Profit and Loss Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A shopkeeper on selling 33 metres of cloth obtain a profit equal to the selling price of 11 metre of cloth the profit is

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    40%
    Correct
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    22%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    50%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    11%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "50%"

Q:

Shopkeeper sold an article after allowing two successive discounts of 15% and 20% on it. If shopkeeper earned 2% profit on selling the article and total discount allowed by him is Rs. 192, then find cost price of the article?

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    Rs.500
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs.400
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.300
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs.600
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Rs.400"

Q:

A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a false weight and thus gains 15%. For a kilogram, he uses a weight of _________ (rounded off to one digit after decimal).

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    833.3 gm
    Correct
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    876.7 gm
    Correct
    Wrong
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    869.6 gm
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    898.33 gm
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "869.6 gm"

Q:

Answer the following questions

Rama dealing in bedsheets allows 4% discount on the marked price. What price must be marked on a bedsheet that cost Rs. 480 so as to make a profit of 10%?

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    Rs. 520
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs. 650
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 620
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 550
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 550"

Q:

There is a loss of 5% by selling an article for Rs.665. In order to get 12% profit on that article, its selling price has to be kept?

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    Rs 800
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs 812
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs 784
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs 790
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs 784"

Q:

A fan is listed at ₹ 150 and a discount of 20% is given. Then the selling price is

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    ₹ 120
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    ₹ 110
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹ 180
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    ₹ 150
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "₹ 120 "
Explanation :

Q:

Shashi sells two articles for ₹5,000 each with no loss and no profit in the overall transaction. If one article is sold at $$16{2\over 3}\%$$loss, then the other is sold at a profit of:

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    25%
    Correct
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    24%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    16%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    18%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "25%"

Q:

If the cost of 1 dozen apples is Rs. 18, then the cost of 25 apples will be -

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    Rs. 35.00
    Correct
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    Rs. 25.00
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 36.50
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 37.50
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 37.50 "

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