PROFIT AND LOSS

PROFIT AND LOSSFebruary 2, 2015

1) The profit earned by selling an article for Rs-600 is equal to the loss incurred when the same article is sold for RS-400. What should be the sale price of the article for making 25% profit?a. 425b. 525c. 625d. 7252) If the reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enables a person to buy more 2kg for Rs-30. Find the reduced and original price of the sugar?a. 3 and 3 b. 4 and 4 c. 5 and 5 d. 1 and 1 3) If the hike of 10% in the price of sugar forces a person to purchase 2 kg less for Rs-110. Find the new and original prices?a. 3 and b. 4 and c. 5 and d. 6 and 4) If a man purchases 11 oranges for Rs-10 and sells 10 oranges for Rs-11.How much profit/loss does make?a. 21%b. 22%c. 23%d. 24%5) A boy buys 9 oranges for Rs-16 and sells them at 11 for Rs-20.What does he gain or loss%?a. 2 %b. 2 %c. 3 %d. 3 %6) A dishonest seller professes to sell his goods at CP but uses a weight of 960gm for the Kg weight. Find his gain%?a) 3.16 %b) 2.16%c) 4.16%d) 1.16%7) A grocer sells rice at profit of 10% and uses a weight which is 20% less. Find his total %gain?a) 27.5b) 25.5c) 37.5d) 35.58) If the shopkeeper sells his goods at 6 % loss on CP but uses 14 gm instead of 16 gm, then his p% or l%?a) 7 and1/7b) 6 and 1/7 c) 5 and 1/7 d) 4 and 1/7 9) A dishonest seller sells his good at 6 % loss on CP but uses 12 % less weight/.What is the P% or l%?a) 4.14b) 5.14c) 6.14d) 7.1410) A seller uses 840 gm in place of one kg to sell his goods. Find the actual %p or %l, when he sells his article on 4% gain on CP?a) 23.80b) 33.80c) 43.80d) 53.8011) If a dealer wants to earn 20% on an article after offering 30% discount to the customer, by what % should he increase his marked price to arrive at level price?a) 71 %b) 72 %c) 73 %d) 74 %12) A sells a good to B at a profit of 20% and B sells it to C at a profit at a profit of 25%. If C pays Rs-225 for it, what was the CP of A?a) 250b) 150c) 350d) 45013) A sells a good to B at a loss of 20% and B sells it to C at a loss of 25%. If C pays Rs-900 for it, at what price did A buy?a) 1500b) 2000c) 2500d) 300014) A sells a good to B at a profit of 30% and B sells it to C at a loss of 20%. If C pays Rs-520 for it, at what price did A buy?a) 200b) 300c) 400d) 50015) I sold a book at a profit of 12%, had I sold it for Rs-18 more, 18% would have been gained. Find CP?a) 200b) 300c) 400d) 50016) A man sold a horse at a loss of 7%. Had he been be able to sell it at a gain of 9%, it would have been fetched Rs-64 more than it did? What was the CP?a) 400b) 500c) 300d) 20017) A sells an article at a profit of 10%. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs-3 more, he would have 25% gain. Find the CP?a) 80b) 100c) 120d) 14018) A person bought an article and sold it at a loss of 10%. If he had bought it for 20% less and sold it for Rs-55 more, he would have had a profit of 40%.Find the CP?a) 50b) 100c) 150d) 25019) A man sells an article at a profit of 20%. If he bought it at 20% less and sold it for Rs-75 less, he would have gained 25%. What is the CP?a) 375b) 275c) 475d) 57520) A dealer sold a radio at a loss of 2.5%, Had he sold it for Rs-100 more, he would have gained 7.5%. For what value should he sell it in order to gain 12 %.? Find the initial CP?a) 1125,1000b) 525,500c) 2125,2000d) 1525,100021) A hawker sells oranges at a profit of 25%. If he increases the SP of each orange by 30 paise, he earns a profit of 40%. Find the CP & SP?a) 100,150b) 200,250c) 300,350d) 400,45022) A man had to sell wheat at a loss of 10%. If he increases the price by Rs-5 per kg, he would make a profit of 20%. Find the CP & initial SP?a) 16.66 & 15b) 14.44 & 14c) 13.33 & 13d) 15.55 & 1523) A dealer sold a radio at a profit of 20%. Had he sold it for Rs-100 less, he would have gained 15%, for what value should he sell it in order to gain 25%. Also find the initial CP?a) 1000 & 1500b) 2000 & 2500c) 3000 & 3500d) 4000 & 450024) A dealer sold a radio at a loss of 20%. Had he sold it for Rs-100, he would have lost 15%. For what value should he sell it in order to gain 25%. Also find initial CP?a) 1000 & 1500b) 2000 & 2500c) 3000 & 3500d) 4000 & 450025) An article is sold at a profit of 20%. If both the CP and SP are Rs-100 less, the profit would be 4% more. Find the CP?a) 300b) 400c) 500d) 60026) A man sells an article at a profit of 5%. If he reduces the price by Rs-4 per kg, he would make a loss of 15%. Find the CP and initial SP per kg of the article?a) 21b) 32c) 43d) 5427) A hawker sells oranges at profit of 40%. If he reduces the SP of each orange by 30 paise, he earns profit of 25%. Find the CP and initial SP of each orange?a) 80 & 180b) 100 & 180c) 200 & 280d) 180 & 28028) An article is sold at 20% profit. If its CP and SP are less by Rs-10 & Rs-5 respectively and the P% increases to 10%. Find the CP?a) 60b) 70c) 80d) 9029) An article is sold at 25% profit. If its CP and SP are increased by Rs-20 and Rs-4 respectively, the %P decreases by 15%. Find the CP?a) 100b) 120c) 130d) 11030) A person sells his table at a profit 15% and the chair at a loss of 5 % but on the whole he gains Rs-16. On the other hand if he sells the table at a loss of 5% and the chair at a profit of 15%, then he neither gains nor losses. Find the CP and of the table and chair?a) Rs-120,Rs-40b) Rs-150,Rs-90c) Rs-40,Rs-120d) Data inadequate31) The CP of 10 articles is equal to SP of 9 articles. Find the P%?a) 11 and 1/9 b) 12 and 2/9c) 13 and 3/9d) 14 and 4/932) By selling 66 m cloth, one gains the CP of 22 m. Find P%?a) 33 and 1/3 b) 22 and c) 11 and d) 10 and 33) An article is sold at 20% profit. If the CP is increased by Rs-50 and at the same time if its SP is also increased by Rs-30, then P% becomes 16 2/3% . Find CP?a) 650b) 750c) 850d) 95034) 1/3rd of community is sold at 15% profit, 1/4th is sold at 20% profit and the rest at 24% profit. If a total profit of Rs-62 is earned, then find the value of community?a) 300b) 310c) 320d) 34035) Two third of the assignment is sold at 6% profit and the rest at loss of 3%. If there was overall profit of Rs-540. Find the total value of the assignment?a) 12000b) 16000c) 18000d) 2000036) Two third of a consignment was sold at 6% loss and rest at a profit of 3%. If there was an overall loss of Rs-540, Find the value of consignment?a) 12000b) 16000c) 18000d) 2000037) Nandlal purchased 20 dozen at 48. He sold 8 dozen at 10% profit and the remaining 12 dozen at 20% profit. What is the profit%?a) 14b) 16c) 18d) 2038) 1/3rd of community is sold at 15% loss, 1/4th is sold at 20% loss and the rest at 24% loss. If a total loss of Rs-62 is earned, then find the value of community?a) 300b) 310c) 320d) 34039) If goods be purchased for Rs-450, and 1/3rd be sold at a loss of 10%, at what gain % should the remainder be sold so as to gain 20% on the whole transaction?a) 25b) 27c) 32d) 3540) A man buys rice for Rs-4400. He sells 1/3rd of it at a profit of 5%. At what % gain should he sell remaining 2/3rd so as to make an overall profit of 10% on whole transaction?a) 11.47b) 12.47c) 13.47d) 14.47

41) A distributor buys book for Rs-8000 from a publisher. He had to sell 1/4th at a loss of 20%. At what % gain he should sell the remaining stock so as to make an overall no profit no loss on the total transaction?a) 6 2/3%b) 5 2/3%c) 4 2/3%d) 3 2/3%42) A man buys rice for Rs-4400. He sells 1/3rd of it at a profit of 5%. At what % loss should he sell remaining 2/3rd so as to make an overall no profit no loss?a) 2.49b) 3.49c) 4.49d) 5.5943) A man buy 400 oranges at 4 a rupee and 500 oranges at 2 a rupee. He mixed them together and sells them at 3 a rupee. Find the %gain/loss?a) -14 2/7 lossb) -13 2/7 lossc) -12 2/7 lossd) -11 2/7 loss44) A man purchases a certain number of a mangoes at 3 and the same number at 4. He mixes them together and sells at 3 per rupee. Find gain/loss% ?a) 14 2/7% profitb) 13 2/7% profitc) 12 2/7% profit d) 11 2/7% profit45) Oranges are bought at 11 a rupee and an equal number more at 9 for a rupee. If these are sold at 10 for a rupee, find p or l%?a) 1% lossb) 1% profitc) 2% lossd) 2% profit46) A person bought 2 horses for Rs-690. He sold one at a gain of 10% and other at a gain of 20% and he found that each horse was sold at the same price. Find CP of two horses?a) 360 & 330b) 260 & 230c) 460 & 430d) 560 & 530

47) If toffees are bought at the rate of 25 for a rupee, how many must be sold for a rupee to gain 25%?a) 18b) 20c) 22d) 2448) A person bought some oranges at 5 per rupee. He bought the same no of oranges at 4 per rupee. He mixes both the types and sells at 9 for Rs-2. In this business he bears a loss of Rs-3. Find out how many oranges he bought in all?a) 880b) 980c) 1080d) 118049) A man buys 2 horses for Rs-1530. He sells one so as to lose 6% and the other so as to gain 7.5%. on the whole he neither gains nor loses. What does the horse cost?a) 700,650b) 900,650c) 750,600d) 700,85050) By selling bananas at 21 a rupee , a man loses 30%. How many for a rupee should he sell in order to gain 5%?a) 8b) 10c) 12d) 1451) By selling an article for Rs-19.50, a dealer makes a profit of 30%. By how much should he increase the SP so as to make a profit of 40%. Find SP also?a) 1b) 1.50c) 2d) 2.5052) By selling an article for Rs 160, a dealer makes a loss of 20%. By how much should he increase the SP so as to make a profit of 25%. Also find the SP?a) 70b) 80c) 90d) 60

53) A dealer bought a horse at 20% discount on its original price. He sold it at 40% increase on original price. Find P%?a) 65b) 70c) 75d) 8054) A trader bought a car at 20% discount on its original price. He sold it at 40% increase on the price he bought it. What percentage of profit did he make on the original price?a) 10b) 12c) 14d) 1655) A horse worth Rs-9000 is sold by A to B at a loss of 10%.B sells it back to A at 10%gain. Who gains and who loses? Find the values also?a) 9%....810b) 8%....910c) 7%......710d) 6%......91056) Satish marks his goods 25% above the CP but allows 12.5% discount for cash payment. If he sells the article for Rs-875, find the CP?a) 500b) 600c) 700d) 80057) A milkman buys some milk. If he sells it at Rs-5 a litre, he loses Rs-200, but when he sells it at Rs-6 a litre, he gains Rs-150. How much milk did he purchase?a) 350b) 450c) 250d) 15058) A fruit merchant makes a profit of 25% by selling mangoes at a certain price. If he charges Rs-1 more, he would gain 50% . Find the what price mango did he sell it at first.also find CP?a) 5,4b) 6,5c) 7,6d) 8,759) 5 chairs cost as much as 12 stools, 7 stools as much as 2 tables , 3 tables as much as 2 sofas, if the cost of 5 sofas be Rs-8750, find that of chair ?a) 800b) 875c) 900d) 92560) A person saves 10% of his income. If his income increases by 20% and he decides to save 15%of his income, by what% has his savings increased?a) 60b) 70c) 80d) 9061) Each of two horses is sold for Rs720.The 1st one is sold at 25% profit and 2nd one is sold at 25% loss. What is %gain or % loss in this deal?a) Loss of 6.25b) Profit of 6.25c) Loss of 7.25d) Profit of 7.2562) A man sells two articles, each for the same price rs-500. He earns 25% profit on the first and 15% profit on second. Find the overall profit or losss?a) 17.79b) 18.89c) 19.79d) 16.9963) A man sells two horses for Rs-1710. The CP of the first is equal to the selling price of the second. If the first is sold at 10% loss and the second at 25% gain, what is his total gain or loss?a) 70b) 80c) 90d) 10064) A dealer sells a table for Rs-400, making a profit of 25%. He sells another table at a loss of 10%, and on the whole he makes neither profit nor loss. What did the second table cost to hima) 700b) 800c) 900d) 10065) If a discount of 10% is given on the MP of an article, the shopkeeper gets a profit of 20%. Find his profit % if he offers a discount of 20% on the same article?a) 3 2/3b) 4 2/3c) 6 2/3d) 6 3/266) 5% more is gained by selling a cow for Rs-1010 than by selling it for Rs-1000. Find the CP of the cow?a) 200b) 300c) 400d) 50067) A shopkeeper on purchasing deceives the seller by 20% and on selling, deceives the customer by 30%. What is the overall % gain or loss on the whole transaction?a) 50b) 52c) 54d) 5668) A shopkeeper increases the original SP of a pen by 3 times. Initial gain % is given by 5%. Find out the new gain %?a) 200b) 215c) 220d) 22569) A person sells 1/4th part of his property at 20% gain, 2/3rd part of the property at 21% gain and the remaining part at 12% loss, what is the overall % gain or loss?a) 18b) 90c) 22d) 2470) If a merchant estimates his profit as 20% of the SP ,what is his real P%?a) 22b) 23c) 24d) 2571) If a merchant estimates his loss at 10% of the SP, then his real loss%?a) 9 1/9b) 6 1/5c) 6 2/8d) 9 2/972) By selling 66 mt of cloth, I gain the SP of 22 mt. Find the gain%?a) 25b) 50c) 70d) 10073) By selling 66 mt of cloth, I lose the SP of 22 mt. Find the loss%?a) 25b) 50c) 75d) 10074) If a merchant by selling 48 mt of cloth a person gains the cost price of 12 mt. Find the gain%?a) 25b) 20c) 28d) 3075) Ram bought an article with 20% discount on the labeled price . He sold the article with 30% profit on labeled price. What was his %profit on the price he bought?a) 60b) 62.5c) 67d) 6976) A shopkeeper sold sarees at Rs-266 each after giving 5 % discount on labeled price. Had he not given the discount, he woild have earned a profit of 12% on CP. What was the CP of each saree?a) 280b) 260c) 240d) 25077) A garment company declared 15% discount for whole sale buyers. Mr.sushil bought garments from the company for Rs-8500 after getting discount. He fixed up SP of garments in such a way that he earned a profit of 10% on original company price. What is total SP?a) 10000b) 11000c) 12000d) 1300078) A shopkeeper sold an article for Rs-400 after giving 20% discount on the labeled price and made 30% profit on CP. What would have been the %p, had he not given the discount?a) 60b) 62.5c) 65d) 67.579) If bananas are bought at the rate of 24 for a rupee, how many must be sold for a rupee in order to gain 20%?a) 20b) 22c) 24d) 26

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