Profit and Loss Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Nisha bought a number of oranges at 2 for a rupee and an equal number at 3 for a rupee. To make a profit of 20% she should sell a dozen for

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    ₹ 10
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    ₹ 12
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹ 6
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    ₹ 8
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "₹ 6 "
Explanation :

Q:

Shivani purchased five pens for ₹600. She sells these five pens at the rate of ₹50 per pen. What is the approximate lo percentage that Shivani incurred on selling the five pens?

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    58.33%
    Correct
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  • 2
    48.33%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    53.33%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    61.66%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "58.33%"

Q:

A man bought an old typewriter for ₹1200 and spent ₹200 on its repair. He sold it for ₹1680. His profit percent is :

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    8%
    Correct
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  • 2
    16%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    20%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    10%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "20% "
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Q:

An item when sold for ₹ 1,690 earned 30% profit on the cost price. Then the cost price is 

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    ₹ 1,300
    Correct
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    ₹ 130
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹ 507
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    ₹ 630
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "₹ 1,300 "
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Q:

A merchant purchases a wrist watch for ₹ 450 and fixes its list price in such a way that after allowing a discount of 10%, he earns a profit of 20%. Then the list price of the watch is

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    ₹ 550
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    ₹ 600
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹ 650
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    ₹ 700
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "₹ 600"
Explanation :

Q:

If the cost of production of an article is 2/5 of its marked retail price, If it is sold at 10% discount then what will be profit?

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    25%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    40%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    50%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    125%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "125%"

Q:

A man buys a cycle for ₹1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle?

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    ₹1160
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    ₹1000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹1202
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    ₹1190
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "₹1190 "
Explanation :

Q:

By selling 100 pencils, A shopkeeper gains the selling price of 20 pencils. His gain percentage is

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    15
    Correct
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  • 2
    12
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    25
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    20
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "25 "

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