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- Question
A shopkeeper increases the price of an object by 40% and then sells it at 25% discount on the marked price. If the selling price of such an object be Rs. 2100, its cost price for the shopkeeper was ?
Options- A. 3000
- B. 1500
- C. 1750
- D. 2000
- Correct Answer
- 2000
- 1. A book seller allowed 10% discount on printed price. He gets 30% commission from publisher. His profit in percent will be
Options- A. 20
- B. 28 4/7
- C. 25
- D. 26 3/7 Discuss
- 2. A trader had 630 kgs of rice. He sold a part of it at 15% profit and the rest at 8% profit, so that he made a total profit of 12%. How much rice (in kgs) did he sell at 8% profit?
Options- A. 270
- B. 300
- C. 280
- D. 290 Discuss
- 3. A shopkeeper by selling 21 items earns a profit equal to the selling price of 1 item. What is his profit percentage?
Options- A. 5.5
- B. 2.2
- C. 2
- D. 5 Discuss
- 4. If a saree is sold for Rs 1900 the seller will face 5% loss, at what price (in Rs) should he sell the saree to gain 15% profit?
Options- A. 2200
- B. 2400
- C. 2500
- D. 2300 Discuss
- 5. A trader had 1200 kgs of rice. He sold a part of it at 5% profit and the rest at 11% profit, so that he made a total profit of 7%. How much (in kg) wheat did he sell at 5% profit?
Options- A. 900
- B. 600
- C. 400
- D. 800 Discuss
- 6. By what fraction selling price (S.P.) must be multiplied to get the cost price (C.P.) if the loss is 20% ?
Options- A. 4/5
- B. 8/5
- C. 5/4
- D. 6/5 Discuss
- 7. Ramesh sold a book at a loss of 30%. If he had sold it for Rs. 140 more, he would have made a profit of 40%. The cost price of the book is
Options- A. Rs. 280
- B. Rs. 200
- C. Rs. 260
- D. Rs. 300 Discuss
- 8. The profit earned by a shopkeeper by selling a bucket at a gain of 8% is Rs 28 more than when he sells it at a loss of 8%. The cost price (in Rupees) of the bucket is
Options- A. 170
- B. 190
- C. 175
- D. 165 Discuss
- 9. Cost of 8 pencils, 5 pens and 3 erasers is Rs 111. Cost of 9 pencils, 6 pens and 5 erasers is Rs 130. Cost of 16 pencils, 11 pens and 3 erasers is Rs 221. What is the cost (in Rs) of 39 pencils, 26 pens and 13 erasers?
Options- A. 316
- B. 546
- C. 624
- D. 482 Discuss
- 10. A vendor buys bananas at 7 for Rs 6 and sells at 6 for Rs 7. What will be the result?
Options- A. 36.1% loss
- B. 26.5% profit
- C. 36.1% profit
- D. 26.5% loss Discuss
Profit and Loss problems
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Correct Answer: 28 4/7
Correct Answer: 270
Correct Answer: 5
Correct Answer: 2300
Correct Answer: 800
Correct Answer: 5/4
Correct Answer: Rs. 200
Correct Answer: 175
Correct Answer: 546
Correct Answer: 36.1% profit
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