A retailer buys a radio for Rs. 215. His overhead expenses are
Rs.25.If he sells the radio for Rs. 300, his profit will be
 
20 %
25 %
39.5 %
43.6 %
  
 
A watch is bought for Rs. 400 and sold at a gain of 10 %, its selling
price is
Rs.360
Rs.410
Rs.440
Rs.450
 
 
If a washing machine is sold for Rs.660 at a loss of 12 %, its cost
price should be
Rs.580.80
Rs.750.00
Rs.759.20
none of the above
 
A man sells two watches at Rs.99 each. On one he gains 10 % and
on the other he losses 10 %. His gain of loss per cent is
 
no loss no gain
1 % gain
1 % loss
2 % loss
  
By selling 200 oranges at 32 for a rupee, a man lost 40 %. How
many for a rupee must he sell so as to gain 20 %?
 
16
19
21
25

 
By selling 200 oranges at 32 for a rupee, a man gains the selling
price of 40 oranges. His gain percent is
 
22 %
24 %
25 %
26 %

 
A dealer in horses sold two horses for Rs.500 each. On one of them
he lost 10 % and on the other he gained 10 %. The percentage of his
gain or loss is
 
1 % loss
1 % gain
2 % loss
no loss no gain
By selling goods at Rs. 31, a merchant loses 7 % on his outlay. If he
sells the same goods at Rs.35, the percentage of profit or loss is
 
6 % profit
6 % loss
5 % profit
5 % loss
A sells an article to B at a gain of 20 % ; B sells to C at a gain of 25
% and C sells to D at a gain of 40 %, if it costs A Rs. 50 ;what does D
pay for it?
 
Rs.102
Rs.103
Rs.104
Rs.105
  
A bicycle is sold at 20 % profit, if it had been sold at 20 % loss, the
selling price would have been Rs. 100 less. The cost price of the
bicycle is
 
Rs.280
Rs.270
Rs.260
Rs.250
 
By selling a horse for Rs.75, a man would lose 4 %. For what amount
should he sell it to gain 40?
 
Rs.110
Rs.115
Rs.120
Rs.125
  
A man sold article at a gain of 16 %. If he had sold it for Rs.16 more
he would have gained 20 %. The cost price of the article is
 
Rs.400
Rs.405
Rs.410
Rs.415
  
A brought a radio and spent Rs.110 on its repairs. He then sold it to
B at 20 % profit, B sold to C at a loss of 10 %, C sold it for Rs.1188
at a profit of 10 %. A bought the radio for
 
Rs.900
Rs.890
Rs.880
Rs.875
  
A man sold his watch at a loss of 5%. Had he sold it for Rs.56.25
more he would have gained 10 %. The cost price of the watch is
 
Rs.415
Rs.395
Rs.375
Rs.355
A tradesman's prices are 25 % above the cost price, but he allows
his customer 12 % commission on the amounts of their bills. He
makes a profit of
 
9%
10 %
11 %
12 %
  
A horse was sold at a loss of 10 %, if it was sold for Rs. 70 more,
there would have been a gain of 40 %. The horse was bought in
 
Rs. 140
Rs.240
Rs.150
Rs.125
  
A dealer allows 10 % discount on the list price of certain articles
and yet makes a profit of 25 % on each article. The cost price of an
article whose listed price is Rs.50 will be
 
Rs.40.60
Rs.39.15
Rs.37.85
Rs.36.00
  
A tradesman marks his goods at 25 % above CP. If he allows his
customers 10 % discount, how much % profit does he make?
 
12.50 %
13.60 %
14.20 %
12.20 %
A man sold his watch at a loss of 5 %. Had he sold it for Rs.56.25
more he would have gained 10 %. Find the cost price of watch.
 
375
275
175
475
 How much % more than the cost price, should a shopkeeper mark
his goods so that after allowing a discount of 12½ % he should have
a gain 5 % on his outlay?
 
18 %
20 %
19 %
21 %
  
A tradesman marks his goods at a price that he can deduct 12½ %,
for cash and yet make 20 % profit. What is the marked price of an
article which cost him Rs. 140?
 
Rs.192
Rs.190
Rs.160
Rs.180
  
A man sells an article at a profit of 20 %. If he had bought it at 20 %
less and sold it for Rs.5 less, he would have gained 25 %. Find the
cost price of the article.
 
Rs.25
Rs.30
Rs.40
Rs.50
  
A tradesman marks his goods 25 % above cost price. If he allows
his customer 10 % discount, how much % profit does he make?
 
12½ %
14½ %
16½ %
17½ %
 A manufacturer sells goods to an agent at a profit of 20 %. The
agent's wholesale price to a shopkeeper is at a profit of 10 % and
the shopkeeper retails his goods at a profit of 12½ %. The
manufacturing cost of goods bought in the shop for Rs. 14.85 is
 
Rs.12.60
Rs.11.20
Rs.10.00
Rs.9.30
A man sold two cows at Rs.1995 each. On one he lost 10% and on
the other he gained 10%. What was his gain or loss percent ?
 
1% gain
1% loss
2% gain
2% loss
None of these
By selling 12 marbles for rupee, a man loses 20%. In order to gain
20%, in the transaction, he must sell marbles at the rate of
 
7 for a rupee
5 for a rupee
8 for a rupee
10 for a rupee
9 for a rupee
 
 A man owns a house worth Rs.10000. He sells it to B at a profit of
10% based on the worth of the house. B sells the house back to A at
a loss of 10%. In this transaction a gets
 
profit of Rs. 2000
profit of Rs. 1100
profit of Rs. 1000
profit of Rs. 2300
no profit no loss
 
The cost price of an article is 40% of the selling price. The per cent
that the selling price is of cost price is
 
40
60
240
250
300

 
The difference between a discount of 40% on Rs.500 and two
successive discounts of 36% and 4% on the same amount is
 
0
Rs. 2
Rs. 1.93
Rs. 7.20
None of these

 
The cost price of an article, which on being sold at a gain of 12%
yields Rs. 6 more than when it is sold at a loss of 12 % is
 
Rs. 30
Rs. 25
Rs. 24
Rs. 20
Rs. 26
Coconuts were purchased at Rs.150 per hundred and sold at Rs. 2
per coconut. If a profit of Rs.1000 was made, how many coconuts
were purchased ?
 
2500
2400
2000
1500
1200
A man purchased a bag of rice containing 70 kg for Rs. 175. He sold
it at rate of Rs. 2.75 per kilo. Find the profit or loss percent.
 
10% profit
12.5% profit
10% loss
12.5% loss
None of these
 
 An article costing Rs. 84 was sold at a profit of 50%. The second
purchaser sold it once again at a loss of 25%. At what price did he
sell it ?
 
Rs. 63.00
Rs. 78.75
Rs. 94.50
Rs. 100.00
None of these

 
 A man buys eggs at Rs.. 7 for 20 and sells them at Rs.. 7.20 per
dozen . If the profit is Rs.. 30 the number of eggs bought by him is
 
60
120
180
280
None of these

 
A shopkeeper marks his goods 20% higher than the cost price and
allows a discount of 5%. The percentage of his profit is
 
10 %
14 %
15 %
18 %
None of these
 
A shop keeper increases the price of an article by 25 % and then by
20 % . What is the total percent increases ?
 
50
40
30
180
None of these
 
By selling an article for Rs..19.50, a dealer makes a profit of 30%.
By how much should he increase the selling price so as to make a
profit of 40% ?
 
1.25
1.50
1.75
1.80
None of these
 
2/3 rd of a consignment was sold at profit of 6% and rest at 3%. If
however there was a profit of 540, the value of consignment is
 
18,000
15,000
16,000
1,80,000
None of these
 
400 Mangoes were bought for Rs.. 125 per hundred and were sold
for a profit of Rs..100. The selling price per dozen is
 
16
18
15
19
None of these
hundred. He sorted them into 3 sizes and sold them as follows 240
Rs.. 18/dozen, 372 Rs.. 24/dozen and 360 Rs.. 30/dozen. The
remaining fruits were gifted to poor. What was his profit?
 
504
300
418
180
None of these
Jetindra bought a set of combs for Rs.. 80 and sold it at a gain of 25
%. Thus his selling price was
 
90
100
95
110
180

 
If Sonia buys an article for Rs.. 70 and sells it at a loss of 20 %, her
selling price will be
 
60
55
56
58
180
If Anju sells her radio for Rs.. 1210 and loses 20%, her cost price
will be
 
Rs.. 1200
Rs.. 1150
Rs.. 1100
Rs.. 1050
None of these
 
If Manju sells an article for Rs.. 1210 and gains 20 %, the cost price
will be
 
Rs.. 1500
Rs.. 1400
Rs.. 1600
Rs.. 1550
None of these
If by selling an article for Rs.. 54, one loses 2/5 of the C.P., the cost
price therefore will be
 
Rs.. 100
Rs.. 90
Rs.. 110
Rs.. 80
 
If by selling an article for Rs.. 960, Sonia gains 3/5 of her outlay, the
cost price therefore will be
 
Rs.. 600
Rs.. 800
Rs.. 700
Rs.. 500
None of these
 
The annual income of A is 10 % less than that of B whose income is
20 % more than of C. If the monthly income of C is Rs.. 200 what is
the total annual income of A, B and C?
 
Rs.. 95060
Rs.. 9450
Rs.. 8160
Rs.. 8260
None of these
 
Oranges were purchased at Rs.. 150 per hundred and sold at Rs.. 2
per oranges. If a profit of Rs.. 1000 was made how many oranges
were purchased?
 
Rs.. 3000
Rs.. 1000
Rs.. 2000
Rs.. 2500
None of these
 
A wholesaler sells 30 pens for the price of 27 pencils to a retailer.
The retailer sells the pens at the marked price. The profit of the
retailer is
 
11*1/9 %
5%
9*1/2 %
8*1/2 %
None of these
A man purchases a bag of wheat of weight 70 kg at Rs.. 175. He
sells it at a rate of Rs.. 2.75 per kg. Find the profit or loss
percentage.
 
10 % loss
10 % profit
15 % profit
25 % profit
None of these
 
An ox is sold for Rs.. 880 at a loss of 12%. The seller might have
gained 10 %, if its price would have been
 
Rs.. 1000
Rs.. 1050
Rs.. 1100
Rs.. 1075
None of these
 
A man sells 2 watches for Rs.. 99 each. If he gains 10 % on one and
loses 10 % on the other, his gain or loss will be
 
20 Rs.. gain
200 Rs.. gain
Neither gain or loss
Rs.. 20 loss
None of these
 
 Manju sells an article to Anju at a profit of 25%. Anju sells it at a
gain of 10% and Sonia sells to Bobby at a profit of 5 %. If Sonia sells
it for Rs.. 231 the cost price of Manju's article will be
 
Rs.. 150
Rs.. 155
Rs.. 160
Rs.. 175
None of these
 
If a dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell his goods at cost price
but he uses a weight of 900 gms for one Kg, his gain % will be
 
11 1/9 %
8.5 %
11 1/3 %
11.3 %
None of these
If the C.P. of 16 articles is equal to the S.P. of 12 articles, the gain
or loss per cent will be
 
30.5 %
23.33 %
32.36 %
33.33 %
None of these
 
Sonia sold an article at a gain of 16 %. If she had bought it at 4 %
less and sold it for Rs.. 8 more, she would have gained 25 % and
hence her cost price was
 
Rs.. 225
Rs.. 200
Rs.. 250
Rs.. 220
None of these
 
If the chairs bought at prices Rs.. 300 to Rs.. 450 are sold at prices
ranging from Rs.. 400 to Rs..525. What is the maximum possible
profit in rupees that might be made in selling 10 chairs?
 
2,250
3,260
1,500
4,000
None of these
When the price of a T.V set was increased by 30 % the number of
T.V sets sold decreased by 20%. What was the effect on sales?
 
5 % increase
4 % increase
6 % increase
45 % increase
None of these
 A man buys oranges at 500 paise a dozen and equal number at 400
paise a dozen. He sells them at Rs.. 5.50 a dozen and makes a profit
of Rs.. 50. How many oranges did he buy?
 
10 dozen
40 dozen
50 dozen
45 dozen
None of these
 
The cost price of 6 oranges equals selling price of 5. The profit or
loss percent in the transaction is
 
10 %
20 %
15 %
45 %
None of these
 
he gains 5%, on the other he loses 5%. His gain or loss in the whole
transaction is
 
.25 % loss
.30 % gain
.1 % loss
. 45 % loss
None of these

 
A person bought an article and sold it at a loss of 10%. If he had
bought it for 20% less and sold it for Rs.. 55 more he would have
had a profit of 40%. The C.P of article is
 
350
250
150
450
None of these

 
A retailer buys a radio for Rs.. 215. His overhead expenses are Rs..
25. If he sells the radio for Rs..300, his profit percentage would be
 
25
30
33
45
  
A reduction of 20 % in the price of mangoes enable a person to
purchase 12 more at Rs.. 15. What was the price of 16 mangoes
before reduction?
 Rs.. 5
Rs.. 6
Rs.. 7
Rs.. 4
None of these
apple, to the second half of her remaining stock and half an apple,
and so also to a third and to a fourth customer. She finds that she
has now 15 apples left. How many had she at first?
 
250
350
155
255
None
 
 
 A merchant buys cloth at Rs.1.60 per yard. What price per yard
should be marked on the cloth so that he may sell it at a discount of
20% from the marked price and still make a profit of 20% of the
selling price?
 
Rs.2.00
Rs.2.24
Rs.2.40
Rs.2.50
Rs.2.60
A dealer paid Rs.60 for a desk. He wishes to put a price tag on it so
that he could offer his customers discount of 10% of the price
marked on the tag and still make a profit of 20% of the cost. What
price should be mark on the tag?
 
Rs.72
Rs.78
Rs.79.20
Rs.80
Rs.85
 A person purchased a chair at Rs.70/- and spent Rs.17/- on repair
and paid fifty paise coolie. He sold the chair at Rs.100/- what is his
margin of profit?
 
12.5%
14%
14 2/7%
15%
None
 
10% while on the other, he lost 10%. In the deal he had.
 
No gain; no loss
Lost 10%
Lost 1%
Gained 1%
Lost Rs.2 2/29

 
 A person purchased 10 apples at Rs.4/- per apple.2 were not
eatable. By selling the rest, he wanted to earn 25% profit on the
whole. He should sell each apple at.
 
Rs.6.25
Rs.5.00
Rs.5.50
Rs.4.00
None
 
Ashok bought a T.V with 20% discount on the labelled price. He
made a profit of Rs.. 800 by selling it at Rs.. 16800. What was the
labelled price?
 
Rs.. 18000
Rs.. 20,800
Rs.. 24000
Rs.. 20,000
Rs.. 400
 
A dealer marks his goods 20 % above the cost price. He then allows
some discount on it and makes a profit of 8 %. The rate of discount
was
 
12 %
10 %
6%
4%
None of the above
 
Prakash bought a suitcase with 25 % discount on the price. At what
price should he sell the suitcase, if he wants to make a profit of 25
% on his purchase price?
 
Rs.. 100
Rs.. 93.75
Rs.. 81.75
Actual S.P. cannot be determined
None of the above
Ashok bought some toys with 20 % discount on the original price.
The original price of each toy is Rs.. 40. If he makes a total saving
of Rs.. 240, how many toys did he buy?
 
8
12
24
30
None of the above
What price should a shopkeeper mark on an article costing him Rs..
153, to gain 20 % after allowing a discount of 15 %?
 
Rs.. 162
Rs.. 184
Rs.. 216
Rs.. 224
None of the above
An automobile dealer buys an old car marker at Rs.. 3000 with 20%
off. He spends Rs.. 3000 on the repairs and sells it for Rs.. 30000.
Find his gain or loss per cent.
 
Gain 12 %
Loss 4 %
Gain11 1/9 %
Gain15 1/9 %
None of the above
 
Find a single discount equivalent to discount series 10 %, 20 %, 30
%.
 
56 %
50 %
49.6 %
48.4 %
None of the above
 
discounts one 10 % and other unknown. Find the rate of unknown
discount if the customer buys it for Rs.. 513.
 
7 1/2 %
5%
5 2/3 %
4%
None of the above

 
A sofa set marked at Rs.. 5000 with 10 % and 5 % off and additional
discount of 2 % is available for cash payment . Find the S.P. of a
sofaset for cash payment.
 
Rs.. 4189.50
Rs.. 4325
Rs.. 4500
Rs.. 4150.50
None of the above
 The profit made on selling an article for Rs. 475 is Rs. 10
more than the loss incurred when it is sold for Rs. 335. What
is the cost price of the article?
 
Rs. 410
Rs. 390
Rs. 405
Rs. 400
None of the above
 
Kamal purchased a cupboard having a price tag of Rs. 2400 for
Rs. 2000 and sold it with 40 % profit. At what price did he
sell it?
 
Rs. 2800
Rs. 3360
Rs. 3200
Rs. 2960
None of the above
 
By selling toffees at 20 a rupee, a man loses 4 % . To gain 20
% he must sell _____________ toffees for one rupee.
 
16
20
64
25
None of the above
 
A horse and a cow were sold for Rs. 12000 each. The horse was
sold at a loss of 20% and the cow at a profit of 20%. The
entire transaction resulted in
 
No profit no loss
Loss of Rs. 1000
profit of Rs. 1000
profit of Rs. 2000
None of the above
 
 Harish bought eggs at the rate of 5 for Rs. 7 and sold them
at the rate of 7 for Rs. 10 and made Rs. 2450 in the bargain .
How many eggs did he deal in?
 
87550
80570
85750
98358
None of the above
 A cloth merchant has announced 25 % rebate in prices. If one
needs to have a rebate of Rs. 40, then how many shirts costing
Rs. 32 each, should he purchase?
 
6
5
10
7
None of the above
A publisher sells 15 copies of a book at the printed price of
12 copies to a book-seller. The book-seller sells them at the
printed price. Find his gain %.
 
15 %
20 %
25 %
30 %
None of the above
 
A man bought buttons at 4 for 9 paise and sold them at 5 for
12 paise and thus gained Rs. 120. What was the number of
buttons bought?
 
80000
75000
90000
60000
None of the above
gain of 20 per cent. Priya sold it to Manu at a loss of 5 per
cent . Find the cost to Manu.
 
22800
23000
25200
25800
None of the above
 
 
By selling a doll at Rs. 342, Indu lost 5 %; at what price
should she have sold to gain 5 %?
 
378
375
360
450
None of the above
An unscrupulous vendor professes to sell guavas at C.P. but
she uses a weight of 960 gms for a Kg weight. Gain to her is
 
4 1/6 %
6 1/4 %
3 1/8 %
5 %
None of the above
 The cost price of four qualities of tea are Rs. 12, 15,18 21
per 100 gms respectively. If they are mixed in the ratio of 4
: 3 : 2 : 1, the S.P. of the mixture per Kg in order to
make a profit of 10 % will be
 
16.50
165
175
145
None of the above
A person sold a horse at a gain of 15 %. Had he bought it for
25 % less and sold it for Rs. 60 less, he would have made a
profit of 32 %. Find the cost price of the horse.
 
375
350
325
300
None of the above
A man buys 20 pens and 12 books for Rs. 320. He sells pens at
a profit of 40 % and books at a gain of 25 %. If his overall
profit was Rs. 70, the cost price of the book is
 
10
12
13
15
None of the above