Profit and Loss Questions

• Profit and Loss – From discounted profit to no-discount scenario: The marked price of an article is Rs 480. The shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% and still gains 8%. If no discount is allowed, what would be his gain percentage?
• Profit and Loss – Loss at one price vs profit at another, with “double” relation: An article sold for Rs 75 results in a loss. If it were sold for Rs 96, the gain would be double the former loss. What is the cost price?
• Profit and Loss – Multiple layers of pricing tricks: A dishonest trader marks goods up by 80%, gives a 25% discount to customers, gets 20% extra quantity per kg from his wholesaler, and sells 10% less per kg to customers. What is his overall profit percentage?
• Profit and Loss – Mixed purchase rates and a single selling rate: Raju buys equal numbers of eggs in two purchases: first at 3 eggs per rupee and next at 6 eggs per rupee. He later sells all the eggs at the rate of 9 eggs for Rs 2. What is his overall percentage profit or loss?
• Profit and Loss — A merchant usually earns a 25% profit. In one consignment, 25% of the goods were abducted (lost permanently). To compensate, he increased the selling price of the remaining stock by 20% over his usual selling price. What is his overall percentage result on the original cost: profit or loss?
• Profit and Loss — Two motorcycles have the same cost price. One is sold at a 15% profit. The other is sold for ₹ 4800 more than the first motorcycle’s selling price. If the net profit on the combined transaction is 20%, what is the cost price of each motorcycle?
• Profit and Loss — An article is sold at a 25% loss. If the selling price were increased by ₹ 21, the result would be a 10% gain. What is the cost price of the article?
• Profit and Loss — Ramesh buys two articles for a total of ₹ 600. He sells one at a 22% profit and the other at an 8% loss. If his overall result is no profit and no loss, what was the cost price of the article sold at a loss?
• Profit and Loss — Selling an article at ₹ 64 results in a 20% loss. At what selling price would the trader get a 20% profit on the same article?
• Profit and Loss — A seller sells two tables at ₹ 1500 each. On one table he gains 20%, and on the other he loses 20%. What is the overall result on total cost: profit or loss, and by what percent?
• Profit and Loss — Two books are sold at ₹ 24 each. On one book the seller gains 20%, and on the other he loses 20%. What is the overall rupee result across both books?
• Profit and Loss — Two clocks A and B are bought for a total of ₹ 650. Clock A is sold at a 20% profit, clock B at a 25% loss, and both fetch the same selling price. What are the purchase prices of A and B respectively?
• Profit and Loss — A house sold for ₹ 630000 yields a 5% profit. If instead it had been sold for ₹ 500000, what would have been the percentage result: profit or loss?
• Profit and Loss — A seller makes 10% profit on one-fourth of the quantity sold and incurs 20% loss on the remaining three-fourths. What is the overall average result: profit or loss, and by what percent?
• Profit and Loss — A man sells 16 mangoes for the cost price of 20 mangoes. What is his percentage gain?
• Profit and Loss — The cost price of 12 pencils equals the selling price of 10 pencils. What is the gain as a percentage of the cost price?
• Profit and Loss — Ram buys 800 eggs at ₹ 3.75 per dozen. He sells 450 eggs at 2 for ₹ 1 and the remaining 350 eggs at 5 for ₹ 2. What is his overall percentage gain?
• Profit and Loss — A man buys two hens for ₹ 500 each. He sells one at a 15% profit and the other at a 5% loss. What is his overall profit percentage on the combined cost?
• Profit and Loss — A person buys 100 pens with a 10% purchase discount; the net amount paid is ₹ 600. Selling expenses are 15% of the net cost price. What total selling price is required for 100 pens to earn an overall profit of 25%?
• Profit and Loss — Blend 7 kg of tea at ₹ 72/kg with 33 kg at ₹ 87/kg and 35 kg at ₹ 85/kg. If the mixture is sold at a 15% profit, what is the selling price per kg of the mixture?