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- Question
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
- Correct Answer
- 100
- 1. 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
- 2. 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 Discuss
- 3. 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
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. 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
- 9. The ratio of selling price to the cost price is 13 : 17. What is the loss percentage?
Options- A. 23.52
- B. 27.74
- C. 18.62
- D. 19.45 Discuss
- 10. Puneet purchases 5 dozens of oranges at the rate of Rs 120 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs 11.5. What is the profit (inpercentage) of Puneet?
Options- A. 18
- B. 30
- C. 12
- D. 15 Discuss
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Correct Answer: 60
Correct Answer: 275
Correct Answer: 150
Correct Answer: 1000
Correct Answer: 32
Correct Answer: 6.5 percent loss
Correct Answer: 182000
Correct Answer: 77.7% profit
Correct Answer: 23.52
Correct Answer: 15
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