PROFIT ,LOSS AND DISCOUNT

[Link] purchased an item for Rs.650 and sold It at a profit of 26%. At

3. An old HP Deskjet printer was bought for Rs.4,800 and Rs.500 was
spent on its repair. If it was sold for Rs.6,360, then its profit percentage
is.
(a) 15
(c) 18
(b) 12
(d) 20
4.A grocer purchased 10 kg rice for Rs.700. He spends some amount on
transportation and then sells it for Rs.1,400. If the percentage of profit
made by the grocer is 30%, then what is the amount (in) he spends on
transportation? (Round off to the nearest integer)
(a) 350
(c) 300
(b) 380
(d) 377
5. A man sells a cow for Rs.22,000 and gains 10%. At what price should
he sell the same cow, in order to gain 14%?
(a) Rs.23,000
(b) Rs.23,800
(c) Rs.22,800
(d) Rs.22,900
[Link] selling a hair oil product for Rs.336, the gain is 12%. If the gain is
reduced to 9%, find the resultant selling price (in Rs.).
(a) 330
(b) 300
(c) 327
(d) 339
7.A trader sells an article at 16% below its cost price. Had he sold it for
Rs.192.20 more, he would have gained 15%. The new selling price (in
Rs.) of the article is:
(a) 742
(c) 713
(b) 731
(d) 724
8. A man sold his cycle at 17% loss. If he had sold it for 1,056 more, he
would have made 5% profit. The cost price of the cycle is:
(a) Rs 4,700
(b) Rs 4,800
(c) Rs 5,100
(d) Rs 3,800
[Link] selling a TV set for Rs 16,800, a salesman gains a profit of 20%. If
the production cost is increased by 20%, find the new selling price of
the set so as to gain 20%.
(a) Rs.18,160
(b) Rs.18,480
(c) Rs.20,160
(d) Rs.20,480
[Link] sells a study table to Zoya at a loss of 10%, and Zoya sells
the study table to Aadarsh at a profit of 25%. If Aadarsh purchased the
study table for Rs 2,250, then what was the cost (in Rs) of the study
table for Praveen?
(a) 2,100
(c) 2,000
(b) 1,800
(d) 1,900
[Link] owns a watch worth Rs. 10,000. He sells it to Bhavin at a profit
of 15%. After some days, Bhavin sells it back to Aarav at 15% loss. Find
the percentage profit or loss faced by Aarav.
(a) 17.25% Loss
(b) 17.25% Profit
(c) 18.25% Profit
(d) 18.75% Loss
12.A sold an article to B at 25% profit and B further sold it to C by
earning a certain profit. If the cost price of C is 30% more than the cost
price of A, then find the profit percentage earned by B.
(a) 5%
(b) 4%
(c) 5%
(d) 4%
13. The selling price of 80 items is equal to the cost price of 72 items.
What is the percentage of loss incurred in the transaction?
(a) 12%
(b) 10%
(c) 9%
(d) 11.11%
14. If the selling price of 40 articles is equal to the cost price of 50
articles, then the percentage gain is:
(a) 25%
(b) 20%
(c) 35%
(d) 30%
15. The cost price of 36 articles is the same as the selling price of N
articles. If the profit is 20%, then the value of N is:
(a) 25
(b) 42
(c) 40
(d) 30
16. If a man bought 6 pencils for Rs.5, and sold them at 5 pencils for
Rs.6, then the gain percentage is
(a) 42%
(b) 41%
(c) 43%
(d) 44%
17.A retailer purchased at a rate of 11 mangoes for Rs.100 and sold at
a rate of 10 mangoes for Rs.110. The percentage of profit for per mango
sold is:
(a) 11%
(b) 22%
(c) 21%
(d) 15.5%
18.A dealer professing to sell his goods at cost price uses 950 grams
weight for 1 kg. His gain percentage is: (rounded off to two decimal
places)
(a) 5.35%
(b) 5.26%
(c) 5.86%
(d) 5.96%
19.A dishonest dealer announces selling his articles with 22% loss, but
uses 35% lighter weights. What is the percentage of his profit or loss?
(a) 13% loss
(b) 20% profit
(c) 20% loss
(d) 13% profit
20. A dishonest shopkeeper claims to sell salt at a rate of 25/kg. The
cost price of the salt is 25/kg. Not satisfied with this, he tries to make
profit by removing 200 gm from each 1 kg. What is the shopkeeper's
gain percentage?
(a) 15%
(b) 25%
(c) 30%
(d) 20%
[Link] sells rice at 36 per kg, which he purchased for 30 per kg.
Moreover, he gives only 800 gm of rice instead of 1 kg while selling.
Find the actual profit percentage of Ramesh.
(a) 46%
(b) 50%
(c) 48%
(d) 52%
22.A dishonest trader marks up his goods by 50% and then allows a
discount of 20% on its marked price. Additionally, he uses a faulty scale
which measures 900 gm. for 1 kg. shows. What will be his net profit
percentage (rounded off to the nearest integer)?
(a) 33
(c) 27
(b) 36
(d) 24
[Link] marked price of an immersion rod in an electronic store is
Rs.900. The store offers a discount of 12% on its sale. At what price (in
Rs.) can a customer buy it from the electronic store?
(a) 787
(b) 792
(c) 782
(d) 797
[Link] marked price of a table is Rs.5,980. If the shopkeeper offers a
discount of 18%, what is its selling price (in Rs., to the nearest rupee)?
(a) 4,490
(b) 4,940
(c) 4,904
(d) 4,094
25.A shopkeeper announced 17% rebate on the marked price of an
article. If the selling price of the article is Rs.1,245, then the marked
price (in Rs.) of the article is :
(a) 1500
(b) 1820
(c) 1780
(d) 1600
[Link] marked price of a battery-operated rickshaw is Rs.90,000. It is
available for sale at two successive discounts of 10% and 5%. What is
the selling price (in Rs.) of the battery-operated rickshaw?
(a) 78,950
(b) 76,950
(c) 77,850
(d) 75,850
27.A single discount equivalent to two successive discount of 20% and
10% on the marked price of an article is?
(a) 18%
(b) 28%
(c) 24%
(d) 22%
[Link] to a bill for Rs.1000, what is the difference between a
discount of 40% and two successive discounts of 36% and 4%?
(a) Rs.154
(b) Rs.144
(c) Rs.15.40
(d) Rs.14.40
29. A discount of 27% on a certain bill, and the difference between two
successive discounts of 20% and 10% was Rs.56. Find the amount of
the bill.
(a) Rs.5,600
(b) Rs.1,120
(c) Rs.1,866
(d) Rs.5,500
30. For an electric bill for Rs 50,000, what is the difference between a
discount of 30% and two successive discounts of 26% and 5%?
(a) Rs 150
(b) Rs 140
(c) Rs 130
(d) Rs 120
31. In a showroom, the marked prices of various items are displayed in
such manner that after giving a 10% discount to the customers, the
owner of the showroom earns a profit of 20%. What is the ratio of the
marked price and cost price of each item?
(a) 3:4
(b) 4:3
(c) 5:2
(d) 2:5
[Link] cost price of a fan is Rs 4400. A tradesman wants to make a
profit of 24% by selling it. At the time of sale, the trader announces a
discount of 12% on the marked price. Find the marked price.
(a) Rs.6020
(b) Rs.6200
(c) Rs.2060
(d) Rs.2600