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  • Question
  • What per cent of selling price would be 34% of cost price if gross profit is 26% of the selling price?


  • Options
  • A. 17.16
  • B. 74.00
  • C. 25.16
  • D. 88.40

  • Correct Answer
  • 25.16 

    Explanation

    Let the selling price of the article = Rs. 100
    ? Profit = Rs. 26
    ? Cost price of the article = 100 - 26 = Rs. 74
    ? Required % = (34 x 74)/100 = 25.16%


  • Profit and Loss problems


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    • 1. 
      A man sold a radio for Rs. 1980 and gained 10%. The radio was bought for?

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 1782
    • B. Rs. 1800
    • C. Rs. 2178
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      A man buys 10 articles for Rs. 8 and sells them at the rate of Rs. 1.25 per article. His gain is?

    • Options
    • A. 20%
    • B. 50%
    • C. 191/2%
    • D. 561/4%
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      By selling an article for Rs. 100 one loses Rs. 10. Then the loss percent is?

    • Options
    • A. 111/9
    • B. 91/11
    • C. 10%
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      Profit after selling a commodity for Rs. 425 is same as loss after selling it for Rs. 355. the cost of the commodity is?

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 385
    • B. Rs. 390
    • C. Rs. 395
    • D. Rs. 400
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      If the cost price of 15 tables be equal to the selling price of 20 tables, the loss per cent is?

    • Options
    • A. 20%
    • B. 30%
    • C. 25%
    • D. 37.5%
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      Alok bought 25 kg of rice at the rate of Rs. 6.00 per kg and 35 kg of rice at the rate of Rs. 7.00 per kg. He mixed the two and sold the mixture at the rate of Rs. 6.75 per kg . What was his gain or loss in this transaction?

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 16.00 gain
    • B. Rs. 16.00 loss
    • C. Rs. 20.00 gain
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      A buys oranges at Rs. 2 for 3 oranges and sells them at a rupee each. To make a profit of Rs. 10, he must sell?

    • Options
    • A. 10 oranges
    • B. 20 oranges
    • C. 30 oranges
    • D. 40 oranges
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      The cost of 2 T.V. sets and a radio is Rs. 7000, while 2 radios and one T.V. set together cost Rs. 4250. The cost of a T.V. set is?

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 3000
    • B. Rs. 3160
    • C. Rs. 3240
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      The loss incurred on selling an article for Rs. 270 is as much as the profit made after selling it at 10% profit. The C.P. of the article is?

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 90
    • B. Rs. 110
    • C. Rs. 363
    • D. Rs. 300
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      A discount series of 10%, 20% and 40% is equal to single discount of?

    • Options
    • A. 50%
    • B. 56.80%
    • C. 70%
    • D. 70.28%
    • Discuss


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