logo

CuriousTab

CuriousTab

Discussion


Home Aptitude Profit and Loss Comments

  • Question
  • A man bought an article and sold it at a gain of 5 %. If he had bought it at 5% less and sold it for Re 1 less, he would have made a profit of 10%. The C.P. of the article was


  • Options
  • A. Rs 100
  • B. Rs 150
  • C. Rs 200
  • D. Rs 250

  • Correct Answer
  • Rs 200 

    Explanation

    Let original Cost price is x
    Its Selling price = (105/100) * x = 21x/20
    New Cost price  = (95/100) * x  = 19x/20
    New Selling price = (110/100 )* (19x/20 )= 209x/200
    [(21x/20) - (209x/200)] = 1
    => x = 200


  • Profit and Loss problems


    Search Results


    • 1. A trader sold an article at a loss of 5% but when he increased the selling price by Rs.65 he gained 3.33% on the cost price. If he sells the same article at Rs. 936, what is the profit percentage?

    • Options
    • A. 15%
    • B. 16.66%
    • C. 20%
    • D. data insufficient
    • Discuss
    • 2. If the cost price is 25% of selling price. Then what is the profit percent.

    • Options
    • A. 150%
    • B. 200%
    • C. 300%
    • D. 350%
    • Discuss
    • 3. A man buys oranges at Rs 5 a dozen and an equal number at Rs 4 a dozen. He sells them at Rs 5.50 a dozen and makes a profit of Rs 50. How many oranges does he buy?

    • Options
    • A. 30 dozens
    • B. 40 dozens
    • C. 50 dozens
    • D. 60 dozens
    • Discuss
    • 4. Due to reduction of 25% in price of oranges a customer can purchase 4 oranges more for Rs. 16. what is original price of an orange?

    • Options
    • A. Rs 1
    • B. Rs 1.33
    • C. Rs 1.5
    • D. Rs 1.6
    • Discuss
    • 5. Tarun got 30% concession on the labelled price of an article and sold it for Rs. 8750 with 25% profit on the price he bought. What was the labelled price ?

    • Options
    • A. 10000
    • B. 12000
    • C. 13000
    • D. 14000
    • Discuss
    • 6. A person incurs a loss of 5% be selling a watch for Rs. 1140. At what price should the watch be sold to earn 5% profit.

    • Options
    • A. Rs.1200
    • B. Rs.1230
    • C. Rs.1260
    • D. Rs.1290
    • Discuss
    • 7. What profit percent is made by selling an article at a certain price, if by selling at 2/3rd of that price, there would be a loss of 20% ?

    • Options
    • A. 30 %
    • B. 25 %
    • C. 15 %
    • D. 20 %
    • Discuss
    • 8. If the manufacturer gains 10 %, the wholesale dealer 15 % and the retailer 25 %, then find the cost of production of a table if the retail price was Rs 1265

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 750
    • B. Rs. 800
    • C. Rs. 850
    • D. Rs. 900
    • Discuss
    • 9. A car mechanic purchased four old cars for Rs. 1 lakh. He spent total 2 lakh in the maintenance and repairing of these four cars. what is the average sale price of the rest three cars to get 50% total profit if he has already sold one of the four cars at Rs. 1.2 lakh?

    • Options
    • A. 1.5 lakh
    • B. 1.1 lakh
    • C. 1.2 lakh
    • D. 1.65 lakh
    • Discuss
    • 10. The marked price of an article is increased by 25% and the selling price is increased by 16.66%, then the amount of profit doubles. If the original marked price be Rs. 400 which is greater than the corresponding cost price by 33.33% , what is the increased selling price?

    • Options
    • A. 240
    • B. 360
    • C. 420
    • D. 600
    • Discuss


    Comments

    There are no comments.

Enter a new Comment