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  • Question
  • A shopkeeper gives 20% discount on the marked price of a book. He provides 1 pair of books free with the sale of 9 pair of books. In the whole transaction, he gets profit of 26%. Find the percentage increase in marked price from the cost price.


  • Options
  • A. 35%
  • B. 65%
  • C. 75%
  • D. 26%

  • Correct Answer
  • 75% 

    Explanation

    Given,Let the cost price of single book be Rs. 100.

    The cost price of (9 + 1) = 10 pair i.e. 20 books = Rs. (100 × 20) = Rs. 2000.He gets profit of 26%.

    So, the selling price of 9 pair i.e. 18 books = Rs. 2000 × (126/100) = Rs. 2520

    Then,the selling price of single book = Rs. 2520/18 = Rs. 140

    He gives 20% discount on the marked price of a book.

    That means, when the selling price is Rs. 80 then the marked price is Rs. 100.

    ?When the selling price of single book is Rs. 140, the marked price = Rs. 140 × (100/80) = Rs. 175

    ?The percentage increase in marked price from the cost price = (175 ?100)% = 75%

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    • 1. If cost price of an article is 75% of its selling price, then what will be the profit percentage?

    • Options
    • A. 23.47
    • B. 25
    • C. 33.33
    • D. 20
    • Discuss
    • 2. If a trader sold two cars each at Rs. 404415 and gains 15% on the first and loses 15% on the second, then his profit or loss percent on the whole is ?

    • Options
    • A. 1.44 %
    • B. 2.02 %
    • C. 1.04 %
    • D. 2.25 %
    • Discuss
    • 3. A sold an article to B at 40% profit and B sold it to C at 50% profit, then what will be profit percent with respect to A ?

    • Options
    • A. 97 %
    • B. 110 %
    • C. 135 %
    • D. 115 %
    • Discuss
    • 4. If a trader sold two cars each at Rs. 325475 and gains 12% on the first and loses 12% on the second, then his profit or loss percent on the whole is ?

    • Options
    • A. 1.44% loss
    • B. 14.4% loss
    • C. 0%
    • D. 14.4% profit
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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. 60%
    • B. 50%
    • C. 70%
    • D. 45%
    • Discuss
    • 6. If Mohan purchase 13 articles for Rs 12 and sells all the articles at the rate of 12 articles for Rs 13, then what will be the profit percentage?

    • Options
    • A. 19.47
    • B. 17.36
    • C. 11.11
    • D. 12.5
    • Discuss
    • 7. A trader marks his goods in such a way that after allowing a discount of 10% he gains 15%. If an article costs him Rs. 720, his marked price is

    • Options
    • A. Rs.920
    • B. Rs.900
    • C. Rs.820
    • D. Rs.950
    • Discuss
    • 8. Savita sold an item for 6,500 and incurred a loss of 20%. At what price should she have sold the item to have gained a profit of 20%?

    • Options
    • A. 10,375
    • B. 9,750
    • C. 8,125
    • D. Cannot be determined
    • Discuss
    • 9. ?X? is a bread seller who marked up price of each bread packet by 150% above and allow discounts of 40% and made a profit of Rs. 30 on each bread packet. If ?X? allows 37.5% discount on each packet, then find how much profit he gets on selling 80 bread packets?

    • Options
    • A. Rs 2750
    • B. Rs 3200
    • C. Rs 2500
    • D. Rs 2700
    • Discuss
    • 10. Raghunandan sells a machine for Rs 45 lakhs at a loss. Had he sold it for Rs 55 lakh, his gain would have been 9 times the former loss. Find the cost price of the machine.

    • Options
    • A. Rs 54 lakhs
    • B. Rs 46 lakhs
    • C. Rs 60 lakhs
    • D. Rs 38 lakhs
    • Discuss


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