Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A book seller sells a book at a profit of 10 %. If he had bought it at 4 % less and sold it for Rs. 6 more. he would have gained $$18{3\over4}\%$$. The cost price of the book is 

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    Rs . 150
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    Rs . 160
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 130
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 140
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "Rs . 150 "

Q:

Krishna bought a camera and paid 20 % less than its original price. He sold it at 40 % profit on the price he had paid. The percentage of profit earned by Krishna on the original price was 

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    12
    Correct
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    15
    Correct
    Wrong
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    22
    Correct
    Wrong
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    32
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "12"

Q:

A merchant fixes the sale price of his goods at 15 % above the cost price. He sells his goods at 12 % less than the fixed price. His percentage of profit is: 

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    $$1{1\over5}$$
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    $$2{1\over5}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$2{1\over2}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    2
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. " $$1{1\over5}$$"

Q:

The cost price of two dozen bananas is Rs. 32 After selling 18 bananas at the rate Rs. 12 per dozen, the shopkeeper reduced to rate as Rs. 4 per dozen. The percent loss is 

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    36.5%
    Correct
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    37.5%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    25.2%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    32.4%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "37.5% "

Q:

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

Q:

A men sells his cycle at 6% profit. Had he sold it at 15% profit, he would have received 180 Rs. More. What is the cost price of the cycle?

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    Rs 1000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs 1200
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs 1500
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs 2000
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Rs 2000"

Q:

Sandeep buys an old scooter for Rs.4700 and spends Rs.800 on its repairs. If he sells to its Rajesh for Rs.5800, then his gain percent will be:

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    $$ 5 {5\over11}%$$
    Correct
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    $$ 4 {4\over7}%$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    10%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    12%
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "$$ 5 {5\over11}%$$"

Q:

By selling 15 mangoes, a fruit seller gains the selling price of 3 mangoes. His gain is

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    25%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    16%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    24%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    27%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "25%"

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