Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

If a discount of 10% is allowed on the marked price of an article, a shopkeeper gets a profit of 25 %. If he offers a discount of 25% on the marked price of the same article, then his percentage profit/loss will be:

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    4 % profit
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    $$ {4 {1\over 6}}{ \%}$$ loss
    Correct
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    $$ {4 {1\over 6}}{ \%}$$ profit
    Correct
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    4 % loss
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Answer : 3. "$$ {4 {1\over 6}}{ \%}$$ profit"

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The marked price of an article is Rs.800. A retailer buys it for Rs.540 after getting two successive discounts. The first discount is 25 %. What is the second discount?

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    8 %
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    12 %
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    10 %
    Correct
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    15 %
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Answer : 3. "10 %"

Q:

The profit on selling an article for Rs.1,100 is equal to three times the amount of loss on selling it for Rs.700. To gain 12.5%, the article must be sold for:

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    Rs.956
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    Rs.877.50
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    Rs.787.50
    Correct
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    Rs.900
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Answer : 4. "Rs.900"

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A shopkeeper marked the price of an article by 40% above cost price and gave discount of Rs. 224. On the final amount, he charged 10% tax. In the whole transaction, he earned Rs. 158.6. Find cost price of the article.

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    Rs 750
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    Rs 760
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs 744
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs 757
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs 748
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "Rs 750"

Q:

If a trader finds out that his profit is equal to 20 percent of the selling price, then his actual profit is.

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    20 %
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    22 %
    Correct
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    25 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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    30 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "25 %"

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A person has 12 bananas for Rs 24. Sell in So he got the benefit of 25 percent. How many bananas he buy in Rs. 40?

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    30
    Correct
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    25
    Correct
    Wrong
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    40
    Correct
    Wrong
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    45
    Correct
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Answer : 2. "25"

Q:

The difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 15% and at a profit of 10% is Rs.10. The cost price of the article is -

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    Rs.150
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    Rs.200
    Correct
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    Rs.100
    Correct
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    Rs.120
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Answer : 2. "Rs.200"

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Kuldeep sells an article for ₹ 3240 and earns a profit of 20%. What is the cost price of the article?

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    ₹ 2750
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    ₹ 2700
    Correct
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    ₹ 2800
    Correct
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    ₹ 2820
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Answer : 2. "₹ 2700"

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