article, then his percentage profit/loss will be:

A. 4 % profit
B. $$ {4 {1 over 6}}{ %}$$ loss
C. $$ {4 {1 over 6}}{ %}$$ profit
D. 4 % loss
Answer» D. 4 % loss
6.

A phone is sold for Rs. 860 at a loss of 20% for how much should it be sold gain 10%?

A. Rs.1182.5
B. Rs.1168.5
C. Rs.1092.5
D. Rs.1220.5
Answer» B. Rs.1168.5
7.

If the cost price of 15 articles be equal to the selling price of 12 articles, then find the profit percent in the transaction?

A. 21%
B. 25%
C. 29%
D. 24%
E. 27%
Answer» C. 29%
8.

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. 300%
B. 150%
C. 33.33%
D. 75%
Answer» B. 150%
9.

A shopkeeper bought 25 kg. of pulses at the rate of Rs. 54 kg. He sold forty percent of the total quantity at the rate of Rs. 50 per kg. at what price per kg should he sell the approximately quantity to make 25% overall profit ?

A. 79
B. 81
C. 98
D. 67
Answer» B. 81
10.

The profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 8320 is equal to the loss incurred when the same article is sold for the Rs. 4480. What should be the selling price for making 45% profit?

A. Rs. 9480
B. Rs. 9280
C. Rs. 9260
D. Rs. 9560
E. None of these
Answer» C. Rs. 9260
11.

An article is sold at a profit of 20% of its cost price. If cost price and selling price reduces by Rs 10 and Rs. 5 respectively, then the percentage profit increased to 30%. Find the cost price?

A. Rs. 80
B. Rs. 50
C. Rs. 75
D. Rs. 60
Answer» B. Rs. 50
12.

A vacuum cleaner was marked at 30% above the cost price and a discount of 24% was given on its marked price. What is the profit/loss percentage?

A. 4%
B. 1.2%
C. 6.25%
D. 2.5%
Answer» C. 6.25%
13.

A cow was sold at 8% profit. If it were bought at 20% less and sold at 40% profit, then the owner would gain 640 more. Find the initial cost price of the cow.

A. 15,000
B. 16,000
C. 20,000
D. 25,000
Answer» C. 20,000
14.

The retail price of a water geyser is 1265. If the manufacturer gains 10 %, the wholesale dealer gains 15 % and the retailer gains 25 % , then the cost of the product is

A. 800
B. 900
C. 700
D. 600
Answer» B. 900
15.

Ram sold an article for Rs 380 at some profit. Had he sold it for Rs 300, then there would have been a loss equal to one-third at the initial point. What was the cost price of the article?

A. 320
B. 350
C. 420
D. 450
Answer» B. 350
16.

Find the quantity of those rice that are sold at a loss of 10%.

A. 110 kg.
B. 125 kg.
C. 150 kg.
D. 120 kg.
E. 115 kg.
Answer» E. 115 kg.
17.

What is the total quantity of rice that the shopkeeper has?

A. 400 kg.
B. 450 kg.
C. 500 kg.
D. 480 kg.
E. None of these
Answer» C. 500 kg.
18.

If the shopkeeper earns 10% profit instead of 10% loss on the rest rice then find the difference between the old and new profit.

A. Rs.450
B. Rs.400
C. Rs.480
D. Rs. 420
E. None of these
Answer» D. Rs. 420
19.

If the shopkeeper sells his all rice at a profit of 20%, find the new profit.

A. Rs. 1800
B. Rs. 2000
C. Rs. 1500
D. Rs. 1900
E. Rs. 2100
Answer» B. Rs. 2000
20.

What would be the printed price of a wallclock purchased at 380, so that after giving 5 % discount, there is 25 % profit?

A. 500
B. 600
C. 400
D. 450
Answer» B. 600
21.

Mohan purchase a car in Rs 2,50,000 and sold in Rs - 3,48,000. What is the percentage of profit in car?

A. 40 %
B. 39.2 %
C. 38.4 %
D. 38 %
Answer» C. 38.4 %
22.

Ram loses the cost of 6 pens on selling of 144 pens. What is the percentage of loss?

A. 2 %
B. 6 %
C. 14 %
D. 4 %
Answer» E.
23.

A discount of 20% in the price of rice enables X to buy 5 kg more rice for 100. What is the reduced price of rice per kg?

A. 4
B. 2
C. 1
D. 3
Answer» B. 2
24.

The difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 15% and at a profit of 10% is Rs.10. The cost price of the article is -

A. Rs.150
B. Rs.200
C. Rs.100
D. Rs.120
Answer» C. Rs.100
25.

Ratio of CP and SP is 12:13, then the profit percent is?

A. 8.33%
B. 12.5%
C. 7.82%
D. 9.4%
Answer» B. 12.5%
26.

Bananas are bought at 3 for Rs. 2 and sold at 5 for Rs. 4. Find the gain or loss percent.

A. 25%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 15%
Answer» C. 30%
27.

A wholesaler sold a water purifier at a loss of 40%. If the selling price has been increased by Its. 125, then wholesaler will get the profit of 10%. What was the cost price of the purifier?

A. Rs. 250
B. Rs. 225
C. Rs. 275
D. Rs. 300
Answer» B. Rs. 225
28.

A person sold a horse with a profit of 15 percent. If he had bought it for 25 percent less and sold it for less than 60 rupees, he would have gained 32 percent. The purchase price of the horse was.

A. Rs.370
B. Rs.372
C. Rs.375
D. Rs.378
Answer» D. Rs.378
29.

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 %. Find selling price of the item is:

A. Rs. 924
B. Rs. 37.80
C. Rs. 877.80
D. Rs.798
Answer» D. Rs.798
30.

A sells to B an iron box at 10% profit. B sells it to C for 20% profit. If C pays Rs. 528 then then the cost price of A is

A. 400
B. 508
C. 500
D. 498
Answer» B. 508
31.

Aparna changes the marked price of an item to 50% above its C.P. What % of discount allowed in approximately to gain 10%?

A. 27%
B. 25%
C. 35%
D. 37%
Answer» B. 25%
32.

A wholesaler purchased 7 hair clips for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to get profit of 40%?

A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3
Answer» C. 4
33.

Radhe buys two TVs at the same cost price, one of them is sold at $$11 {1 over 9} % $$ profit and the other at $$14{2 over 7} % $$ profit, then the difference between their selling price is Rs $${200 over 7}$$. Find the cost price of the TV.

A. 900
B. 650
C. 700
D. 800
Answer» D. 800
34.

An article is sold for Rs 4,777 after giving a discount of 15%. What is the marked price of the article?

A. 5495
B. 5420
C. 5620
D. 5348
Answer» D. 5348
35.

Sarita started a boutique investing an amount of 50,000. Six months later Neeta joined her with an amount of 80,000. At the end of one year they earned a profit of 18,000. What is the Sarita s share in the profit?

A. 9000
B. 8000
C. 12000
D. 10000
Answer» E.
36.

Priya purchased two mixers for Rs.1500 and made a profit of 9% on one and loss of 6% on the other. But overall there is no profit or loss, then cost price of mixture are in the ratio?

A. 3 : 5
B. 2 : 3
C. 5 : 3
D. 3 : 2
Answer» C. 5 : 3
37.

Vivek buys 3 shirts at an average price of Rs. 1250. If he buys 2 more shirts at an average price of Rs. 1450. What will be the average price (in Rs.) of all the 5 shirts he buys?

A. 1350
B. 1390
C. 1330
D. 1310
Answer» D. 1310
38.

By selling 66 metres cloth, a man loses S.P. of 11 metres. What is the loss percent?

A. $$ {14{2 over 7}}{ %}$$
B. $$ {28{2 over 7}}{ %}$$
C. $$ {19{2 over 7}}{ %}$$
D. $$ {17{2 over 7}}{ %}$$
Answer» B. $$ {28{2 over 7}}{ %}$$
39.

If a shopkeeper bought 70 kg of potatoes for Rs 420 and sold the entire purchase at the rate of 6.50 per kg, what was his profit percentage?

A. $$ {8{1 over 3} %}$$
B. $$ {5{1 over 3} %}$$
C. $$ {8{2 over 3} %}$$
D. $$ {4{1 over 3} %}$$
Answer» B. $$ {5{1 over 3} %}$$
40.

Ramesh sold a phone at a loss of 5%. Had he sold it for Rs. 200 more, he would gave gained 15%. To gain 25%, he should sell it for :

A. Rs. 1175
B. Rs. 1150
C. Rs. 1225
D. Rs. 1250
Answer» E.
41.

A Shopkeeper marks his goods 20 % above its cost price and gives 15 % discount on the marked price. Find the gain?

A. 2 %
B. 3 %
C. 4 %
D. 5 %
Answer» B. 3 %
42.

The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If there is 25% gain, then the value of x

A. 15
B. 16
C. 18
D. 25
Answer» C. 18
43.

A trader sold two items at the same price. One at 20% profit and another at 10% loss. The overall profit / loss percentage of the trader is ________

A. 4% loss
B. 4% profit
C. 8% loss
D. None of these
Answer» E.
44.

A cloth merchant on selling 33 metres of cloth obtains a profit equal to the selling price of 11 metres of cloth , the profit is

A. 50%
B. 11%
C. 40%
D. 22%
Answer» B. 11%
45.

A trader marks his goods at 20% above cost price. If he allows a discount of 5% what is his final profit%?

A. 12%
B. 14%
C. 15%
D. 18%
Answer» C. 15%
46.

Cost price of 25 chairs equals the selling price of 20 chairs. Find the profit %.

A. 20%
B. 33%
C. 25%
D. 12.5%
Answer» D. 12.5%
47.

By selling 90 chocolates for Rs. 160, a chocolate trader loses 20%. How many chocolates should he sell for Rs. 96 to make a profit of 20%?

A. 45
B. 36
C. 54
D. 28
Answer» C. 54
48.

Sandeep buys an old scooter for Rs.4700 and spends Rs.800 on its repairs. If he sells to its Rajesh for Rs.5800, then his gain percent will be:

A. $$ 5 {5 over11}%$$
B. $$ 4 {4 over7}%$$
C. 10%
D. 12%
Answer» B. $$ 4 {4 over7}%$$
49.

A men sells his cycle at 6% profit. Had he sold it at 15% profit, he would have received 180 Rs. More. What is the cost price of the cycle?

A. Rs 1000
B. Rs 1200
C. Rs 1500
D. Rs 2000
Answer» E.
50.

If the cost price of 28 items is equal to the selling price of 21 items, what is the profit percentage?

A. 12 %
B. $$ {33{1 over 3}} %$$
C. 20 %
D. 22 %
Answer» C. 20 %