Profit & Loss.docx

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A man buys a toy for Rs.25 and sells it for Rs. 30. Find his profit. 2. A boy buys parker pen for Rs. 50 & sells it for Rs. 45. Find his loss. 3. A man buys a toy for Rs.25 and sells it for Rs. 30. Find his profit percent. 4. A boy buys a pen for Rs 25 and sells it for Rs 20. Find his loss percent. 5. If the profit made on a packet of tea is Rs 4 and the cost price of the packet is Rs 20, then how much is the profit percentage? a) 20% b)25% c)30% d)15% 6. Harish bought a second-hand typewriter for Rs 1200 and spent Rs 200 on its repairs. He sold it for Rs 1680. Find his profit or loss. What was his profit or loss per cent? a) 10% loss b) 15% loss c) 20% loss d) 20% gain 7. Karim bought 150 dozen pencils at Rs 10 a dozen. His overhead expenses were Rs 100. He sold them at Rs 1.20 each. What was his profit or loss per cent? a) 30%profit b) 30% loss c) 35% loss d) 35% profit 8. A loss of 5% was suffered by selling a plot for Rs 4,085. The cost price ofthe plot was: a)Rs4350 b)Rs 4259.25 c)Rs4200 d)Rs4300 9. 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 per cent profit 10. The profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 482 is equal to the loss incurred when the same article is sold for Rs. 318. What should be the sale price of the article for making 30% profit. A)Rs.560 b)Rs.520 c)Rs.540 d)Rs.580 11. The profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 317 is equal to the loss incurred when the same article is sold for Rs. 233. What should be the sale price of the article for making 20% profit. A)Rs.390 b)Rs.370 c)Rs.350 d)Rs.330 12. The profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 515 is equal to the loss incurred when the same article is sold for Rs. 475. What should be the

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sale price of the article for making 40% profit. A)Rs.693 b)Rs.707 c)Rs.683 d)Rs.673 A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price, but he uses a weight of960 gm for the kg weight. Find his gain per cent A dishonest fruit vendor professes to sell his goods at cost price but he uses a weight of 800 g for the kg weight. Find his gain per cent. a) 20% b)40% c)25% d)50 A cloth dealer professes to sell bedsheet at cost price, but uses a metre having a length of 80 cm only and charges for the metre. Find his gain per cent. a) 25% b)20% c) 16% d)30% A grocer sells rice at a profit of 10% and uses a weight which is 20% less. Find his total percentage gain. A grocer sells rice at a profit of 5% and uses a weight which is 20% less. Find his total percentage gain. a) 31.25% b) 1.5% c)31% d) Data inadequate A grocer sells rice at a profit of 20% and uses a weight which is 20% less. Find his total percentage gain. a) 25% b)50% c)75% d)45 A grocer sells rice at a profit of 20% and uses a weight which is 25% less. Find his total percentage gain, a) 50% b)55% c)60% d)65 A merchant professes to lose 10% on a certain tea, but he uses a weight equal to 900 g instead of 1 kg. Find his real loss or gain per cent, a) 10% gain b) 10% loss c) neither gain nor loss d) Data inadequate A merchant professes to lose 8% on a certain tea, but he uses a weight equal to 460 g instead of 1 kg. Find his real loss or gain per cent. a) 50% gain b) 100% gain c) 200% gain d) 75% gain A dishonest dealer sells the goods at 44% loss on cost price but uses 30% less weight. What is his percentage profit or loss? a) 20% gain b) 28% gain c) 20% loss d) 25% loss A dishonest dealer sells the goods at 5% loss on cost price but uses 24% less weight. What is his percentage profit or loss? a) 25% loss b) 20% gain c) 20% loss d) 25% gain A seller uses 840 gm in place of one kg to sell his goods. Find his actual % profit or loss, when he sells his article on 4% gain on cost price

25. A seller uses 900 gm in place of one kg to sell his goods. Find his actual % profit or loss, when he sells his article on 20% gain on cost price 26. A seller uses 990 gm in place of one kg to sell his goods. Find his actual % profit or loss, when he sells his article on 10% gain on cost price 27. If a dealer wants to earn 20% profit on an offering 30% discount to the customer, by what percentage should he increase his marked price to arrive at the label price. 28. If a dealer wants to earn 5% profit on an offering 10% discount to the customer, by what percentage should he increase his marked price to arrive at the label price. 29. If a dealer wants to earn 10% profit on an offering 20% discount to the customer, by what percentage should he increase his marked price to arrive at the label price. 30. A sells a good to B at a profit of 20% and B sells it to C at a profit of 25% . if C pays Rs. 225 for it what was the cost price for A. 31. A sells a horse to B at a profit of 5% and B sells it to C at a profit of 10%. If C pays Rs 2310 for it, what did it cost I A? a 1 Rs 2300 b)Rs2200 c)Rs2000 d)Rs2050 32. A sells a good to B at a profit of 10% and B sells it to C at a profit of 15%. If C pays Rs 1265 for it, what was the cost price for A? a)Rsll00 b)Rs950 c)Rsl000 d)Rsl250 33. A sells a good to B at a profit of 15% and B sells it to C at a profit of 20% . If C pays Rs 690 for it, what was the cost price for A? a)Rs600 b)Rs500 c)Rs630 d)Rs580 34. A sells a horse 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? 35. A sells a horse to B at a loss of 5% and B sells it to C at a loss of 10%. If C pays Rs 855 for it, at what price did A buy? a)Rs955 b)Rsl000 c)Rsl050 d)Rsll00 36. A sells a horse to B at a loss of 10% and B sells it to C at a loss of 20%. If C pays Rs 1440 for it, at what price did A buy? a)Rs2000 b)Rs2500 c)Rsl800 d)Rsl840