Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

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A manufacturer fixes his selling price at $$33{1\over3}\% $$ over the cost of production. If the cost of production goes up by 12 % and manufacturer raises his selling price by 10%, his percentage profit is 

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    35%
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    $$28{3\over8}\%$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$36{5\over9}\%$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$30{20\over21}\%$$
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Answer : 4. "$$30{20\over21}\%$$"

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

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Directions: Study the information given below and answer the questions that follow.
An article was bought for Rs. 5600. Its price was marked up by 12%. Thereafter it was sold at a discount of 5% on the marked price.

What was the percent profit on the transaction?

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    6.8%
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    6.3%
    Correct
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    6.4 %
    Correct
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    6.6 %
    Correct
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    6.2%
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "6.4 %"

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

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    100%
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    50%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    200%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    150%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "150% "

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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

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    Rs . 16,000
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    Rs . 16,500
    Correct
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    Rs . 15,000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs . 15,500
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "Rs . 15,000 "

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A cloth merchant on selling 33 metres of cloth obtains a profit equal to the selling price of 11 metres of cloth , the profit is 

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    50%
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    11%
    Correct
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    40%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    22%
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "50% "

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A man purchased a bedsheet for₹ 450 and sold it at a gain of 10% calculated on the selling price. The selling price of the bedsheet was 

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    ₹ 480
    Correct
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    ₹500
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 460
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 475
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Answer : 2. "₹500"
Explanation :

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An item costing Rs. 840 was sold by a shopkeeper at a gain of 10 % and it was again sold by the new buyer at a loss of 5 %. Find selling price of the item is: 

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    Rs. 924
    Correct
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    Rs. 37.80
    Correct
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    Rs. 877.80
    Correct
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    Rs.798
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 877.80 "

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