Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A house and a shop were sold for Rs. 1 lakh each, In this transaction, the house sale resulted into 20 % loss whereas the shop sale into 20 % profit. The entire transaction resulted in:

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    no loss no gain
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    gain of Rs. $$ {1\over24}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    loss of Rs.$$ {1\over12}$$ lakh
    Correct
    Wrong
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    loss of$$ {1\over18}$$ lakh
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Answer : 3. "loss of Rs.$$ {1\over12}$$ lakh "

Q:

If 3 toys are sold at the cost price of 4 toys of the same kind, the profit will be:

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    25%
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    $$ 33{1\over3}\%$$
    Correct
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    $$ 66{1\over3}\%$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    50%
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Answer : 2. "$$ 33{1\over3}\%$$ "

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A man bought three articles, each of which cost Rs 3000. He sold those articles at 10% profit, 5% profit and 15% loss respectively. What is the total profit/loss percentage earned by him?

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    10% loss
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    5% loss
    Correct
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    5% profit
    Correct
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    no profit no loss
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Answer : 4. "no profit no loss"

Q:

Two things were sold at same sale-price. One thing got 10% profit and another suffered 10% loss. The difference of their purchase price will be in multiple of which number.Tell_____. 

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    10
    Correct
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    20
    Correct
    Wrong
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    15
    Correct
    Wrong
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    25
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "20"

Q:

A cycle seller gives 10% discount on marked retail price and still earns 26% profit. If marked retail price of the cycle is Rs. 840/- Then how much money was paid by the seller for that cycle?

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    ₹ 600/-
    Correct
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    ₹ 650/-
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 700/-
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 750/-
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "₹ 600/-"

Q:

If the cost of production of an article is 2/5 of its marked retail price, If it is sold at 10% discount then what will be profit?

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    25%
    Correct
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    40%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    50%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    125%
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "125%"

Q:

If Manoj buys 324 toffees for Rs 486, then how many toffees should he sell for Rs 90 to make 50% profit?

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    40
    Correct
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    55
    Correct
    Wrong
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    60
    Correct
    Wrong
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    45
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Answer : 1. "40"

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A radio is sold for Rs.900 at 10% profit. If it had been sold for Rs 890, what would have been the actual profit or loss?

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    profit of Rs.10
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    profit of Rs.90
    Correct
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    profit of Rs.90
    Correct
    Wrong
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    a loss of Rs 10
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Answer : 4. "a loss of Rs 10"

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