Profit and Loss Aptitude Questions for Competitive Exams

An article is sold at a profit of 25 %. If the selling price is doubled, the profit % will be: 

Two - third of a consignment was sold at a profit of 5% and the remaining at a loss of 2 %. If the total profit was Rs. 400. then the value of the consignment was

A man sells an article at 5 % above its cost price. If he had bought it at 5 % less than what he had paid for it and sold it at Rs. 2 less, he would have gained 10 %. The cost price of the article is 

If the cost of pins reduces by Rs . 4 per dozen, 12 more pins can be purchased for Rs. 48. The cost of pins per dozen after reduction is: 

There would be a 10 % loss. if rice is sold at ₹ 54 per kg. To earn a profit of 20 %, the price of rice per kg will be 

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 . The cost price of the commodity is 

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: 

By selling a bicycle for Rs. 2,850 a shopkeeper gain 14%. If the profit is reduced to 8 %, then the selling price will be 

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 man bought 20 dozen eggs for Rs. 720. What should be the selling price of each egg if he wants to make a profit of 20 %?