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  • Question
  • Every year before the festive season,a shopkeeper increases the price of the product by 35% and then introduce two successive discount of 10% and 15% respectively.what is percentage loss and percentage gain ?


  • Options
  • A. 3.27 % loss
  • B. 4.15 % loss
  • C. 3.27 % gain
  • D. 4.15 % gain

  • Correct Answer
  • 3.27 % gain 

    Explanation

    Let cp= 100,
    35 % increase in sp=135
    10 % discount in 135((135*10)/100)=13.5
    so 1st sp=(135-13.5)=121.5, again 15 % discount in 1st sp((121.5*15)/100)=18.225
    2nd sp=(121.5-18.225)=103.275,

    so finally cp=100,sp=103.275 ,gain by 3.27%

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    • 1. Ajay bought 15 kg of dal at the rate of Rs 14.50 per kg and 10 kg at the rate of Rs 13 per kg. He mixed the two and sold the mixture at the rate of Rs 15 per kg. What was his total gain in this transaction ?

    • Options
    • A. Rs 1.10
    • B. Rs 11
    • C. Rs 16.50
    • D. Rs 27.50
    • Discuss
    • 2. A shopkeeper sells one-third of his goods at a profit of 10%, another one-third at a profit of 20%, and the rest at a loss of 6%.What is his overall profit percentage ?

    • Options
    • A. 6%
    • B. 8%
    • C. 10%
    • D. 12%
    • Discuss
    • 3. A retailer cheats his wholesaler and customer both. He purchases 19% more from the wholesaler and sells 15% less while selling to its customer. What is profit percentage by selling the goods at cost price?

    • Options
    • A. 35%
    • B. 40%
    • C. 42%
    • D. 46%
    • Discuss
    • 4. The profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 832 is equal to the loss incurred when the same article is sold for Rs. 448. What should be the sale price for making 50% profit ?

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 660
    • B. Rs. 560
    • C. Rs. 1060
    • D. Rs. 960
    • Discuss
    • 5. A milkman has 20 liters of milk. If he mixes 5 liters of water, which is freely available, in 20 liters of pure milk. If the cost of pure milk is Rs. 18 per litre, then the profit of the milkman, when he sells all the mixture at cost price, is:

    • Options
    • A. 20%
    • B. 25%
    • C. 33.33%
    • D. 18%
    • Discuss
    • 6. 'A' sold an article to 'B' at a profit of 20%. 'B' sold the same article to 'C' at a loss of 25% and 'C' sold the same article to 'D' at a profit of 40%. If 'D' paid Rs 252 for the article, then find how much did 'A' pay for it?

    • Options
    • A. Rs.196
    • B. Rs.210
    • C. Rs.200
    • D. Rs.235
    • Discuss
    • 7. A women goes to market with Rs.500 to buy oranges.the prices of the oranges have decreased by 10% so he could buy 2kg more with the amount she had.What was the original price of the oranges ?

    • Options
    • A. 22.77
    • B. 25.77
    • C. 27.77
    • D. 29.77
    • Discuss
    • 8. A man buys an item at Rs. 1200 and sells it at the loss of 20 percent. Then what is the selling price of that item

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 660
    • B. Rs. 760
    • C. Rs. 860
    • D. Rs. 960
    • Discuss
    • 9. A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of an item 35% above its cost price. The percentage of discount allowed to gain 8% is

    • Options
    • A. 18%
    • B. 20%
    • C. 22%
    • D. 24%
    • Discuss
    • 10. When a women sells 20 articles for Rs. 160, there is 40% loss. How many articles should she sell for Rs. 240 in order to earn 20% profit ?

    • Options
    • A. 16
    • B. 15
    • C. 17
    • D. 14
    • Discuss


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