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  • Question
  • If a wholesaler, sells a box of chocolates at Rs 960 he gains 20%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1120, what is his profit percentage?


  • Options
  • A. 30
  • B. 40
  • C. 50
  • D. 60

  • Correct Answer
  • 40 

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    • 1. A milkman buys milk at Rs 24 per litre. He adds 1/5 of water to it and sells the mixture at Rs 32 per litre. What will be his gain (in %)?

    • Options
    • A. 50
    • B. 40
    • C. 30
    • D. 60
    • Discuss
    • 2. A vendor buys pens at the rate of 4 for Rs 5 and sells at the rate of 4 for Rs 3. What will be the result?

    • Options
    • A. 40 percent gain
    • B. 66.6 percent loss
    • C. 66.66 percent gain
    • D. 40 percent loss
    • Discuss
    • 3. If a merchant offers a discount of 4% on the list price, then she makes a loss of 10%. What % profit or % loss will she make if she sells at a discount of 20% of the list price?

    • Options
    • A. 25 percent loss
    • B. 4 percent loss
    • C. 50 percent profit
    • D. 26 percent profit
    • Discuss
    • 4. A shopkeeper, sold almonds at the rate Rs 1250 per kg and bears a loss of 7%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1375 per kg, what will be the result?

    • Options
    • A. 4.6 percent gain
    • B. 2.3 percent loss
    • C. 2.3 percent gain
    • D. 4.6 percent loss
    • Discuss
    • 5. By selling cloth at Rs. 9 per metre , a shopkeeper loses 10% . Find the rate at which it should be sold so as to earn profit of 15%

    • Options
    • A. Rs.11.20
    • B. Rs.11.30
    • C. Rs.11.40
    • D. Rs.11.50
    • Discuss
    • 6. Selling price of a fan is Rs 4644. If profit percentage is 29%, then what is the cost price (in Rs) of fan?

    • Options
    • A. 5900
    • B. 3500
    • C. 3800
    • D. 3600
    • Discuss
    • 7. A man bought 25 crates of oranges for Rs. 10,000. He lost 5 crates. In order to earn a total profit of 25% of the total cost, he would have to sell each of the remaining crates at

    • Options
    • A. Rs.650
    • B. Rs. 625
    • C. Rs. 600
    • D. Rs. 575
    • Discuss
    • 8. A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell goods at his cost price but uses a false weight of 950 gms, for each kilogram. His gain percentage is

    • Options
    • A. 100/23%
    • B. 100/19%
    • C. 100/17%
    • D. 100/21%
    • Discuss
    • 9. A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 875 gms for the kilogram weight. His gain in percentage is

    • Options
    • A. 17%
    • B. 14 5/7%
    • C. 14 2/7%
    • D. 14%
    • Discuss
    • 10. A shopkeeper marks his goods 50% more than the cost price and allows a discount of 25%. His profit or loss percentage is:

    • Options
    • A. 37.5%
    • B. 25.5%
    • C. 12.5%
    • D. 25%
    • Discuss


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