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- Question
- A trader mixes 25% kerosene to his petrol and then he sells the whole mixture at the price of petrol. if the cost price of kerosene be 50 % of the cost price of petrol, what is the net profit percentage?
Options- A. 11 1/9 %
- B. 12 1/9 %
- C. 9 1/11 %
- D. 20 %
- Correct Answer
- 11 1/9 %
ExplanationK = 1 litre, price of K = 1
P = 4 litre price of P = 2
price of total (new) mixture = 1 X 1 + 4 X 2 = Rs. 9
price of pure petrol of same quantity = 5 X 2 = Rs. 10
Percentage profit = [(10-9) / 9] x 100 = 111/9 % - 1. A trader sells 20 kg of sugar at Rs. 400. A customer asks 20% discount and he agrees to it but instead of 1 kg he gives 4% less sugar. what is the effective discount that the customer gets?
Options- A. 16 %
- B. 16.66 %
- C. 15.5 %
- D. 19.6 % Discuss
- 2. The ratio of cost price and marked price of an article is 2:3 and ratio of percentage profit and percentage discount is 3 : 2 what is the discount percentage?
Options- A. 16.66 %
- B. 20 %
- C. 25 %
- D. 33.33 % Discuss
- 3. What is percentage profit in selling an article at a discount of 20% which was earlier being sold at a 40% profit?
Options- A. 20%
- B. 14%
- C. 28%
- D. 12% Discuss
- 4. A milkman purchase the milk at Rs. x per litre and sells it at Rs. 2x per litre still he mixes 2 litres water with every 6 litres of pure milk. What is the profit percentage?
Options- A. 116%
- B. 166.66%
- C. 60%
- D. 100% Discuss
- 5. A trader sells two articles, one at a loss of 10% and another at a profit of 15% but finally there is no loss or gain.If the total sale price of these two articles is Rs.30,000, find the difference between there cost price :
Options- A. Rs.5000
- B. Rs.6000
- C. Rs.7500
- D. none of these Discuss
- 6. A trader procures his goods from a wholesaler, whose balance reads 1200 g from 1000 g . The trader sells all the procured goods to a customer after marking up the goods at 20% above the cost price. what is his overall percentage profit or loss in the whole transaction?
Options- A. 38 % profit
- B. 50 % profit
- C. no profit no loss
- D. none of the above Discuss
- 7. A trader makes a profit equal to the selling price of 75 articles when he sold 100 of the articles. What % profit did he make in the transaction?
Options- A. 33.33%
- B. 75%
- C. 300%
- D. 150% Discuss
- 8. The cost of 2 tables is equal to the cost of 5 chairs. If the difference of the cost of one table and one chair is Rs. 1200, then the cost of one chair is?
Options- A. Rs. 500
- B. Rs. 400
- C. Rs. 800
- D. Rs. 600 Discuss
- 9. If the cost of 1/4th of kg is Rs. 0.60, then what is the cost of 200 gm?
Options- A. 42 paise
- B. 48 paise
- C. 40 paise
- D. 50 paise Discuss
- 10. Cost of 1/4 dozen of bananas is Rs. 2.35, then what is the approximate cost of 42 dozen of bananas?
Options- A. Rs. 430
- B. Rs. 540
- C. Rs. 380
- D. Rs. 400 Discuss
Profit and Loss problems
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Correct Answer: 16.66 %
Explanation:
Let the MP = Re. 1 per kg then
Initially :
Weight = 100 kg
MP = Rs. 100
Rate = 1 Rs / kg.
Finally :
Weight = 96 kg
MP = Rs. 96
Rate = 80 / SP = 80/96
Effective discount = 1- 80 / 96 = 16 / 96
% discount = [(16 / 96) ]x 100 = 16.66 %
Correct Answer: 16.66 %
Explanation:
CP : MP = 2y : 3y
profit = y
(%) profit : (%) discount =3 : 2
Let CP=200, SP=300
So [ (3y / 100) x 200 ] + [(2y/100) x 300] = 100
y= 8.33 %
Discount 2y = 16.66 %
Correct Answer: 12%
Explanation:
Initially :
CP =100
SP = 140 (Since profit = 40 %)
New price :
CP =100
SP = 140 - 20% = 112
MP = 140
Profit % = [(112 - 100 )/100] = 12 %
Correct Answer: 166.66%
Explanation:
Let the cost price of 1 litre pure milk be Rs. 1, then
for 6 litres (milk) CP = Rs. 6
for 2 litres (Water) CP = Rs. 0
and for 8 litres mixture SP = 8 x 2 = Rs.16
Profit = [(16-6) / 6] x 100 = 1000 / 6 = 166.66 %
Correct Answer: Rs.6000
Explanation:
From the question
10 % x = 15% of y ...(i)
x+y = 30000 ...(ii)
from eq. (i)
x / y = 3/2 ...(iii)
by solving eq. (ii) & (iii)
x = 18000, y = 12000
Hence, the difference =6000
Correct Answer: no profit no loss
Explanation:
If CP be Rs. 1g, then he pay Rs. 1200 for 1000 g
Again he obtains Rs. 1200 for 1000 g (by selling at 20% profit) Thus there is no loss no gain.
Correct Answer: 300%
Explanation:
Let the selling price of each article be Rs. 1. Then, selling price of 100 articles= Rs. 100, profit on selling 100 articles= Rs. 75, and cost of 100 articles=100-75=Rs.25
Therefore, profit percentage=(75 / 25) x 100=300%
Correct Answer: Rs. 800
Explanation:
Let the cost of the table be Rs. x and the cost of the chair = Rs. y
From 1st condition,
2x = 5y
? x= 5y/2
From 2nd condition
x - y = 1200
? (5y / 2) - y = 1200
3y / 2 = 1200
y = Rs. 800
Correct Answer: 48 paise
Explanation:
1 kg = 1000 grams
? 1/4 kg = 1000 / 4 = 250 grams
Now Cost for 200 grams = (200 / 250 ) x 60 paise
= 48 paise
Correct Answer: Rs. 400
Explanation:
? 1 dozen = 12
? 1/4 dozen = 1/4 x 12 = 3
? Cost of 3 bananas = Rs. 2.35
? Cost of 1 banana = Rs. 2.35/3
? Cost of 42 x 12 bananas = (2.35 x 42 x 12 ) / 3
= Rs. 394.80
= Rs. 400 (Approximately)
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