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- Question
If a stall sells a pizza at Rs 200 he makes 20% loss if he wants to make 10% profit then at what price (in Rs) should he sell?
Options- A. 250
- B. 300
- C. 275
- D. 325
- Correct Answer
- 275
- 1. If 60% discount is offered on the marked price and selling price becomes equal to cost price then what was the % mark up?
Options- A. 100
- B. 250
- C. 150
- D. 40 Discuss
- 2. A grocer had 1600 kgs of wheat. He sold a part of it at 20% profit and the rest at 12% profit, so that he made a total profit of 17%. How much wheat (in kg) did he sell at 20% profit?
Options- A. 600
- B. 1000
- C. 800
- D. 1200 Discuss
- 3. A miner sells a diamond to a trader at a profit of 40% and the trader sells it to a customer at a profit of 25%. If the customer pays Rs 56 lakhs to buy the diamond, what had it cost the miner (in Rs lakhs)?
Options- A. 30
- B. 28
- C. 25
- D. 32 Discuss
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. A wholesaler had 200 dozens of mangoes. He sold some of these mangoes at 20% profit and the rest at 10% profit, so that he made 13% profit on selling all the mangoes. How many mangoes (in dozens) did he sell at 20% profit?
Options- A. 140
- B. 60
- C. 80
- D. 120 Discuss
- 7. On a certain item profit is 120%. If the cost price increases by 10% then what will be the new profit margin (in %) if selling price remains the same?
Options- A. 50
- B. 60
- C. 100
- D. 90 Discuss
- 8. A shopkeeper, sold cocoa seeds at the rate Rs 1330 a kg and bears a loss of 15%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1463 per kg, what will be the result?
Options- A. 13 percent loss
- B. 6.5 percent gain
- C. 6.5 percent loss
- D. 13 percent gain Discuss
- 9. Profit of Rs 728000 has to be divided among three partners Amir, Balaraj and Charan in the ratio 7:5:4. How much share (in Rs) does Charan get?
Options- A. 227500
- B. 318500
- C. 91000
- D. 182000 Discuss
- 10. A vendor buys bananas at 4 for Rs 3 and sells at 3 for Rs 4. What will be the result?
Options- A. 43.75% profit
- B. 77.7% loss
- C. 77.7% profit
- D. 43.75% loss Discuss
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Correct Answer: 150
Correct Answer: 1000
Correct Answer: 32
Correct Answer: 36.1% profit
Correct Answer: 546
Correct Answer: 60
Correct Answer: 100
Correct Answer: 6.5 percent loss
Correct Answer: 182000
Correct Answer: 77.7% profit
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