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- Question
A wholesale dealer allows a discount of 20 % on the marked price to the retailer. The retailer sells at 5% below the marked price. If the customer pays Rs.19 for an article, what profit is made by the retailer on it ?
Options- A. Rs. 4
- B. Rs. 3
- C. Rs. 5
- D. Rs. 1
- Correct Answer
- Rs. 3
ExplanationLet wholesaler dealers marked price = 100%, Retailer's C.P = 80%
And the retailer sells at 5% less than the marked price => S.P = 95%
If S.P of 95% of the retailer costs Rs.19 to customer,so its C.P of 80% will cost 80 x 19/95 = 16
Profit made by the retailer = 19-16 = Rs.3 - 1. The cost price of 40 Magazines is the same as the selling price of 'P' articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of 'P' is:
Options- A. 32
- B. 40
- C. 16
- D. 30 Discuss
- 2. Rishi bought 30 kg of sugar at the rate of Rs. 9 per kg and 45 kg of sugar at the rate of Rs. 10 per kg. He mixed both type of sugar and sold the mixture at the rate of Rs. 9.75 per kg. What was his gain or loss in the selling of whole sugar?
Options- A. Rs. 10.75
- B. Rs. 11.25
- C. Rs. 12
- D. Rs. 13.50 Discuss
- 3. Mr. Rajan invested Rs 1,00,000 in US Stock Markets when the GBPINR rate was 75. After one year his investment appreciated by 20% in GBP terms. He sold of his investments and repatriated the money to India at the then existing rate of 80. what was real returns in INR?
Options- A. loss of 24%
- B. gain of 28%
- C. loss of 28%
- D. gain of 20% Discuss
- 4. While selling a router, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 15%. If he gives a discount of 20%, he earns Rs. 51 less as profit. What is the original marked price of the router?
Options- A. Rs. 1000
- B. Rs. 1020
- C. Rs. 1040
- D. Rs. 980 Discuss
- 5. A supplier supplies cartridges to a news paper publishing house. He earns a profit of 25% by selling cartridges for Rs. 1540. Find the cost price of the Cartridges ?
Options- A. Rs. 1100
- B. Rs. 1793.4
- C. Rs. 1440
- D. Rs. 1232 Discuss
- 6. A shopkeeper sells two articles at Rs.1000 each, making a profit of 30% on the first article and a loss of 20% on the second article. Find the net profit or loss that he makes ?
Options- A. 0.85 %
- B. 0.95 %
- C. 1.0 %
- D. 1.3 % Discuss
- 7. Watson bought a book for Rs. 240 and sold to Johny at a profit of 50%. Johny wants to sell this book to Shekar so that he earns a profit of 25%. But Shekar is adamant at buying this book at a discount of 10%. What marked price should Johny quote to Shekar so as to achieve desired profit ?
Options- A. Rs. 450
- B. Rs. 360
- C. Rs. 415
- D. Rs. 500 Discuss
- 8. A guy walks into a store and steals Rs. 100 from the store without the owner's knowledge. He then buys Rs. 60 worth of goods using that Rs. 100 and the owner gies Rs. 40 in change. How much money did the owner lose?
Options- A. RS. 200
- B. Rs. 160
- C. Rs. 100
- D. Rs. 40 Discuss
- 9. A man buys a trouser in Rs.1250. By reduction of 20% in the price of trouser, he can purchase a t-shirt also in the same amount that was initially paid for the trouser. Find the price of the t-shirt?
Options- A. Rs. 250
- B. Rs. 125
- C. Rs. 225
- D. Rs. 200 Discuss
- 10. By selling 90 pens for Rs 80 a man loses 20%. What should be the selling price (in Rs) of 90 pens for 20% profit?
Options- A. 90
- B. 100
- C. 110
- D. 120 Discuss
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Correct Answer: 32
Explanation:
Let C.P. of each Magazine be Rs. 1
C.P. of P articles = Rs. P.
S.P. of P articles = Rs. 40.
Profit = Rs. (40 - P)
Now, Gain% = =
Here = 25
-->P = 32.
Correct Answer: Rs. 11.25
Explanation:
Total quantity of sugar = 45 + 30 = 75
Gain or loss can be calculated as
9.75 x 75 - (30 x 9 + 45 x 10)
= 731.25 - 720
= 11.25
Hence, in the overall transaction, Rishi got Rs. 11.25 gain.
Correct Answer: gain of 28%
Explanation:
Money invested by Rajan before 1 year was = Rs. 100000
Money in UK pounds @ 75 is = 100000/75 = 1333.33 Pounds
Now, after 1 year invested amount was appreciated by 20%
=> 20% of 1333.33 = 266.66
Total investment becomes = 1333.33 + 266.66 = 1600 Pounds
This 1600 Pounds @ Indian currency at 80 = 1600 x 80 = Rs. 1,28,000
Hence, Rajan's investment of Rs. 1,00,000 becomes Rs. 1,28,000 in 1 year
Therefore, his profit % = [(128000 - 100000)/100000] x 100 = 28%.
Correct Answer: Rs. 1020
Explanation:
Let the marked price of the router be Rs. P
From the given data,
Hence, the original marked price of the router is Rs. 1020.
Correct Answer: Rs. 1232
Explanation:
Let Cost Price(C.P) = P
gain% = {(S.P-C.P)/C.P} x 100
25 = {(1540-P)/P} x 100
25/100 = (1540-P)/P
=> P = 4(1540)-4P
=> 5P = 4(1540)
=> P = 1232
So, Cost Price = Rs. 1232
Correct Answer: 0.95 %
Explanation:
SP of first article = 1000
Profit = 30%
CP = (SP)x[100/(100+P)] = 10000/13
SP of second article = 1000
Loss = 20%
CP = (SP)x[100/(100-L)] = 5000/4 = 1250
Total SP = 2000
Total CP = 10000/13 + 1250 = 2019.23
CP is more than SP, he makes a loss.
Loss = CP-SP = 2019.23 - 2000 = 19.23
Loss Percent = [(19.23)/(2019.23)]x100 = 0.95 %.
Correct Answer: Rs. 500
Explanation:
Watson bought the book for Rs. 240 and sold to Johny at a profit of 50%.
S.P = C.P(1 + P%/100)
=> S.P for Watson = C.P for Johny = 240(1 + 50/100) = 240 x 1.5 = Rs. 360
Let Johny quoted the marked price of the book as Rs. M
We know, SP = M.P(1 - Discount(%)/100)
Here discount = 10% to Shekar,
S.P for Johny = M(1 - 10/100) = 0.9M
But Johny want to earn 25% profit,
=> S.P = C.P(1 + P%/100)
=> 0.9M = 360(1 + 25/100)
=> M = (360x1.25)/0.9
=> M = Rs. 500
Therefore, Johny should quote Rs. 500 as the marked price of the book to get 25% profit and allowing 10% discount to Shekar.
Correct Answer: Rs. 100
Explanation:
The first lost Rs. 100, but after the thief bought Rs. 60 goods, he get that Rs. 100 back but he lost Rs. 60 value of goods and Rs. 40 in change.
So, a total of 60 + 40 = 100 Rs. the owner lose.
Correct Answer: Rs. 250
Explanation:
Initial amount spent on trouser by the man = Rs. 1250
Now, by the reduction of 20% in 1250, he can buy t-shirt too.
=> t-shirt cost = 20% of 1250 = 20 x 1250/100 = 250
Therefore, the price of the t-shirt = Rs. 250.
Correct Answer: 120
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