Profit and Loss Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A man buys a table and a chair for 500. He sells the table at a loss of 10 % and the chair at a gain of 10 %. He still gain ₹10 on the whole. The cost price of chair in rupees is 

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    ₹ 200
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    ₹ 250
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹ 300
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    ₹ 350
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "₹ 300"

Q:

Profit obtained on selling an article for Rs 540 is equal to the loss incurred on selling the article for Rs 370. if selling price is Rs. 910, Then what is the profit percentage? 

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    50
    Correct
    Wrong
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    100
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "100"

Q:

Sujatha sold 75% of her goods at a profit of 24% and the remaining at a loss of 40%. What is her gain/loss percentage on the whole transaction?

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    8% gain
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    10% gain
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    7.5 % loss
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    9 % loss
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "8% gain"

Q:

Oranges are bought at 7 for Rs. 3. At what rate per hundred must they be sold to gain 33 % ? 

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    Rs. 56
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs. 60
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 58
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 57
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 57"

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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    ₹ 600
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    ₹ 500
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹ 660
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    ₹ 550
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    None of these
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "₹ 500"

Q:

Purchased a table for 13500 and sold it 11000. What is his loss percentage?

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    19.81%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    20.62%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    21.78%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    18.52%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "18.52%"

Q:

Ramesh sold a phone at a loss of 5%. Had he sold it for Rs. 200 more, he would gave gained 15%. To gain 25%, he should sell it for :

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    Rs. 1175
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs. 1150
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 1225
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 1250
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 1250"

Q:

A wholesaler sold a water purifier at a loss of 40%. If the selling price has been increased by Its. 125, then wholesaler will get the profit of 10%. What was the cost price of the purifier?

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    Rs. 250
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs. 225
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 275
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 300
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 250 "

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