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  • Question
  • 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%

  • Correct Answer
  • 12.5% 

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    • 1. 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
    • 2. 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
    • 3. 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
    • 4. 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
    • 5. 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
    • 6. 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
    • 7. Dealer purchased an article for Rs. 900 and fixes the list price in such a way that he gains 20% after allowing 10% discount, then the list price is

    • Options
    • A. Rs.1180
    • B. Rs.1080
    • C. Rs.1200
    • D. Rs.1100
    • Discuss
    • 8. Cost price of 28 articles is equal to Sale price of 21 articles, then percentage of profit is

    • Options
    • A. 12%
    • B. 33 1?3 %
    • C. 20%
    • D. 22%
    • Discuss
    • 9. If a vendor sells a coconut at Rs 24 he makes 20% loss. If he sells at Rs 36 then what is his profit percentage?

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. 20
    • C. 30
    • D. 40
    • Discuss
    • 10. If a wholesaler, sells a tin of coffee at Rs 528 he faces a loss of 12%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 636, what will be the profit (in %)?

    • Options
    • A. 7
    • B. 5
    • C. 6
    • D. 4
    • Discuss


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