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  • Question
  • The cost price of an article, which on being sold at a gain of 10% yields Rs. 6 more than when it is sold at a loss of 10% is?


  • Options
  • A. Rs. 30
  • B. Rs. 25
  • C. Rs. 24
  • D. Rs. 20

  • Correct Answer
  • Rs. 30 

    Explanation

    10% profit - 10% loss = 6
    ? 20% of cost price = Rs. 6
    ? Cost Price = (6 x 100)/ 20 = Rs. 30.


  • Profit and Loss problems


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    • 1. 
      If two mixers and one T.V. cost Rs. 7000, while two T.V.s and one mixer cost Rs. 9800. The value of one T.V. is?

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 2800
    • B. Rs. 2100
    • C. Rs. 4200
    • D. Rs. 8400
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      Pofit after selling 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
    • 3. 
      A man sold two houses for Rs. 7.81 lakhs each. On one he gained 5% and on the other he lost 5%. What percent is the effect of the sale on the whole?

    • Options
    • A. 0.25% loss
    • B. 0.25 % gain
    • C. 25 % loss
    • D. 25 % gain
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      A dealer sold two T.V. sets for Rs. 3700 each. on one he gained 10% and one other he lost 10%. The dealer's loss or gain per cent is?

    • Options
    • A. 0%
    • B. 0.1%
    • C. 1% gain
    • D. 1% loss
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      A dealer professing to sell at cost price uses a 900 gms weight for a kilogram. His gain percent is?

    • Options
    • A. 9
    • B. 10
    • C. 11
    • D. 111/9
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      An umbrella marked at Rs. 80 is sold for Rs. 68. The rate of discount of?

    • Options
    • A. 15%
    • B. 12%
    • C. 1711/17
    • D. 20%
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      The marked price is 10% higher than the cost price. A discount of 10% is given on the marked price. In this kind of sale, the seller?

    • Options
    • A. Bears no loss, no gain
    • B. Gains
    • C. Losses 1%
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      A dealer marks his goods 20% above cost price. He then allows some discount on it and markets a profit of 8%. The rate of discount is?

    • Options
    • A. 12%
    • B. 10%
    • C. 6%
    • D. 4%
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      By selling an article for Rs. 144, a man gained such that the percentage gain equal the cost price. The C.P. of the article is?

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 60
    • B. Rs. 64
    • C. Rs. 72
    • D. Rs. 80
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      A man purchases an electric heater whose printed price is Rs. 160. If he received two successive discounts of 20% and 10% he paid?

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 112
    • B. Rs. 129.60
    • C. Rs. 119.60
    • D. Rs. 115.20
    • Discuss


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