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- Question
A trader allowed a discount of 15% on a trolley bag having list price of Rs 1360 and earns a profit of 15.6%. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the trolley bag?
Options- A. 1000
- B. 1005
- C. 1050
- D. 1156
- Correct Answer
- 1000
- 1. The marked price of an article is 40% more than its cost price. If 15% discount is given on the marked price, then what will be the profit percentage?
Options- A. 25
- B. 15
- C. 21
- D. 19 Discuss
- 2. If the profit is 20%, then what will be the ratio of cost price to selling price respectively?
Options- A. 4 : 5
- B. 5 : 6
- C. 2 : 5
- D. 3 : 4 Discuss
- 3. A dealer sells two machines at Rs 12000 each. On one it gains 32% and on the other it looses 32%. What is its profit/loss percentage in the whole transaction?
Options- A. No gain and no loss
- B. 1% loss
- C. 18% profit
- D. 10.24% loss Discuss
- 4. In what ratio sugar at Rs 30/kg should be mixed with sugar at Rs 45/kg so that on selling the mixture at Rs 42/kg there is a profit of 20%?
Options- A. 2 : 1
- B. 2 : 3
- C. 5 : 2
- D. 3 : 7 Discuss
- 5. For an article the profit is 190% of the cost price. If the cost price increase by 10% but the selling price remains same, then profit is what percentage of selling price (approximately)?
Options- A. 54
- B. 62
- C. 73
- D. 163 Discuss
- 6. Mohit sells a table at a profit of 25%. If he reduces its selling price by Rs 240, then he suffers a loss of 5%. What was the initial selling price (in Rs) of the table?
Options- A. 800
- B. 1000
- C. 1040
- D. 1120 Discuss
- 7. Rajeev sells a machine for Rs 55 lakhs at a loss. Had he sold it for Rs 67 lakh, his gain would have been 5 times the former loss. Find the cost price of the machine.
Options- A. Rs 65 lakhs
- B. Rs 57 lakhs
- C. Rs 78 lakhs
- D. Rs 49 lakhs Discuss
- 8. A trader had 6 quintals of wheat. He sold a part of it at 7% profit and the rest at 17% profit, so that he made a total profit of 11%. How much wheat did he sell at 17% profit?
Options- A. 360 kg
- B. 240 kg
- C. 120 kg
- D. 480 kg Discuss
- 9. Raheem sells a machine for Rs 48 lakhs at a loss. Had he sold it for Rs 60 lakh, his gain would have been 5 times the former loss. Find the cost price of the machine.
Options- A. Rs 58 lakhs
- B. Rs 69.6 lakhs
- C. Rs 42 lakhs
- D. Rs 50 lakhs Discuss
- 10. If the selling price of 40 articles is equal to the cost price of 50 articles, the loss or gain percent is
Options- A. 25% gain
- B. 20% gain
- C. 25% loss
- D. 20% loss Discuss
Profit and Loss problems
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Correct Answer: 19
Correct Answer: 5 : 6
Correct Answer: 10.24% loss
Correct Answer: 2 : 1
Correct Answer: 62
Correct Answer: 1000
Correct Answer: Rs 57 lakhs
Correct Answer: 240 kg
Correct Answer: Rs 50 lakhs
Correct Answer: 25% gain
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