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- Question
A man buys 3 type-I cakes and 6 type-II cakes for Rs. 900. He sells type-I cakes at a profit of 15% and type-II cakes at a loss of 10%. If his overall profit is Rs.30, the cost price (in Rs.) of a type-I and of a type-II cakes is
Options- A. 100, 100
- B. 160, 70
- C. 180, 60
- D. 120, 90
- Correct Answer
- 160, 70
- 1. A shopkeeper purchased 510 eggs at the rate of Rs. 20 per dozen. 30 eggs were broken on the way. In order to make a gain of 20%, he must sell the remaining eggs at the rate of
Options- A. Rs. 22.50 per dozen
- B. Rs. 25.50 per dozen
- C. Rs. 26 per dozen
- D. Rs. 26.50 per dozen Discuss
- 2. A vendor buys 6 bananas for Rs 25 and sells them at 3 for Rs 20. What is his profit percentage?
Options- A. 50
- B. 40
- C. 60
- D. 30 Discuss
- 3. A wholesaler sells a jacket to a retailer at a profit of 25% and the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 20%. If the customer pays Rs. 2,400, what had it cost (in Rs) the wholesaler?
Options- A. 2000
- B. 1600
- C. 1800
- D. 2250 Discuss
- 4. If the loss of percent on article is 15%. Then the ratio of the cost price and sell price will be
Options- A. 17:20
- B. 20:17
- C. 23:15
- D. 15:23 Discuss
- 5. A contractor has got two orders A and B. On one (A) he spends Rs. 25,000 and makes a bill of Rs. 30,500. On the other (B) he makes a bill keeping a profit of 20%. Which of the two orders is more profitable to him?
Options- A. B
- B. A
- C. A nor B
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 6. The ratio of cost price and selling price 25:26. The percent of profit will be
Options- A. 26%
- B. 25%
- C. 1%
- D. 4% Discuss
- 7. A shopkeeper buys a product of Rs 150 per Kg. 15% of product was damaged. At what price (per Kg) should he sell the remaining so as to earn a profit of 20%?
Options- A. Rs. 207
- B. Rs. 207 11/180
- C. Rs. 211 13/17
- D. Rs. 204 7/13 Discuss
- 8. Mr. Kapur purchased two toy cycles for Rs 750 each. He sold these cycles, gaining 6% on one and losing 4% on the other. The gain or loss percent in the whole transaction is
Options- A. 1% loss
- B. 1% gain
- C. 1.5% loss
- D. 1.5 gain Discuss
- 9. A man bought 500 metres of electronic wire at 50 paise per metre. He sold 50% of it at a profit of 5%. At what percent should he sell the remainder so as to gain 10% on the whole transaction?
Options- A. 13%
- B. 12.5%
- C. 15%
- D. 20% Discuss
- 10. A used two-wheeler dealer sells a scooter for Rs 46,000 and makes some loss. If he had sold it for Rs 58,000 his profit would have been double his loss. What was the cost price (in Rs) of the scooter?
Options- A. 52000
- B. 54000
- C. 48000
- D. 50000 Discuss
Profit and Loss problems
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Correct Answer: Rs. 25.50 per dozen
Correct Answer: 60
Correct Answer: 1600
Correct Answer: 20:17
Correct Answer: A
Correct Answer: 4%
Correct Answer: Rs. 211 13/17
Correct Answer: 1% gain
Correct Answer: 13%
Correct Answer: 50000
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