PROFIT AND LOSS
CLASS
ASSIGNMENT
1.
Corresponding to the values given below
find the gain or loss percentage:
a)C.P=Rs200 S.P=Rs240
b)C.P=Rs360 S.P=Rs300
c)C.P=Rs270 S.P=Rs180
d)C.P=Rs490 S.P=Rs560
2.
For the values given in the table, find
the missing value
|
C.P
|
S.P
|
P%
|
L%
|
|
350
|
?
|
30
|
|
|
240
|
?
|
-
|
20
|
|
640
|
?
|
25
|
-
|
|
?
|
550
|
10
|
-
|
|
?
|
360
|
-
|
25
|
|
?
|
3430
|
-
|
30
|
3.
By selling a chair for Rs.572, a man gains
30%. Find the cost price of the chair?
a)
Rs.340 b) Rs.400
c)
Rs.440 d) None of these
4.
Amit sold an umbrella for Rs.680, losing
15%. The cost price of the umbrella is:
a)
Rs.782 b) Rs.800 c) Rs.578 d) None of these
5.
A man sells his typewriter at 5% loss. If
he sells it for Rs.80 more, he gains 5%. The cost price of the typewriter is:
a)
Rs.1600
b) Rs.1200 c) Rs.1000 d) Rs.800
6.
A man sold an article at a loss of 20%. If
he sells the article for Rs.12 more, he would have gained 10%. The cost price
of the article is:
a) Rs.60
b) Rs.40
c)
Rs.30 d) Rs.22
7.
If a man were to sell his chair for Rs.720,
he would lose 25%. To gain 25% he should sell it for:
a)
Rs.1200 b)
Rs.1000
c)
Rs.960 d) Rs.900
8.
On selling an article for Rs.48, one loses
20%. In order to gain 20%, what would be the selling price?
a)
Rs.52 b) Rs.56
c)
Rs.68 d)
Rs.72
9.
A radio is sold for Rs.990 at a profit of 10%.
What would have been the gain or loss %, had it been sold for Rs.890?
a)
Loss, 10% b) Gain,
%
c)
Loss,
% d) Loss,
1%
10. A man
bought a cow and a horse for Rs.12,000 each, he sold both of them at profits of
10% and 15%. Find his profit % in whole transaction.
a)
25% b) 5%
c)
12.5% d) none
11. A man
sold one Activa and one Bullet at same price. On one he lost 30 % and on other
he gained 30 %. Find his overall profit or loss %.
a)
0% b) 9% gain
c)
9%loss d) 15% loss
12. A man
sold two pipes at Rs.12 each. On one he gained 20% and on the other lost 20%.
On the whole he:
a)
No gain no loss b) Gained Re. 1
c)
Lost Re. 1 d) Gained Re. 2
13. A
person sold 2 articles for Rs.7000. On 1st he gained 20 % and on 2nd
he lost 15 %. Find the cost price of 1st article, if on whole there
was no profit and no loss.
a)
Rs.3000 b) Rs.4000
c)
Rs.3500 d) None
14. A man
sold one shirt and one t-shirt for Rs.2940 on shirt he gained 20 % and he lost
15 % on t-shirt. If overall profit is 5%, then cost price of shirt is:
a)
Rs.1200 b) Rs.1600
c)
Rs.1000 d) None
15. The
ratio of S.P to C.P is given below. Find the gain or loss %:
16. If the
S.P of 5 oranges is equal to the C.P of 3 oranges, then the gain or loss % is
a)
33.33%gain b) 40%loss
c)
33.33%loss d) 40%gain
17. If S.P
of 9 m cloth is equal to C.P of 12 m cloth. What is the gain or loss %?
a)
25% loss b) 25%gain
c)
33.33%gain d) 33.33%loss
18. Ravi
buys some toffees at 4 for Rs.3 and sells them at 5 for Rs.2. His loss % is:
a)
46.66%
b) 53.33%
c)
30% d) 60%
19. A fruit
seller buys lemons at 2 for a rupee and sells them at 5 for 3 rupees. His gain
% is:
a)
10% b) 15%
c)
20% d) None
20. By
selling 33m of cloth Ramesh gained the cost price of 11m. The gain % is:
a)
10% b) 33.33%
c)
25% d) 50%
21. By
selling 100 pencils a shopkeeper gains the selling price of 20 pencils. His
gain % is:
a)
25% b)
20%
c)
15% d)
12%
22. By
selling 36 oranges a vendor loses the selling price of 4 oranges. His loss %
is:
a)
12
% b) 11
%
c)
10% d) None
23. A
dealer professing to sell his goods at cost price uses 900gm weight for 1kg.
His gain percentage is:
a)
9% b)
10%
c)
11% d) 11
%
24. A
dishonest shopkeeper pretends to sell his goods at cost price but uses false
weight and gains 25%. For a weight of 1kg he uses:
a)
750gm b)
800gm
c)
950gm d)
None of these
25. The
profit earned after selling an article for Rs.625 is the same as loss incurred
after selling the article for Rs.435. The cost price of the article is:
a)
Rs.520 b)
Rs.530
c)
Rs.540 d) Rs.550
26. On
selling an article at Rs.1060, the gain is 20% more than the loss incurred on
selling it at Rs.950. In order to gain 20%, the selling price will be:
a)
Rs.980 b) Rs.1080 c) Rs.1200 d) None of these
27. A man
sells tea at 10% profit and uses a weight which is 20% less than the actual
measure. His gain percentage is:
a)
30% b) 35%
c)
37.5% d) None
28. A
bookseller sells a book at a gain of 10%. If he had bought it at 4% less and
sold it at Rs.6 more, he would have gained 18
%. The cost price of the book is:
a)
Rs.130 b) Rs.140
c)
Rs.150 d) Rs.160
29. A
shopkeeper sells a pair of sunglasses at a profit of 25%. If he had bought it
at 25% less and sold it for Rs.10 less then he would have gained 40%. The cost
price of the pair of sunglasses is:
a)
Rs.25 b) Rs.50
c)
Rs.60 d)
Rs.75
30. In the
table given below certain values are given. Find gain or loss %, discount% and
mark up%.
|
C.P
|
S.P
|
M.P
|
|
500
|
550
|
600
|
|
240
|
320
|
400
|
|
480
|
400
|
500
|
|
350
|
385
|
700
|
31. Find
the missing value:
|
S.P
|
M.P
|
DISCOUNT
|
|
200
|
300
|
?
|
|
420
|
?
|
25%
|
|
?
|
240
|
20%
|
|
360
|
?
|
16.66%
|
32. A
trader lists his articles 20% above cost price and allows a discount of 10% on
cash payment. His gain % is:
a)
10% b) 8%
c)
6% d)
5%
33. The
marked price of an article is 10% more than the cost price and a discount of
10% is given on the market price. In this kind of sale the seller:
a) No
loss & no gain b) Gains 1%
c) Loses 1% d) None of these
34. The
cost price of an article is 64% of the marked price. What is the gain % if a
discount of 12% is allowed?
a)
37.5% b) 48%
c)
50.5% d)
52%
35. On
allowing a discount of 10% on an article, the shopkeeper gains 20%. If a
discount of 20% is allowed on it. What will be the gain %?
a)
6
% b) 7
%
c)
12
% d) 13
%
36. A
trader wishes to gain 20% after allowing 10% discount on the marked price to
his customers. At what % higher than the cost price must he mark his goods?
a)
30% b) 33
%
c)
34
% d) 35%
37. A
trader marks his goods 20% above cost price but allows his customers a discount
of 10%, the cost price of blackboard, which is sold for Rs.216, is
a)
108 b)
196
c)
200 d)
180
38. A man
bought a watch at 25% discount on the original price. He got Rs.40 more than
the original price by selling it at 140% of the price at which he bought. The
price of buying the watch was?
a)
800 b)
700
c)
900 d)
600
39. Successive
discounts of 10% and 20% are equivalent to a single discount of:
a)
15% b) 28%
c)
30% d) None
40. A
single discount equivalent to successive discounts of 30%, 20% and 10% is:
a)
60% b) 50.4%
c)
49.4% d) 49.6%
41. The
difference between a discount of 35% and two successive discounts of 20% and
20% on a certain bill was Rs.22. The amount of the bill is:
a)
Rs.2000 b) Rs.1100
c)
Rs.2200 d) Data
inadequate
42. A
company offers three types of successive discounts. 1st: 25% and 15%
; 2nd: 30% and 10%; 3rd: 35% and 5%. Which offer is
better for a customer?
a)
1st b) 2nd
c)
3rd d) All are equal
43. A sofa
set carrying a sale price ticket of Rs.5000 is sold at a discount of 4% thereby
gaining 20%. The cost price of the sofa set is:
a)
Rs.3600 b) Rs.3800 c) Rs.4000 d) Rs.4200
44. A
dealer offers a discount of 10% on the marked price of an article and still
makes a profit of 20%. If its Marked price is Rs.800, and then the cost price
a)
Rs.600 c) Rs.700
c)
Rs.500 d) Rs.620
45. What
price should a shopkeeper mark on an article costing him Rs.153 to gain 20%,
after allowing a discount of 15%?
a)
Rs.162 c) Rs.184
c)
Rs.216 d)
Rs.224
46. A
shopkeeper earns a profit of 15% after selling a book at 20% discount on the
printed price. The ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book
is:
a)
16:23 b) 20:23
c)
23:16 d)
23:20
47. Arun
purchased a T.V. set at 20% discount. If he gets a discount of 25%, he saves
Rs.1800. for how much does he purchase the T.V set?
a)
Rs.33000 b) Rs.31200
c)
Rs.28800 d)
Rs.36000
48. A
seller allows a discount of 5% on a watch. If he allows a discount of 7%, he
earns Rs.15 less in the profit. What is the marked price?
a)
Rs.697.5 b)
Rs.712.5
c)
Rs.750 d) Rs.817.5
49. A fan
is listed at Rs.1500 and a discount of 20% is offered on the lost price. What
additional discount must be offered to the customer to bring the net price to
Rs.1104?
a)
8% b)
10%
c)
12% d) 15%
50. A
shopkeeper gives two successive discounts on an article marked Rs.450. The
first discount given is 10%. If the customer pays Rs.344.25 for the article,
the second discount given is:
a)
10% b)
12%
c)
14% d)
15%
51. A pen
is listed for Rs.12. A discount of 15% is given on it. A second discount is
given brining the price down to Rs.8.16. The rate of second discount is
a)
15% b)
18%
c)
20% d)
25%
52. A dealer
buys an article marked at Rs.25000 with 20% and 5% off. He spends Rs.1000 on
its repairs and sells it for Rs.25000. What is his gain or loss %?
a)
Loss of 25% b) Gain of 25%
c)
Gain of 10% d) Loss of 10%
HOME
ASSIGNMENT
53. In
terms of percentage profit, which is the best transaction?
S.P.(in
Rs.) C.P.(in Rs.)
I) 36 17
II) 50 24
III) 40 19
IV) 60 29
a) I b) II
b) III d) IV
54. A
man buys a cycle for Rs.1400 and sells it a loss of 15%. What is the selling
price of the cycle?
a) 1202 b) 1190
c) 1160 d) 1000
55. A
man bought and old typewriter for Rs.1200 and spend Rs.200 on its repair. He
sold it for Rs.1680. His profit per cent is
a) 20% b) 10%
c) 8% d) 16%
56. A
dealer buys a wrist watch for Rs.225 and spends Rs.15 on its repairs. If he
sells the same for Rs.300, his profit per cent is
a) 15% b) 20%
c) 25% d) 30%
57. On
selling an article for Rs.651 there is a loss of 7%. The cost price of the
article is
a) 744 b) 751
c) 793 d) 700
58. The
cost price of a radio is Rs.600. The 5% of cost price is charged towards
transportation. After adding that, if the net profit to be made is 15%, then
the selling price of radio must be
a) Rs.704.50 b) Rs.724.50
c) Rs.664.50 d) Rs.684.50
59. The
cost price of two dozen bananas is Rs.32. After selling 18 bananas at the rate
of Rs.12 per dozen, the shopkeeper reduced the rate as Rs.4 per dozen. The per
cent loss is
a) 25.2% b) 32.4%
c) 36.5% d) 37.5%
60. An
item costing Rs.840 was sold by a shopkeeper at a gain of 10% and it was again
sold by the new buyer at a loss of 5%. Final selling price of the item is:
a) Rs.877.80 b) Rs.798
c) Rs.924 d) Rs.37.80
61. A
clock was sold for Rs.144. If the percentage of profit was numerically equal to
the cost price, the cost of the clock was
a) Rs.72 b) Rs.80
c) Rs.90 d) Rs.100
62. A
merchant sold an article for Rs.75 at a profit per cent equal to his cost
price. The cost price of the article is
a) 45 b) 50
c) 54 d) 60
63. Ramesh
bought 10 cycles for Rs.500 each. He spent Rs.2000 on the repair of all the
cycles. He sold five of them for Rs.750 each and the remaining for Rs.550 each.
Then the total gain or loss% is
a) Gain of
b) Loss of
c) Gain of
d) Loss of
64. Krishna
bought a camera and paid 20% less than its original price. He sold it at 40%
profit in the price he had paid. The percentage of profit earned by Krishna on
the original price was
a) 22 b) 32
c) 12 d) 15
65. By
selling an article for Rs.700 a man lost 30%. At what price should he have to
sold it go gain 30%
a) 910 b) 1200
c) 1232 d) 1300
66. By
selling a basket for Rs.19.50 a shopkeeper gains 30%. For how much should he
sell it to gain 40%?
a) 21 b) 21.50
c) 16.66 d) 33.33
67. By
selling an article for Rs.665 there is a loss of 5%. In order to make a profit
of 12% the selling price of the article may be
a) 812 b) 800
c) 790 d) 784
68. If
there is a profit of 20% on the cost price of an article, the percentage of
profit calculated on its selling price will be?
a) 24 b) 16.66
c) 8.33 d) 20
69. If
the cost price of an article is 80% of its selling price, the profit % is:
a) 20% b)
c) 24% c)
25%
70. Mahesh
purchased a radio at
of
its selling price and sold it at 8% more than its original selling price. His
gain per cent is:
a) 20% b) 18%
c) 10% d) 8%
71. A
man purchased a bedsheet for Rs.450 and sold it at a gain of 10% calculated on
the selling price. The selling price of the bedsheet is
a) 460 b) 475
c) 480 d) 500
72. If
an article is sold at 5% gain instead of 5% loss, the man gains Rs.5 more. Find
the cost price of that article
a) 100 b) 105
c) 50 d) 110
73. The
reduction of Rs.12 in the selling price of an article will change 5% gain into
loss. The cost price of the article is
a)
Rs.140 b)
Rs.160
c) Rs.80 d)
Rs.100
74. A
radio dealer sold a radio at a loss of 2.5%. Had he sold it for Rs.100 more, he
would have gained 7.5%. In order to gain 12.5%, he should sell it for
a) Rs.1080 b) Rs.1125
c) Rs.850 d) Rs.925
75. By
selling a tape recorder for Rs.950, I lose 5% what per cent shall I gain in
selling it for Rs.1040?
a) 5 b) 4
c) 4.5 d) 9
76. If
a shopkeeper purchases cashewnuts at Rs.250 per kg and sells it at Rs.10 per 50
grams, then he will have
a) 25% loss b) 25% profit
c) 20% loss d) 20% profit
77. A
merchant bought 200 eggs, out of which 38 are broken. He sold the remaining
eggs at the rate of Rs.4.80 per dozen and thus gained 8%. The total investment
is
a) Rs.80 b) Rs.60
c) Rs.45 d) Rs.120
78. A
man sells two chairs at Rs.120 each and by doing so gains 25% on one chair and
loses 25% on the other. His loss in the whole transaction in Rs. is
a) 20 b)
16
c) 25 d) 30
79. A
person sells two machines at Rs.396 each. On one he gains 10% and on the other
he loses 10%. His profit and loss in the whole transaction is:
a) no gain no loss b) 1% loss
c) 1% profit d) 8% profit
80. A
dealer sold two types of goods foe Rs.10000 each. On one of them, he lost 20%
and on the other he gained 20%. His gain or loss per cent in the entire
transaction was
a) 2% loss b) 2% gain
c) 4% gain d) 4% loss
81. A
man sold two pipes at Rs.12 each. On one he gained 20% and on the other lost
20%. On the whole he:
a) No gain no loss b) Gained Re. 1
c) Lost Re. 1
d) Gained Re. 2
82. A
person sold 2 articles for Rs.1400. On 1st he gained 20 % and on 2nd
he lost 15 %. Find the cost price of 1st article, if on whole there
was no profit and no loss.
a) Rs.400 b)
Rs.600
c) Rs.500 d) None
83. A
man sold one shirt and one t-shirt for Rs.2940 on shirt he gained 20 % and he
lost 15 % on t-shirt. If overall profit is 5%, then cost price of shirt is:
a) Rs.1200 b)
Rs.1600
c) Rs.1000 d)
None
84. The
ratio of S.P to C.P is given below. Find the gain or loss %:
85. The
ratio of cost price and selling price is 5:4, the loss per cent is:
a) 20% b) 25%
c) 40% d) 50%
86. 100
oranges are bought for Rs.350 and sold at the rate of Rs.48 per dozen. The
percentage of profit and loss is:
a) 15% loss b) 15% gain
c)
loss d)
gain
87. The
cost price of 36 books is equal to the selling price of 30 books. The gain per
cent is:
a) 20% b)
c) 18% d)
88. The
cost price of 15 articles is same as the selling price of 10 articles. The
profit per cent is:
a) 30% b)
40%
c) 50% d) 45%
89. The
selling price of 5 tables is the same as cost price of 3 tables. The gain or
loss is:
a) 20% gain b) 25% gain
c) 33.33% loss d) 40% loss
90. If
I would have purchased 11 articles for Rs.10 and sold all the articles at the
rate of 10 for Rs.11, the profit % would have been:
a) 10% b) 11%
c) 21% d) 100%
91. A
fruit seller buys lemons at 2 for a rupee and sells them at 5 for 3 rupees. His
gain % is:
a) 10% b)
15%
c) 20% d)
None
92. Some
toffees were bought at the rate of 11 for Rs.10 and the same number at the rate
of 9 for Rs.10. If the whole lot was sold at one rupee per toffee, then the
gain or loss in the whole transaction was
a) loss of 1%
b) gain of 1%
c) neither gain nor loss
d) gain of 1.5%
93. A
man buys a certain number of oranges at 20 for Rs.60 and an equal number at 30
for Rs.60. He mixes them and sells them at 25 for Rs.60. What is the gain or
loss per cent?
a) Gain of 4%
b) Loss of 4%
c) Neither gain nor loss
d) Loss of 5%
94. A
milkman bought 70 litres of milk for Rs.630 and added 5 litres of water. If he
sells it at Rs.9.00 per litre, his profit per cent is
a) 8
% b)
7%
c) 8
% d)
7
%
95. Oranges
are bought at 7 for Rs.3. At what rate per hundred must they be sold to gain
33%?
a) Rs.56 b) Rs.60
c) Rs.58 d) Rs.57
96. A
man sold 20 apples for Rs.100 and gained 20%. How many apples did he buy for Rs.100?
a) 20 b) 22
c) 24 d) 25
97. By
selling 12 oranges for Rs.60, a man loses 25%. The number of oranges he has to
sell for Rs.100, so as to gain 25% is
a) 10 b) 11
c) 12 d) 15
98. 12
copies of a book were sold for Rs.1800/- thereby gaining cost price of 3
copies. The cost price of a copy is:
a) Rs.120 b) Rs.150
c) Rs.1200 d) Rs.1500
99. On
selling 17 balls at Rs.720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls.
The cost price of a ball is:
a) Rs.45 b) Rs.50
c) Rs.60 d) Rs.55
100. Mohan
bought 25 books for Rs.2000 and sold them at a profit equal to the selling
price of 5 books. The selling price of one book is
a) Rs.100 b) Rs.120
c) Rs.150 d) Rs.200
101. A
dealer professing to sell his goods at cost price uses 900gm weight for 1kg.
His gain percentage is:
a) 9% b) 10%
c) 11% d)
%
102. A
dishonest shopkeeper pretends to sell his goods at cost price but uses false
weight and gains 25%. For a weight of 1kg he uses:
a) 750gm b) 800gm
c) 950gm d) None of these
103. To
gain 10% on selling sample milk at the cost price of pure milk, the quantity of
water to be mixed with 50 kg. of pure milk is
a) 2.5 kg b) 5 kg
c) 7.5 kg d) 10 kg
104. A
shopkeeper gains 20% while buying the goods and 30% while selling them. Find
his total gain per cent.
a) 50% b) 36%
c) 56% d) 40%
105. A
man reduces the selling price of a fan from Rs.1250 to Rs.1000, his loss
increases by 20%. The cost price of the fan is
a) Rs.2400 b) Rs.2450
c) Rs.2500 c) Rs.2350
106. The
profit obtained by selling an article for Rs.625 is the same as loss incurred
after selling the article for Rs.545. The price at which it is to be sold to
realize a profit of Rs.65 on the cost price is
a) Rs.640 b)
Rs.630
c) Rs.650 d) Rs.660
107. On
selling an article at Rs.1060, the gain is 20% more than the loss incurred on
selling it at Rs.950. In order to gain 20%, the selling price will be:
a) Rs.980 b)
Rs.1080 c) Rs.1200 d) None of these
108. A
man sells tea at 10% profit and uses a weight which is 20% less than the actual
measure. His gain percentage is:
a) 30% b) 35%
c) 37.5% d) None
109. A
businessman bought an article and sold it at a profit of 5%. If he had bought
it for 10% less and sold it for Rs.33 more, he would have had a profit of 30%.
The cost price of the article is
a) Rs.235 b)
Rs.375
c) Rs.400 d) Rs.275
110. A
businessman sells a commodity at 10% profit. If he had bought it at 10% less
and sold it for Rs.2 less, then he would have gained 16
%. The cost price of the commodity is
a) 32 b) 36
c) 40 d) 48
111. An
article was sold at a profit of 12%. If the cost price would be 10% less and
selling price would be Rs.5.75 more, there would be profit of 30%. Then at what
price it should be sold to make a profit of 20%?
a) Rs.115 b)
Rs.120
c) Rs.138 d) Rs.215
112. I
purchased 120 exercise books at the rate of Rs.3 each and sold
of
them at the rate of Rs.4 each,
of
them at the rate of Rs.5 each and the rest at the cost price. My profit per
cent was
a) 44% b) 44
%
c) 44
% d)
45%
113. A
man bought oranges at the rate of 8 for Rs.34 and sold them at the rate of 12
for Rs.57. How many oranges should be sold to earn a net profit of Rs.45?
a) 90 b) 100
c) 135 d) 150
114. A
person bought some articles at the rate of 4 per rupee. He mixed both the types
and sold at the rate of 9 for 2 rupees. In this business he suffered a loss of
Rs.3. The total number of articles bought by him was
a) 1090 b) 1080
c) 540 d) 545
115. If
the cost of pins reduced by Rs.4 per dozen, 12 more pins can be purchased for
Rs.48. The cost of pins per dozen after reduction is:
a) Rs.8 b) Rs.12
c) Rs.16 d) Rs.20
116. Find
the selling price of an article if a shopkeeper allows two successive discounts
of 5% each on the marked price of Rs.80.
a) Rs.70.20 b) Rs.70.10
c) Rs.72.00 c) Rs.72.20
117. While
selling to the retailer, a company allows 30% discount on the marked price of
their products. If the retailer sells those products at the marked price, his
profit will be:
a) 30% b)
c) 40% d)
118. Rita
bought a television set with 20% discount on the labelled price. She made a
profit of Rs.800 by selling it for Rs.16800. The labelled price of the set was
a) Rs.18000 b) Rs.20000
c) Rs.20800 c) Rs.24000
119. A
tradesman marks his goods at 20% above the cost price. He allows his customers
a discount of 8% on marked price. Then his profit percentage is
a) 10.4% b) 11%
c) 12.2% d) 9.7%
120. A
trader marked the price of a commodity so as to include a profit of 25%, but
allowed a discount of 16% on the marked price. His actual profit will be
a) 16% b) 25%
c) 5% d) 9%
121. The
cost of manufacture of a tape recorder is Rs.1500. The manufacturer fixes the
marked price 20% above the cost of manufacture and allows a discount in such a
way as to get a profit of 8%. The rate of discount is
a)
12 b) 8
c) 20 d)
10
122. Arvind
purchased a wrist watch with 30% discount on the labelled price. He sold it
with 40% profit on the price he bought. What was his per cent loss on the
labelled price?
a) 2 b) 6
c) 4 d) 8
123.
By selling an
article at
of
the marked price, there is a loss of 10%. The profit per cent, when the article
is sold at the marked price is
a) 20% b)
30%
c) 35% d) 40%
124. To
gain 8% after allowing a discount of 10%, by what per cent cost price should be
hiked in the list price?
a) 9% b)
11%
c) 18% d) 20%
125. A
shopkeeper allows 23% commission on his advertised price and still makes a
profit of 10%. If he gains Rs.56 on one item, his advertised price of the item,
in Rs. is
a) 820 b) 780
c) 790 d) 800
126. A
publisher printed 2000 copies of a book at a cost of Rs.70000. He distributes
400 copies free as specimen copies. He gave 30% discount on printed price and
the printed price of each book is Rs.75. What is his gain or loss per cent?
a) 20% gain b) 20% loss
c) 10% loss d) 10% gain
127. 10%
discount and then 20% discount in succession is equivalent to total discount of
a) 15% b) 28%
c)
30% d)
24%
128. Applied
to a bill of Rs.1,00,000 the difference between a discount of 40% and two successive discounts of 36% and 4%
is:
a) Nil b) Rs.1440
c) Rs.2500 d)
Rs.4000
129. The
price of an article is raised by 30% and then two successive discounts of 10%
each are allowed. Ultimately the price of the article is
a) increased by 10%
b) increased by 5.3%
c) decreased by 3%
d) decreased by 5.3%
130. Allowing
20% and 15% successive discounts, the selling price of an article becomes
Rs.3060 then the marked price will be
a) Rs.4000 b) Rs.5000
c) Rs.4400 d) Rs.4500
131. The
cost price of an article is Rs.800. After allowing a discount of 10%, a gain of
12.5% was made. Then the marked price of the article is:
a) Rs.1000 b) Rs.1100 c) Rs.1200 d)
Rs.1300
132. A
shopkeeper sold sarees at Rs.266 each after giving 5% discount on labelled
price. Had he not given the discount, he would have earned a profit of 12% on
the cost price. What was the cost price of each saree?
a) Rs.280 c)
Rs.260
c) Rs.240 d) Rs.250
133. A
dealer purchased a washing machine for Rs.7660. After allowing discount of 12%
on its marked price, he still gains 10%. Find the marked price of the washing
machine.
a) Rs.9575 c)
Rs.8426
c) Rs.8246 d) Rs.9755
134. A
trader marks his goods 20% above cost price but allows his customers a discount
of 10%, the cost price of blackboard, which is sold for Rs.216, is
a) 108 b) 196
c) 200 d) 180
135. A
man bought a watch at 25% discount on the original price. He got Rs.40 more
than the original price by selling it at 140% of the price at which he bought.
The price of buying the watch was?
a) 800 b) 700
c) 900 d) 600
136. A
shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the
printed price. The ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book
is:
a) 99:125 b) 25:37
c) 50:61 d)
45:56
137. A
got 30% concession on the label price of an article sold for Rs.8750 with 25 %
profit on the price he bought. The label price was
a) 13000 b) 16000
c) 12000 d) 10000
138. Arun
purchased a T.V. set at 20% discount. If he gets a discount of 25%, he saves
Rs.1800. for how much does he purchase the T.V set?
a) Rs.33000 b)
Rs.31200
c) Rs.28800 d) Rs.36000
139. A
seller allows a discount of 5% on a watch. If he allows a discount of 7%, he
earns Rs.15 less in the profit. What is the marked price?
a) Rs.697.5 b)
Rs.712.5
c) Rs.750 d)
Rs.817.5
140. The
marked price of a watch is Rs.1000. A retailer buys it at Rs.810 after getting
two successive discounts of 10% and another rate which is illegible. What is
the second discount rate?
a) 15% b) 10%
c) 8% d) 6.5%
141. The
marked price of a watch was Rs.720. A man bought the same for Rs.550.80 after
getting two successive discounts, the first being 10%. The second discount rate
is
a) 18% b) 14%
c) 15% d) 12%
142. A
pen is listed for Rs.12. A discount of 15% is given on it. A second discount is
given brining the price down to Rs.8.16. The rate of second discount is
a) 15% b)
18%
c) 20% d)
25%
143. The
marked price of an article is 50% above cost price. When marked price is
increased by 20% and selling price is increased by 20%, the profit doubles. If
original marked price is Rs.300, then original selling price is
a) Rs.240 b) Rs.250
c) Rs.240 d) Rs.275
Answer key:
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3.c
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4.b
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5.d
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6.b
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7.a
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8.d
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9.c
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10.c
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11.c
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12.c
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13.a
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14.b
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16.b
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17.c
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18.a
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19.c
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20.b
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21.a
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22.c
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23.d
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24.b
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25.b
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26.c
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27.c
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28.c
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29.b
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32.b
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33.c
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34.a
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35.a
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36.b
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37.c
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38.d
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39.b
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40.d
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41.c
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42.c
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43.c
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44.a
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45.c
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46.a
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47.c
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48.c
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49.a
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50.d
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51.c
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52.b
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53.a
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54.b
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55.a
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56.c
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57.d
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58.b
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59.d
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60.a
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61.b
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62.b
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63.d
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64.c
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65.d
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66.a
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67.d
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68.b
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69.c
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70.b
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71.d
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72.c
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73.b
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74.b
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75.b
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76.c
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77.b
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78.b
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79.b
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80.d
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81.c
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82.b
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83.d
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85.a
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86.d
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87.a
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88.c
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89.d
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90.c
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91.c
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92.a
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93.b
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94.d
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95.d
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96.c
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97.c
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98.a
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99.c
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100.a
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101.d
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102.b
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103.b
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104.c
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105.c
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106.c
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107.c
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108.c
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109.d
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110.c
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111.c
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112.b
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113.a
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114.
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115.b
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116.c
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117.d
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118.b
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119.a
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120.c
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121.d
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122.a
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123.c
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124.d
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125.d
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126.a
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127.b
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128.b
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129.b
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130.d
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131.a
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132.d
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133.a
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134.c
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135.a
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136.d
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137.d
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138.c
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139.c
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140.b
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141.c
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142.c
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143.b
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Question 1
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a. 20%
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b. 16.66%
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c. 33.33%
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d. 14.28%
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Question 2
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a. 455
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b. 192
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c. 800
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d. 500
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e. 480
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f. 4900
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Question 30
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Gain/Loss
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Mark
up
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Dis
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a.
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10%
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20%
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8.33%
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b.
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33.33%
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66.66%
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20%
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c.
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16.66%
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4.16%
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20%
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d.
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10%
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10%
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45%
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Question 31
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a. 33.33%
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b. 560
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c. 192
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d. 432
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