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- Question
- I asked the shopkeeper the price of a wristwatch. I found that I had just the required sum of money. When the shopkeeper allowed me a discount of 25%, I could bought another watch worth Rs. 940 for my younger sister. What is the price Which I have paid for my own watch?
Options- A. Rs. 2700
- B. Rs.1800
- C. Rs. 2820
- D. Rs. 3760
- Correct Answer
- Rs. 2820
ExplanationIf I had Rs. 100
Discount = 25 = cost of my sister's watch
The cost of my own watch = 75
Thus the ratio of cost of my own watch to that of my sister's watch = 3 : 1
So the cost of my own watch = 3 x 940 = 2820 - 1. Anna sold his car Boney at a profit of 20% and Boney sold it to Chakori at a profit of 10%. Chakori sold it to mechanic at a loss of 9.09%.Mechanic spent 10% of his purchasing price and then sold it at a profit of 8.33% to Anna once again. what is the loss of Anna?
Options- A. 23%
- B. 29%
- C. 50%
- D. 40% Discuss
- 2. A person wants to reduce the trade tax so he calculates his profit on the sale price instead of on the cost price.In this way by selling a article for Rs. 280 he calculates his profit as 14 2/ 7%. What is his actual profit percentage?
Options- A. 20 %
- B. 16.66 %
- C. 25 %
- D. data insufficient Discuss
- 3. A scientific calculator is available at Universal Shoppe in Hazratganz at 20% discount and the same is available at only 15% discount at universal shoppe Bhootnath market. Ms. Agrawal has just sufficient amount of Rs.800 to purchase it at universal Shoppe Hazratganz. What is the amount that Ms. Agrawal has less than the required amount to purchase it at universal soppe Bhootnath?
Options- A. Rs. 70
- B. Rs. 50
- C. Rs. 100
- D. data insufficient Discuss
- 4. A balance of a trader weighs 10% less then it should be. still the trader marks-up his goods to get the overall profit of 20%. What is the mark up on the cost price?
Options- A. 40%
- B. 8%
- C. 25%
- D. 16.66% Discuss
- 5. The marked price of an article is increased by 25% and the selling price is increased by 16.66%, then the amount of profit doubles. If the original marked price be Rs. 400 which is greater then the corresponding cost price by 33.33%, what is the increased selling price?
Options- A. 240
- B. 360
- C. 420
- D. 600 Discuss
- 6. A and B are two partners and they have invested Rs. 54,000 and Rs. 90,000 in business. After one year A received Rs 1800 as his share of profit out of total profit of Rs. 3600 including his certain commission on total profit since he is a working partner and rest profit is received by B. what is the commission of A as a percentage of the total profit?
Options- A. 20%
- B. 10%
- C. 5%
- D. 25% Discuss
- 7. A trader sells goods to a customer at a profit of k% over the cost price, besides it he cheats his customer by giving 880 g only instead of 1 kg. Thus his overall profit percentage is 25%. Find the value of k?
Options- A. 8.33%
- B. 8.25%
- C. 10%
- D. 12.5% Discuss
- 8. In an office the number of employees reduces in the ratio of 3 : 2 and the wages increases in the ratio of 20 : 27, What is the profit percentage of employees over the previous wages?
Options- A. 10%
- B. 9.09%
- C. 11.11%
- D. none of these Discuss
- 9. Ajay bought a motor cycle for Rs. 50,000. 2 years later he sold it to Bijoy spent 5% of the purchasing price on its maintenance. Later Bijoy displayed the sale price of his motorcycle Rs. 50,000. Chetan wanted to purchase it at 15% discount but Bijoy gave him two successive discounts of 10% and 5% instead of 15% in one time.What is the actual discount availed by chetan?
Options- A. 15%
- B. 15.5%
- C. 14.5%
- D. none of these Discuss
- 10. The cost price of an article is C and the selling price of the same article is S, where Z is the profit or loss percentage. If the CP and SP both are increased by same amount then which of the following is true :
Options- A. Z increases
- B. Z decreases
- C. remains constant
- D. none of these Discuss
Profit and Loss problems
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Correct Answer: 23%
Explanation:
Anna:
CP = 100
SP = 120
Boney:
CP = 120
SP = 132
Chakori:
CP = 132
SP = 120
Mechanic:
CP = 120 + 12 = 132
SP = 143
Loss of Anna = 143 - 20 = 23
% loss of Anna = (23 / 100) x 100 = 23%
Correct Answer: 16.66 %
Explanation:
Selling price(SP) = 280.
Cost price (CP) = SP - 142/7% = 240.
Actual profit (%) = (40 / 240) x 100 = 16.66%
Correct Answer: Rs. 50
Explanation:
Let markup price be y.
Cost price (CP) = 20 % discount on MP = 0.8y = 800
? y= Rs.1000 MP
SP at Hazratganz = Rs. 800
SP at Bhootnath = 1000 X 0.85 = 850
So, she requires Rs. 50 more to purchase the same calculator at Bhootnath.
Correct Answer: 8%
Explanation:
Let the CP be Rs. 1 per g
but he weighs 900 g for every 1000 g
? value of goods sold = 900
Now, let the markup be x%
? MP = 1000 + 1000x / 100 = ( 1000 + 10x )
but since MP = SP,
? SP = ( 1000 + 10x )
Hence, profit (%) = [{( 1000 + 10x ) - 900} / 900] x 100 = 20
? x = 8
Thus the markup = 8%
Correct Answer: 420
Explanation:
Initially :
CP = 100
Profit = x
SP = 100 + x
MP = 133.33
After change
CP = 100
Profit = 2x
SP = [7(100 + x)]/6
Now , since (100 + x) 7/6 - 100 = 2x
? x = 20%
CP = 100
Profit = 20
SP = 120
MP = 133.33
so when CP = 300
Selling price = 300 + 20% = 360.
After change
So when CP = 300
Selling price = 300 + 2 x 20% of 300 = 420
So the increased selling price = Rs. 420
Correct Answer: 20%
Explanation:
Ratio of profit of A : B (excluding commission of A) = 3 : 5 ( 54 : 90)
Now the share of profit of B = 3600 - 1800 = Rs. 1800
So the share of profit A (excluding commission ) = Rs. 1080
So the commission of A = 1800 - 1080 = 720
Therefore the required percentage = (720 / 3600) x 100 = 20%
Correct Answer: 10%
Explanation:
Profit % = 25 / 100
= 120 + k (profit) / 880 (sale)
? k = 100
Therefore, net profit % = (100 / 1000) X 100 = 10%
Correct Answer: 10%
Explanation:
Let the number of employees in beginning = 3a
Let the wage per employee = 20b
Total wages = no. of employees x wage per employee.
= 3a x 20b
= 60ab
Let the number of employees in the end= 2a
Let the wage per employee = 27b
Total wages = no. of employees x wage per employee.
= 2a x 27b
= 54ab
Profit (%) = [ ( 60 - 54 ) / 60 ] x 100 = 10%
Correct Answer: 14.5%
Explanation:
MP = 100
Price after first discount = 90.
Price after second discount = 85.5
So, the net discount = 100 - 85.5 = 14.5%
Correct Answer: Z decreases
Explanation:
The profit = SP - CP
If SP and CP both increase at same amount then the profit would be same.
As we know profit % (Z) = Actual profit / CP
So if CP increases the profit % (Z) will go down as there is no change in actual profit.
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