Profit and Loss Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A man bought 20 dozen eggs for Rs. 720. What should be the selling price of each egg if he wants to make a profit of 20 %? 

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    Rs. 3.50
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  • 2
    Rs. 3.60
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 3.25
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 3.30
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 3.60"

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By selling a bicycle for Rs. 2,850 a shopkeeper gain 14%. If the profit is reduced to 8 %, then the selling price will be 

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    Rs. 2,800
    Correct
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  • 2
    Rs. 3,000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 2,600
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 2,700
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 2,700 "

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A businessman sells a commodity at 10 % profit. If he had bought it at 10 % less and sold it for Rs. 2 less, then he would have gained $$16{2\over3}\%$$. The cost price of the commodity is 

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    Rs . 32
    Correct
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  • 2
    Rs . 48
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs . 36
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs . 40
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Rs . 40 "

Q:

If the cost of pins reduces by Rs . 4 per dozen, 12 more pins can be purchased for Rs. 48. The cost of pins per dozen after reduction is: 

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    Rs. 16
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs. 20
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 8
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs . 12
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Rs . 12 "

Q:

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
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs . 16,500
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs . 15,000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs . 15,500
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs . 15,000 "

Q:

Mohan bought 25 books for Rs. 2,000 and sold them at a profit equal to the selling price of 5 books. The selling price of 1 book is: 

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    Rs . 120
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs . 150
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs . 100
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs . 200
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs . 100 "

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
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs . 160
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 130
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    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
    Wrong
  • 2
    15
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    22
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    32
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "12"

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