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- Question
- When the price of pressure cooker was increased by 15%, its sale fell down by 15%. The effect one the money receipt was?
Options- A. No effect
- B. 15% decrease
- C. 7.5% increase
- D. 2.25% decrease
- Correct Answer
- 2.25% decrease
ExplanationLet the original cost of each cooker be Re. 1 and let the number sold originally be 100.
Total sale proceeds = Rs. (100 x 1) = Rs. 100
New rate = (115% of Re. 1 ) = Rs . 1.15
Number sold now = 85
? Sale proceed now = Rs. (1.15 x 85) = Rs. 97.75
So, there is a decrease of 2.25% in the money receipt. - 1. The cost price of an article, which on being sold at a gain of 12% yields Rs. 6 more then when it is sold at a loss of 12% is?
Options- A. Rs. 30
- B. Rs. 25
- C. Rs. 20
- D. Rs. 24 Discuss
- 2. A sells a horse to B for Rs. 4860, thereby losing 19 percent, B sells it to C at a price which would have given A, 17 percent profit. Find B's gain?
Options- A. Rs. 2160
- B. Rs. 2610
- C. Rs. 1260
- D. Rs. 2260 Discuss
- 3. While selling a watch a shopkeeper gives a discount of 5%. If he gives a discount of 7%, he earns Rs. 15 less as profit. What is the marked price of the watch?
Options- A. Rs. 697.50
- B. Rs. 712.50
- C. Rs. 787.50
- D. None of these Discuss
- 4. By selling 36 oranges, a vender loses the selling price of 4 orange. His loss per cent is?
Options- A. 121/2%
- B. 111/9%
- C. 10%
- D. None of these Discuss
- 5. By selling 8 dozen of pencils, a shopkeeper gains the selling price of a 1 dozen pencils. His gain percent is?
Options- A. 12.5%
- B. 87.5%
- C. 142/7
- D. None of these Discuss
- 6. Subhash purchased a tape recorder at 9 / 10 th of its selling price and sold it at 8% more than its selling prices. His gain is?
Options- A. 9%
- B. 10%
- C. 180%
- D. 20% Discuss
- 7. By selling 100 bananas, fruit seller gains the selling price of 20 bananas. His gain per cent is?
Options- A. 10%
- B. 15%
- C. 20%
- D. 25% Discuss
- 8. A fruitseller buys lemons at 2 for a rupee and sells them at five for three rupees. His gain per cent is?
Options- A. 10%
- B. 15%
- C. 20%
- D. None of these Discuss
- 9. If I purchased 11 books for Rs. 10 and sold all the books at the rate of 10 books for Rs. 11, the profit per cent is?
Options- A. 10%
- B. 11%
- C. 21%
- D. 100% Discuss
- 10. By selling an articles for Rs. 144, a man loses 1 / 7 of his outlay. By selling it for Rs. 168, his gain or loss percent is?
Options- A. 20% loss
- B. 20% gain
- C. 41/ 6 % gain
- D. None of the these Discuss
Profit and Loss problems
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Correct Answer: Rs. 25
Explanation:
Let the C.P. be Rs. x
Then, S.P. when gain is 12% = 12x / 100
? 112x / 100 - 88x / 100 = 6
? 24x / 100 = 6
? x = 600 / 24 = Rs. 25
Correct Answer: Rs. 2160
Explanation:
Cost of the horse paid by A = (4860 x 100) / 81 = Rs. 6000
Cost of the horse paid by C = (6000 x 117) / 100 = Rs. 7020
Gain of B = Rs. 7020 - Rs. 4860 = Rs. 2160
Correct Answer: None of these
Explanation:
Let the marked price be Rs. x
Then, (7% of x ) - 15 = 5% of x
? 7x / 100 - 5x / 100 = 15
? x = 750
Correct Answer: 10%
Explanation:
? Loss = C.P. of 36 oranges - S.P. of 36 oranges
? S.P. of 4 = C.P. of 36 - S.P.of 36
? S.P.of 40 = C.P. of 36
Let C.P. of each oranges = Re. 1
? C.P.of 40 = Rs. 40
? S.P. of 40 = Rs. 36
? Loss = (4 / 40 ) x 100 % = 10%
Correct Answer: 142/7
Explanation:
? Gain = (S.P. of 8 dozen ) - (C.P. of 8 dozen )
? (S.P. of 1 dozen) = (S.P. of 8 dozen ) - (C.P. of 8 dozen)
? (C.P. of 8 dozen ) = (S.P. of 7 dozen)
Let C.P. of each dozen be Re. 1
? C.P. of 7 dozen = Rs. 7
? S.P. of 7 dozen = Rs. 8
? Gain % = (1 / 7 x 100)% = 142/7 %
Correct Answer: 20%
Explanation:
Let the S.P. be Rs. P
Then, C.P. paid by subhash = Rs. (9 x P)/10
S.P. received by subhash = (108% of Rs. P) = Rs. (27 x P) / 25
? Gain = Rs.(27 x P) / 25 - (9 x P) / 10 = Rs. (9 x P) / 50
Hence, Gain% = (9P / 50) x (10P / 9) x 100 % = 20%
Correct Answer: 25%
Explanation:
? Gain = (S.P. of 100 bananas) - (C.P. of 100 bananas)
? (S.P.of 20) = (S.P of 100) - (C.P. of 100)
? S.P.of 80 = C.P. of 100
Let C.P. of each banana = Re. 1
C.P. of 80 banana = Rs. 80
S.P. of 80 banana = Rs. 100
? Gain % = (20 / 80) x 100 % = 25%
Correct Answer: 20%
Explanation:
Suppose he buys 10 lemons
? C.P. = Rs. 10/2 = Rs. 5,
? S.P. = Rs. (3/5 x 10)% = Rs. 6
? Gain % = (1/5) x 100% = 20%
Correct Answer: 21%
Explanation:
Suppose I purchased 110 books
? C.P. = Rs. (10/11) x 110 = Rs. 100
? S.P. = Rs. (11/10) x 110 = Rs. 121
? Gain % = 21%
Correct Answer: None of the these
Explanation:
Let C.P. = Rs. P
S.P. = (C.P.) - (Loos) = P - P/7 = Rs. 6P/7
? 6P / 7 = 144
? P = (144 x 7) / 6 = Rs. 168
Hence, no Loss and no gain.
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