Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: A man buys 12 articles for Rs. 12 /- and sells them at the rate of Rs.1.25 per article. His gain percentage is:
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Answer : 2. "25 "
Q: A trade buys 800 kgs of tomatoes for Rs 7200. 10% tomatoes are damaged in transportation. At what rate (Rs / kg) should he sell the rest earn 30 % profit?
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Answer : 4. "13 "
Q: The cost price of item B is Rs. 150/- more than the cost price of item A. Item A was sold at a profit of 10% and item B was sold at a loss of 20%. If the respective ratio of selling prices of items A and B is 11 : 12, what is the cost price of item B?
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 450/-"
Q: The cost price of two items P and Q are equal. If item P sold at 40% profit and item Q sold at 20% less than the selling price of item P, then the total profit is ?
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Answer : 2. "₹ 500"
Q: By selling an article for Rs. 700 a man lost 30 %. At what price should he have sold it to gain 30%?
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Answer : 4. "Rs . 1300 "
Q: A sells to B an iron box at 10% profit. B sells it to C for 20% profit. If C pays Rs. 528 then then the cost price of A is
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Answer : 1. "400"
Q: A sells a bicycle to B at a profit of 20%. B sells it to C at a profit of 25%. If C pays Rs. 225/- for it, the cost price of the bicycle for A is:
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 150 /-"
Q: Sarita started a boutique investing an amount of 50,000. Six months later Neeta joined her with an amount of 80,000. At the end of one year they earned a profit of 18,000. What is the Sarita’s share in the profit?
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