Profit and Loss Questions

• A trader had 6 quintals of wheat. He sold a part of it at 7% profit and the rest at 17% profit, so that he made a total profit of 11%. How much wheat did he sell at 17% profit?
• Raheem sells a machine for Rs 48 lakhs at a loss. Had he sold it for Rs 60 lakh, his gain would have been 5 times the former loss. Find the cost price of the machine.
• If the selling price of 40 articles is equal to the cost price of 50 articles, the loss or gain percent is
• When a discount of 20% is given on an African safari ticket, the profit is 43%. If the discount is 28%, then the profit is
• A shopkeeper, sold dried apricots at the rate Rs 1210 a kg and bears a loss of 12%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1331 per kg, what will be the result?
• When a discount of 20% is given on a movie ticket, the profit is 34%. If the discount is 15%, then the profit is
• A store sells a watch for a profit of 25% of the cost. Then the percentage of profit against selling price is
• A shopkeeper by selling 17 Omega watches, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 7 Omega watches. What is his profit percentage?
• A shopkeeper by selling 13 Titan watches, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 3 Titan watches. His profit percentage is
• A wholesaler sells a jacket to a retailer at a profit of 5% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 10%. If the customer pays Rs. 4158, what had it cost (in Rs) to the wholesaler?
• The selling price of 6 bananas is equal to the cost price of 8 bananas. Then the percentage of profit is
• A man sells an article at 15% profit. If he had sold it for . 6 more, he would have gained 18%. The man bought the article for
• If the ratio of the cost price and the selling price of an article be 4:5, then the percentage of profit is:
• A vendor buys 12 bananas for Rs 60 and sells 5 bananas for Rs 32. What will be his gain (in %)?
• By selling a bag at Rs. 230, profit of 15% is made. The selling price of the bag, when it is sold at 20% profit would be
• The marked price of a chair is 40% more than its cost price. If the chair is sold for Rs 520 after a discount of Rs 40, then what will be the profit percentage?
• Selling price of a watch is Rs 966 and profit percentage is 15%. If selling price is Rs 798, then what will be the loss percentage?
• A and B invest Rs. 3000 and Rs. 2400 respectively in a business. If after one year there is a loss of Rs. 720, how much loss will B bear? (Loss or Profit is in proportion to their investments)
• A merchant buys 25 litres of milk daily at the rate of ₹ 12 per litre. He mixes 5 litres of water in it and sells at the rate ₹ 10.40 per litre. His gain/loss is:
• A retailer gets a discount of 40% on the printed price of an article. The retailer sells it at the printed price. His gain percent is