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Profit and Loss questions for SSC CGL, Bank PO and all competitive exams

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:
     1.---
     2.---
     3.c
     4.b
     5.d
     6.b
     7.a
     8.d
     9.c
 10.c
 11.c
 12.c
 13.a
 14.b
 15.---
 16.b
 17.c
 18.a
 19.c
 20.b
 21.a
 22.c
 23.d
 24.b
 25.b
 26.c
 27.c
 28.c
 29.b
 30.---
 31.---
 32.b
 33.c
 34.a
 35.a
 36.b
 37.c
 38.d
 39.b
 40.d
 41.c
 42.c
 43.c
 44.a
 45.c
 46.a
 47.c
 48.c
 49.a
 50.d
 51.c
 52.b
 53.a
 54.b
 55.a
 56.c
 57.d
 58.b
 59.d
 60.a
 61.b
 62.b
 63.d
 64.c
 65.d
 66.a
 67.d
 68.b
 69.c
 70.b
 71.d
 72.c
 73.b
 74.b
 75.b
 76.c
 77.b
 78.b
 79.b
 80.d
 81.c
 82.b
 83.d
 84.---
 85.a
 86.d
 87.a
 88.c
 89.d
 90.c
 91.c
 92.a
 93.b
 94.d
 95.d
 96.c
 97.c
 98.a
 99.c
100.a
101.d
102.b
103.b
104.c
105.c
106.c
107.c
108.c
109.d
110.c
111.c
112.b
113.a
114. 
115.b
116.c
117.d
118.b
119.a
120.c
121.d
122.a
123.c
124.d
125.d
126.a
127.b
128.b
129.b
130.d
131.a
132.d
133.a
134.c
135.a
136.d
137.d
138.c
139.c
140.b
141.c
142.c
143.b



Question 1
a.   20%
b.     16.66%
c.      33.33%
d.     14.28%

Question 2
a.      455
b.     192
c.      800
d.     500
e.      480
f.       4900

Question 30

Gain/Loss
Mark up
Dis
a.
10%
20%
8.33%
b.
33.33%
66.66%
20%
c.
16.66%
4.16%
20%
d.
10%
10%
45%

Question 31
a.      33.33%
b.     560
c.      192
d.     432


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