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- Question
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
- Correct Answer
- 3600
- 1. 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 Discuss
- 2. 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
- 3. 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
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. 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
- 9. 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
- 10. If 10% loss is made on selling price, then the rate of loss on the cost price will be
Options- A. 11 1/9%
- B. 9 1/11%
- C. 10%
- D. 11% Discuss
Profit and Loss problems
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Correct Answer: 40
Correct Answer: 60
Correct Answer: 40 percent loss
Correct Answer: 25 percent loss
Correct Answer: 2.3 percent gain
Correct Answer: Rs. 625
Correct Answer: 100/19%
Correct Answer: 14 2/7%
Correct Answer: 12.5%
Correct Answer: 11 1/9%
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