Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

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 $$16{2\over3}\%$$. The cost price of the commodity is 

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    Rs . 32
    Correct
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    Rs . 48
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs . 36
    Correct
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    Rs . 40
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Rs . 40 "

Q:

Ranveer bought a computer paying 25% less than the list price and sold it to his neighbour at a 40% profit on his purchase cost. The profit percentage earned by Ranveer on the list price of the computer is:

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    10%
    Correct
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    7.5%
    Correct
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    6.67%
    Correct
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    5%
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "5%"

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A shopkeeper had 2000 kgs of rice. He sold a part of it at 11% profit and the rest at 17% profit, so that he made a total profit 15.2%. How much rice (in kgs) did he sell at 17% profit?

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    600
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    1400
    Correct
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    700
    Correct
    Wrong
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    1200
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Answer : 2. "1400"

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By selling 66 metres cloth, a man loses S.P. of 11 metres. What is the loss percent?

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    $$ {14{2\over 7}}{\%}$$
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    $$ {28{2\over 7}}{\%}$$
    Correct
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    $$ {19{2\over 7}}{\%}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$ {17{2\over 7}}{\%}$$
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "$$ {14{2\over 7}}{\%}$$"

Q:

A shopkeeper sold his goods at half the list price and thus lost 20 %. If he had sold on the listed price, his gain percentage would be 

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    20%
    Correct
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    60%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    35%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    72%
    Correct
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Answer : 2. "60% "

Q:

Rahul purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs. 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs. 33. What was his percentage profit?

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    3.5
    Correct
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    4.5
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    6.5
    Correct
    Wrong
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    5.6
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Answer : 4. " 5.6"

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The cost price of an article is ₹390. If it is to be sold at a profit of 3.12 %, how much would be its approximate selling price?

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    410 ₹
    Correct
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    402 ₹
    Correct
    Wrong
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    417 ₹
    Correct
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    420 ₹
    Correct
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    442 ₹
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Answer : 2. "402 ₹"

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A man bought a chair for ₹580. At what price should he sell the chair so as to gain 25%?

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    ₹1,080
    Correct
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    ₹725
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹590
    Correct
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    ₹820
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Answer : 2. "₹725 "

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