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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    loss
    Correct
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    profit
    Correct
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    4 % loss
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. " profit"

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If a seller bought an item for Rs. 900 and determined the mark price in such a way that after giving 10 percent discount, he would get a profit of 20 percent, what would be the mark price?

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    Rs. 1180
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    Rs.1080
    Correct
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    Rs. 1200
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 1100
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 1200 "

Q:

If the ratio of cost price and selling price is 5 : 4, then the loss percentage is-

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    20 %
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    25 %
    Correct
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    40 %
    Correct
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    50 %
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "20 % "

Q:

While selling an article, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 5%. If he gives a discount of 7%, he earns Rs.15 less as profit. The marked price of the article is -

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    Rs.1250
    Correct
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    Rs.840
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs.750
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs.850
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs.750"

Q:

There would be a 10 % loss. if rice is sold at ₹ 54 per kg. To earn a profit of 20 %, the price of rice per kg will be 

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    ₹ 63
    Correct
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    ₹ 65
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 72
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 70
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "₹ 72 "

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A man sold a watch at a loss of 5%. If he would have sold it for Rs. 27 more, he would have gained 7%. The cost price of the watch is -

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    Rs. 325
    Correct
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    Rs. 225
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 500
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 375
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 225"

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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 %
    Correct
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    10 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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    15 %
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "10 %"

Q:

If Arun purchases 11 articles for Rs.10 and sold all the articles at the rate of 10 for Rs.11, the profit percentage will be.

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    21%
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    100%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    10%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    11%
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "21% "

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