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- Question
Anil purchases two books for Rs.100. He sells first at loss of 5% and second al 20% profit. If he gets Overall profit of 5% then what is cost of first book?
Options- A. 58
- B. 60
- C. 55
- D. 45
- Correct Answer
- 60
Explanation-5-----------------------5-------------------20
5-(-5) = 10
20-5= 15
Ratio of cost price of book1 and book2 = 3:2
Then cost price of book 1 is given by
(3/5) x 100 = Rs. 60.
- 1. A sweet seller sells 3/5th part of sweets at a profit of 10% and remaining at a loss of 5%. If the total profit is Rs 1500, then what is the total cost price of sweets ?
Options- A. Rs.37,500
- B. Rs.36,400
- C. Rs.37,415
- D. Rs.36,500 Discuss
- 2. By selling an article at Rs.800, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%.At what price should he sell the article so as to make a loss of 25%?
Options- A. Rs.720
- B. Rs.640
- C. Rs.540
- D. Rs.480 Discuss
- 3. 12 days payment to the servant in a cloth showroom in festival season is Rs. 400 plus one shirt. The servant leaves after 9 days and recieves Rs. 280 and a shirt. What is the price of the shirt ?
Options- A. Rs. 80
- B. Rs. 120
- C. Rs. 70
- D. Rs. 100 Discuss
- 4. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit
Options- A. 70%
- B. 80%
- C. 90%
- D. None of above Discuss
- 5. What is the profit or loss % when a shopkeeper bought 4 mangoes for Rs. 6 and sold them @ 4 mangoes for Rs. 4?
Options- A. 36.333%
- B. 33.666%
- C. 33.333%
- D. 36.666% Discuss
- We observe that, S.P < C.P
- 6. Karthik incurred a loss of 40 percent on selling an article for Rs. 5,640. At what price should he have sold the item to have profit of 25%?
Options- A. Rs. 11750
- B. Rs. 12550
- C. Rs. 13650
- D. Rs. 11550 Discuss
- 7. If the selling price of a mat is five times the discount offered and if the percentage of discount is equal to the percentage profit, find the ratio of the discount offered to the cost price.
Options- A. 6:31
- B. 11:30
- C. 7:30
- D. 31:6 Discuss
- 8. A man saves 20% of his monthly salary. If an account of dearness of things he is to increase his monthly expenses by 15%, he is only able to save Rs. 400 per month. What is his monthly salary ?
Options- A. Rs. 6000
- B. Rs. 4500
- C. Rs. 5000
- D. Rs. 6500 Discuss
- 9. A man purchases two articles, on selling one at loss of 20% while the other at a profit of 25%, he gains the overall profit of 5% than find the ratio of their selling price ?
Options- A. 8 : 62.5
- B. 55 : 8
- C. 8 : 65
- D. 64.4 : 9 Discuss
- 10. Selling an article at a profit of 20%, Aman gets Rs. 400 more than selling at a loss of 20%. The cost price of the article is ?
Options- A. Rs.1000
- B. Rs. 1020
- C. Rs.1210
- D. Rs.1140 Discuss
Profit and Loss problems
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Correct Answer: Rs.37,500
Explanation:
Assume A be the cost price.
Therefore,
=> A = Rs 37,500.
Correct Answer: Rs.480
Explanation:
SP = Rs.800 ; Profit = 25%
Now, CP = Rs.640
Loss = 25% = 25% of Rs.640 = Rs.160
Thus, SP = CP - Loss = Rs.640 - Rs.160 = Rs.480
Correct Answer: Rs. 80
Explanation:
The servant worked for 9 days instead of 12 days, he should receive 9/12 of his total payment
Let the price of 1 shirt be Rs. S
i.e., 3/4 (400 + S).
However, the question states that the servant receive Rs. 280 + S where S is the price of the shirt.
By equating the two equations we get 3/4 (400 + S) = 280 + S.
Therefore, Price of the shirt S = Rs. 80.
Correct Answer: 70%
Explanation:
Let C.P.= Rs. 100.
Then, Profit = Rs. 320,
S.P. = Rs. 420.
New C.P. = 125% of Rs. 100 = Rs. 125
New S.P. = Rs. 420.
Profit = Rs. (420 - 125) = Rs. 295
Required percentage = (295/420) * 100
= 70%(approx)
Correct Answer: 33.333%
Explanation:
Cost of 4 mangoes = Rs. 6
Cost of 1 mango = Rs. 6/4 = Rs. 1.5
Now, Selling Price of 4 mangoes = Rs. 4
Selling Price of 1 mango = Rs. 4/4 = Rs. 1.0
Hence, the shopkeeper incurs a loss.
Required loss% = loss/C.P x 100
Loss = 1.5 - 1 = 0.5
C.P = 1.5
Loss% = (0.5/1.5) x 100
= (5/15) x 100
= 1/3 x 100
= 100/3
= 33.333%.
Correct Answer: Rs. 11750
Explanation:
From the given data,
The cost price of the article = 5640 x 100/60 = Rs. 9400
The selling price of the article to gain 25% profit = 9400 x 125/100 = Rs. 11750.
Correct Answer: 7:30
Explanation:
Since S.P. = 5 (M.P. - S.P.) => 5 M.P. = 6 S.P.
M.P. = (6/5) S.P.
Since the percentage discount = Percentage profit,
Therefore, 1/6 = (S.P/C.P) ? 1 => S.P = (7/6) C.P
M.P = 6/5 S.P = 6/5 x 7/6 C.P = 7/5 C.P
Therefore, Ratio of discount to C.P
= (M.P ? S.P)/C.P = [{(7/5)C.P - (7/6)C.P} / C.P.]
= 7/30
Therefore, the ratio is 7 : 30
Correct Answer: Rs. 5000
Explanation:
Income = Rs. 100
Expenditure = Rs. 80
Savings = Rs. 20
Present Expenditure 80x(15/100) = Rs. 12 = 80 + 12 = Rs. 92
Present Savings = 100 ? 92 = Rs. 8
100 ------ 8
? --------- 400 => 5000
His salary = Rs. 5000
Correct Answer: 8 : 62.5
Explanation:
Article I Article II
-20 25%
5%
20% 25%
4 : 5
Now, Selling of first article = (4-20%) = 0.8
Selling of second article = (5+25%) = 6.25
Therefore the ratio of selling price = 8 : 62.5
Correct Answer: Rs.1000
Explanation:
Cost price of the article is given by
= 400x100/(20+20)
= Rs.1000
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