1.

Mr kashyap Purchased an air-conditioner for ₹

12000 and sold if for ₹ 15000. What was the profit
percentage ?
(a) 15
(b) 20
(c) 25
(d) 35

2. In terms of percentage profit, which is the best

transaction ?
C.P. (in ₹ ) Profit (in ₹)
(a) 36 17
(b) 50 24
(c) 40 19
(d) 60 29

3. If books bought at prices ranging from ₹ 200 to ₹

350 are sold at prices at prices ranging from ₹ 300
to ₹ 425, What is the greatest possible profit that
might be made in selling eight books ?
(a) ₹ 400
(b) ₹ 600
(c) Cannot be determined
(d) None of these

4. A shopkeeper bought an article for ₹ 2090. 42

Approximately, what will be the percentage profit if
he sold that article for ₹ 2602. 58?
(a) 15%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 30%

5. The cost price of an article is ₹ 7840. What should

be the selling be the selling price of the article so
that there is a profit of 7% ?
(a) ₹ 8000
(b) ₹ 8300
(c) ₹ 8388.80
(d) ₹ 8500.50

6. Rakesh purchased a mobile phone for ₹ 5400 and

a refrigerator for ₹ 9600. He sold the mobile phone
at three-fourths of its cost price and the refrigerator
1
at 1 3 of its cost price. What was the profit/loss ?
(a) ₹ 1580
(b) ₹ 1750
(c) ₹ 1850
(d) ₹ 1870

7. Rajni Purchased a mobile phone and a

refrigerator for ₹ 12000 and ₹ 10000 respectively.
She sold the refrigerator at a loss of 12 percent and
the mobile phone at a profit of 8 percent. What is her
overall loss/profit ?
(a) Loss of ₹ 280
(b) Loss of ₹ 240
(c) Profit of ₹ 2060
(d) Profit of ₹ 2160
(e) None of these

8. Mohanlal Purchased a TV set for ₹ 12500 and

spent ₹ 300 on transportation and ₹ 800 on
installation. At what price should he sell it so as to
earn an overall profit of 15% ?
(a) ₹ 14375
(b) ₹ 14560
(c) ₹ 15375
(d) ₹ 15460

9. Harshad bought 15 pieces of DVD players @ ₹

4500 each and sold all of them at the total price of ₹
81000. What is the percent profit earned in the
deal ?
 2
(a) 16 3

(b) 20
1
(c) 20 2

(d) 25

10. Alfred buys on old scooter for ₹ 4700 and

spends ₹ 800 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter
for ₹ 5800, his gain percent is
4
(a) 4 7 %
5
(b) 5 11 %
(c) 10 %
(d) 12 %

11. A shopkeeper purchased 70 kg of potatoes for ₹

420 and sold the whole lot at the rate of ₹ 6.50 per
kg. What will be his gain percent ?
1
(a) 4 6 %
1
(b) 6 4 %
 1
(c) 8 3 %
(d) 20%

12. Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of

₹ 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the
rate of ₹ 33. What was his percentage profit ?
(a) 3.5
(b) 4.5
(c) 5.6
(d) 6.5
(e) None of these

13. 100 oranges are bought at the rate of ₹ 350 and

sold at the rate of ₹ 48 per dozen. The percentage
of profit or loss is
2
(a) 14 7 % gain
(b) 15% gain
2
(c) 14 7 % loss
(d) 15% loss

14. A sells an article which costs him ₹400 to B at a

profit of 20%. B. then sells it to C, making a profit of
10% on the price he paid to A. How much does C
pay B ?
(a) ₹ 472
(b) ₹ 476
(c) ₹ 528
(d) ₹ 532

15. By selling an article for ₹ 100, a man gains ₹ 15.

Then, his gain % is
(a) 15 %
2
(b) 12 3 %
11
(c) 17 17 %
1
(d) 17 4 %
16. A trader buys some goods for ₹150. If the
overhead expenses be 12% of cost price, then at
what price should it be sold to earn 10%
(a) ₹ 184.80
(b) ₹ 185.80
(c) ₹ 187.80
(d) ₹ 188.80

17. A man buys 10 articles for ₹ 8 and sells them at

the rate of ₹ 1.25 per article. His profit is
1
(a) 19 2 %
(b) 20%
(c) 50%
1
(d) 56 4

18. If an article is sold at 200 percent profit, then the

ratio of its cost price to its selling price will be
(a) 1 : 2
(b) 2 : 1
(c) 1 : 3
(d) 3 : 1

19. If the ratio of cost price and selling price of an

article be 10 : 11, the percentage of profit is
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 15

1
20. A trader sells an article and loses 12 2 %. The
ratio of cost price to the selling price is
(a) 7 : 8
(b) 9 : 8
(c) 8 : 7
(d) 8 : 9
21. A person buys an article for ₹ p and sells it for ₹
q thereby gaining r%. The selling price in terms of
cost price may be written as
pr
(a) 100

r (100+ p)
(b) 100

p (100+r )
(c) 100

p (100−r)
(d) 100

22. The owner of a furniture shop charges his

customer 28% more than the cost price. If a
customer paid ₹ 23680 for a dining table set, then
what was the original price of he dining set ?
(a) ₹ 15700
(b) ₹ 16250
(c) ₹ 17500
(d) ₹ 18500

23. A gold bracelet is sold for ₹ 14500 at a loss of

20% what is the cost price of the gold bracelet ?
(a) ₹ 15225
(b) ₹ 16800
(c) ₹ 17400
(d) ₹ 18125

1
24. A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22 2 % on his
cost price. If in a week, his sale was of ₹ 392, what
was his profit ?
(a) ₹ 18.20
(b) ₹ 70
(c) ₹ 72
(d) ₹ 88.25

25. The sale price of an article including the sales

tax is ₹ 616. The rate of sales tax is 10%. If the
shopkeeper has made a profit of 12%, then the cost
price of the article is
(a) ₹ 500
(b) ₹ 515
(c) ₹ 550
(d) ₹ 600

26. A Shopkeeper buys 144 eggs at 90 paise each.

On the way 20 eggs were broken. He sold the
remaining eggs at ₹ 1.20 each. The percentage gain
or loss is
(a) 4.8% loss
(b) 8.5% loss
(c) 12.9% gain
(d) 14.8% gain

27. Abhishek purchased 140 shirts and 250 trousers

@ ₹ 450 and @ ₹ 550 respectively. What should be
the overall average selling price of shirts and
trousers so that 40% profit is earned? (rounded off
to next integer)
(a) ₹ 700
(b) ₹ 710
(c) ₹ 720
(d) ₹ 725
28. A person purchased 10 dozen pens at the rate of
₹ 4 per dozen. On checking, he found that 20 pens
were not working. In order to earn 25% profit, he
should sell the remaining pens each at
(a) 40 paise
(b) 44 paise
(c) 50 paise
(d) 55 paise

29. Saransh purchased 120 reams of paper at ₹ 80

per ream. He spent ₹ 280 on transportation, paid
octroi at the rate of 40 paise per ream of paid ₹ 72
to the coolie. If he wants to have a gain of 8%, what
must be the selling price per ream ?
(a) ₹ 86
(b) ₹ 87.48
(c) ₹ 89
(d) ₹ 90
30. A person bought 20 litres of milk at the rate of ₹8
per litre. He got it churned after spending ₹ 10 and 5
kg of cream and 20 litres of toned milk were
obtained. If he sold the cream at ₹ 30 per kg and
toned milk at ₹ 4 per litre, his profit in the transaction
is
(a) 25%
(b) 35.3%
(c) 37.5%
(d) 42.5%

31. Jacob bought a scooter for a certain sum of

money. He spent 10% of the cost on repairs and
sold the scooter for a profit of ₹ 1100. How much did
he spend on repairs if he made a profit of 20% ?
(a) ₹ 400
(b) ₹ 440
(c) ₹ 500
(d) ₹ 550
32. A manufacturer undertakes to supply 2000
pieces of a particular component ₹ 25 per piece.
According to his estimates, even if 5% fail to pass
the quality tests, then he will make a profit of 25%.
However, as it turned out, 50% of the components
were rejected. What is the loss to the
manufacturer ?
(a) ₹ 12,000
(b) ₹ 13,000
(c) ₹ 14,000
(d) ₹ 15,000

33. Ronit and Vinit purchased a scooter for ₹ 25000

and sold the same for ₹ 26450. If at the timeof
1
purchase Ronit paid 1 2 times as much as Vinit, how
much did vinit receive out of profit ?
(a) ₹ 400
(b) ₹ 500
(c) ₹ 600
(d) ₹ 700
34. A trader buys a chair for ₹ 600 and sells it for ₹
765 at a credit of 4 months. Reckoning money worth
6% p.a., his gain percent is
(a) 20%
1
(b) 22 2 %
(c) 25%
1
(d) 27 2 %

35. By selling a bicycle for ₹ 2850, a shopkeeper

gains 14%. If the profit is reduced to 8% then the
selling price will be
(a) ₹ 2600
(b) ₹ 2700
(c) ₹ 2800
(d) ₹ 3000
36. When a plot is sold for ₹ 18,700, the owner
loses 15%. At what price must the plot be sold in
order to gain 15% ?
(a) ₹ 21,000
(b) ₹ 22,500
(c) ₹ 25,300
(d) ₹ 25,800

37. A fruitseller sells mangoes at the rate of ₹ 9 per

kg and thereby loses 20%. AT what price per kg, he
should have sold them to make a profit of 5% ?
(a) ₹ 11.81
(b) ₹ 12
(c) ₹ 12.25
(d) ₹ 12.31

38. Raju purchased an item for ₹ 8200 and sold it at

a gain of 25%. From that amount he purchased
another item and sold it at a loss of 20%. What is his
overall gain/loss?
(a) Loss of ₹ 120
(b) Gain of ₹ 120
(c) Loss of ₹ 140
(d) Neither loss nor gain

39. A property dealer sells a house for ₹ 6,30,000

and in the bargain makes a profit of 5%. Had he sold
it for ₹ 5,00,000, then what percentage of loss of
gain he would have made ?
1
(a) 2 4 % gain
(b) 10% loss
1
(c) 12 2 % loss
2
(d) 16 3 % loss

40. A shopkeeper sells one transistor for ₹ 840 at

gain of 20% and another for ₹ 960 at a loss of 4%.
His total gain or loss percent is
15
(a) 5 17 % loss
 15
(b) 5 17 % gain
2
(c) 6 3 gain
(d) None of these

4
41. If selling price of an article is 3 of its cost price
the profit in the transaction is
2
(a) 16 3 %
1
(b) 20 2 %
1
(c) 25 2 %
1
(d) 33 3 %

42. The ratio between the sale price and the cost
price of an article is 7 : 5. What is the ratio between
the profit and the cost price of that article?
(a) 2 : 7
(b) 5 : 2
(c) 7 : 2
(d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these

43. If the article is sold for ₹ x, there is a loss of

15%. If the same article is sold for ₹ y, there is a
profit of 15%. The ratio of (y - x) to (y + x) is
(a) 3 : 20
(b) 20 : 3
(c) 17 : 23
(d) 20 : 23

44. By selling an article at some price, a man gains

10%. If the article is sold at twice of the price, the
gain percent will be
(a) 20%
(b) 60%
(c) 100%
(d) 120%
45. If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find
the profit percent.
2
(a) 66 3

(b) 100
1
(c) 105 3
(d) 120

46. At what profit percent must an article be sold so

that by selling at half that price, there may be a loss
of 30% ?
(a) 25%
(b) 36%
(c) 40%
(d) 42%

47. The C.P. of an article is 40% of the S.P. The

percent that the S.P. is of C.P. is
(a) 250
(b) 240
(c) 60
(d) 40

48. By selling a pen for ₹ 15, a man loses one-

sixteenth of what it costs him. The cost price of the
pen is
(a) ₹ 16
(b) ₹ 18
(c) ₹ 20
(d) ₹ 21

49. By selling an article, Michael earned a profit

equal to one-fourth of the price he bought it. If he
sold it for ₹ 375, hat was the cost price ?
(a) ₹ 281.75
(b) ₹ 300
(c) ₹ 312.50
(d) ₹ 350
50. 10% loss on selling price is what percent loss on
the cost price ?
1
(a) 9 11 %
2
(b) 9 11 %
(c) 10%
(d) 11%

1
51. If loss is 3 of S.P., the loss percentage is
2
(a) 16 3 %
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
1
(d) 33 3 %

52. in a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If

the cost increases by 25% but the selling price
remains constant, approximately what percentage of
the selling price is the profit ?
(a) 30%
(b) 70%
(c) 100%
(d) 250%

53. Ashok buys a car at 20% discount of the price

and sells it at 20% higher price. His percentage gain
is
(a) 20%
(b) 40%
(c) 50%
2
(d) 44 3 %

54. The profit earned after selling an article for ₹

1754 is the same as loss incurred after selling the
article for ₹ 1492. What is the cost price of the article
?
(a) ₹ 1523
(b) ₹ 1589
(c) ₹ 1623
(d) ₹ 1689
(e) None of these

55. The profit earned by selling an article for ₹ 832 is

equal to the loss incurred when the same article is
sold for ₹ 448. What should be the sale price for
making 50% profit ?
(a) ₹ 920
(b) ₹ 960
(c) ₹ 1060
(d) ₹ 1200

56. The profit earned by selling an article for ₹ 900 is

double the loss incurred when the same article is
sold for ₹ 450. At what price should the article be
sold to make 25% profit ?
(a) ₹ 600
(b) ₹ 750
(c) ₹ 800
(d) ₹ Data inadequate

57. The percentage profit earned by selling an article

for ₹ 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred
by selling the same article for ₹ 1280. At what price
should the article be sold to make 25% profit ?
(a) ₹ 2000
(b) ₹ 2200
(c) ₹ 2400
(d) ₹ Data inadequate
(e) None of these

58. Profit earned by selling an article for ₹ 1060 is

20% more than the loss incurred by selling the
article for ₹ 950. At what price should the article be
sold to earn 20% profit ?
(a) ₹ 980
(b) ₹ 1080
(c) ₹ 1800
(d) ₹ None of these

59. When an article is sold for ₹ 116, the profit

percent is thrice as much as when it is sold for ₹ 92.
The cost price of the article is
(a) ₹ 68
(b) ₹ 72
(c) ₹ 78
(d) ₹ 80

60. If the cost price of 15 books is equal to the

selling price of 20 books, the loss percent is
(a) 16
(b) 20
(c) 24
(d) 25
61. If the cost price of 10 articles is equal to the
selling price of 7 articles, then the gain or loss
percent is
(a) 35% loss
6
(b) 42 7 % loss
6
(c) 42 7 % gain
(d) 51% gain

62. A wholesaler buys 20 pens at the marked price

of 16 pens to a retailer. The retailer in turn sells
them at the marked price. Determine the gain or loss
percent to the retailer.
(a) 20%
(b) 23%
(c) 25%
(d) 30%

63. A farmer bought 749 sheep. He sold 700 of them

for the price paid for the 749 sheep. The remaining
49 sheep were sold at the same price per head as
the other 700. Based on the cost, the percent gain
on the entire transaction is
(a) 6.5
(b) 6.75
(c) 7.0
(d) 7.5

64. If by selling 110 mangoes, the C.P. of 120

mangoes is realized, the gain percent is
1
(a) 9 11 %
1
(b) 9 9 %
10
(c) 10 11 %
1
(d) 11 9 %

65. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the

selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the
value of x is
(a) 15
(b) 16
(c) 18
(d) 25

66. A man sold 18 cots for ₹16,800, gaining thereby

the cost price of 3 cots. The cost price of a cot is
(a) 15%
1
(b) 16 6 %
2
(c) 16 3 %
(d) 20%

67. A man sold 18 cots for ₹ 16,800, gaining thereby

the cost price of 3 costs. The cost price of a cot is
(a) ₹ 650
(b) ₹ 700
(c) ₹ 750
(d) ₹ 800
68. Mahon bought 20 dining tables for ₹ 12000 and
sold them at a profit equal to the selling price of 4
dining tables, The selling price of 1 dining table is
(a) ₹ 700
(b) ₹ 725
(c) ₹ 750
(d) ₹ 775

69. By selling 100 pencils , a shopkeeper gains the

selling price of 20 pencils. His gain percent is
(a) 12
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 25

70. On selling 17 balls at ₹ 720, there is a loss equal

to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is
(a) ₹ 45
(b) ₹ 50
(c) ₹ 55
(d) ₹ 60

71. A vendor loses the selling price of 4 oranges on

selling 36 oranges. His loss percent is
(a) 10%
(b) 11%
1
(c) 12 2 %
(d) None of these

72. A man buys 2 dozen bananas at ₹ 16 per dozen.

After selling 18 bananas at the rate of ₹ 12 dozen,
the shopkeeper reduced the rate to ₹ 4 per dozen.
The percent loss is
(a) 24.2%
(b) 32.4%
(c) 36.5%
(d) 37.5%
73. A man bout apples at the rate of 8 for ₹ 34 and
sold them at the rate of 12 for ₹ 57. How many
apples should be sold to earn a net profit of ₹ 45 ?
(a) 90
(b) 100
(c) 135
(d) 150

74. Vinod makes a profit of ₹ 110 if he sells a certain

number of pencils he has at the price of ₹ 2.50 per
pencil and incurs a loss of ₹ 55 if he sells the same
numbers of pencils for ₹ 1.75 per pencil. How many
pencils does Vinod have ?

(a) 200
(b) 220
(c) 240
(d) Cannot be determined
75. Ram bought 1600 eggs at ₹ 3.75 a dozen. He
sold 900 of them at 2 for ₹ 1 and the remaining at 5
for ₹ 2. His percent gain or loss is
(a) 40%
(b) 42%
(c) 45%
(d) 46%

76. A shopkeeper purchases 11 knives in ₹ 10 and

sells them at the rate of 10 knives for ₹ 11. He earns
a profit of
(a) 11%
(b) 15%
(c) 20%
(d) 21%

77. Oranges are bought at 5 for ₹ 10 and sold at 6

for ₹ 15. The profit or loss as percentage is
(a) 25%
(b) 35%
(c) 40%
(d) 50%

78. A fruit seller buys lemons at 2 for a rupee and

sells them at 5 for three. His profit percent is
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 25

79. A man bought pencils at the rate of 6 for ₹ 4 and

sold them at the rate of 4 for ₹ 6. His gain in the
transaction is
(a) 75%
(b) 80%
(c) 100%
(d) 125%

80. A man purchased a box full of pencils at the rate

of 7 for ₹ 9 and sold all of them at the rate of 8 for ₹
11. In this transaction, he gained ₹ 10.How many
pencils did the box contain ?
(a) 100
(b) 112
(c) 114
(d) 115

81. A man bought a number of clips at 3 for a rupee

and an equal number at 2 for a rupee. At what price
per dozen should he sell them to make a profit of
20%
(a) ₹ 4
(b) ₹ 5
(c) ₹ 6
(d) ₹ 7
82. A man buys eggs at 2 for ₹ 1 and an equal
number at 3 for ₹ 2 and sells the whole at 5 for ₹ 3.
His gain or loss percent is
2
(a) 2 7 % loss
6
(b) 3 7 % gain
2
(c) 3 7 % loss
6
(d) 2 7 % gain

83. A person buys certain number of marbles at 20

per rupee and an equal number at 30 per rupee. He
mixes them and sells then at 25 per rupee. His gain
or loss in the transaction is
(a) 2% Loss
(b) 2% gain
(c) 4% loss
(d) 4% gain
84. A man bought some oranges at ₹ 10 per dozen
and bought the same number of oranges at ₹ 8 per
dozen. He sold these oranges at ₹ 11 per dozen and
gained ₹ 120. The total number or oranges bought
by him was
(a) 30 dozens
(b) 40 dozens
(c) 50 dozens
(d) 60 dozens

85. A person bought some articles at the rate of 5

per rupee and the same number at the rate of 4 per
rupee. He mixed both the types and sold at the rate
of9 for 2 rupees. In this business he suffered a loss
of ₹ 3. The total number of articles bought by him
was
(a) 540
(b) 545
(c) 1080
(d) 1090
86. A grocer purchases three qualities of lemons at
different rates. The first quality was purchased at 2
for ₹ 1, the second at 3 for ₹ 2 and the third at 4 for
₹ 3. He sold all the lemons at 5 for ₹ 4. If the ratio of
the number of lemons of the three qualities is 1 : 2 :
3, then what is the approximate gain or loss
percentage incurred by the grocer ?
(a) 2.65% loss
(b) 17.56% loss
(c) 17.56% gain
(d) 18.65% gain
(e) None of these

87. A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How

many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20% ?
(a)3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
88. A vendor Superink pens are bought at the rate of
8 for ₹ 100. To make a profit of 60 per cent. These
must be sold at
(a) 5 for ₹ 100
(b) 6 for ₹ 100
(c) 9 for ₹ 200
(d) None of these

89. By selling 12 toffees for a rupee, a man loses

20%. How many for a rupee should he sell to get a
gain of 20% ?
(a) 5
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 15
90. By selling 45 lemons for ₹ 40, a man loses 20%
How many should he sell for ₹ 20 to gain 20% in the
transaction ?
(a)16
(b) 18
(c) 20
(d) 22

91. By selling 90 ball pens for ₹ 160, a person loses

20%. How many ball pens should be sold for ₹ 96 so
as to have a profit of 20% ?
(a) 24
(b) 36
(c) 39
(d) 42

Directions (Questions 92 to 96): Read the following

information carefully and answer the questions that
follow :
 A train journey from P to D by an X-express has
4 classes of fares
3 tier ₹300 72 berths per bogie Train has 8
bogies
AC-3 tier ₹ 898 64 berths per bogie Train has 2
bogies
AC-2 tier ₹ 1388 45 berths per bogie Train has 2
bogies
AC-first ₹ 2691 26 berths per bogie Train
has 1
Class bogies
The distance between P and ID is 1100 km.
Assume that the train does not stop at nay
station unless otherwise indicated.

The running cost per kilometre:

AC – bogie - ₹25, non-AC-bogie - ₹ 10

92. What is the approximate profit for the railways if

the X-expressway runs at full occupancy on a
particular day ?
(a) ₹ 2,50,000
(b) ₹ 2,75,000
(c) ₹ 3,00,000
(d) ₹ Cannot be determined

93. Assuming full occupancy, a bogie of which class

exhibits the highest profit margin ?
(a) 3 tier
(b) AC-3 tier
(c) AC-2 tier
(d) AC-First class

94. The highest revenue for a journey from P to D

will always be generated by
(a) 3 tier
(b) AC-3 tier
(c) AC-2 tier
(d) AC-first class
95. Assuming full occupancy in all the classes, for a
journey between P and D, the profit margin (as a
percentage of running costs) of the class showing
the lowest profit is approximately
(a) 109%
(b) 116%
(c) 127%
(d) None of these

96. For Q. 92, the percentage of total profit that

comes out of AC bogie is approximately
(a) 50%
(b) 60%
(c) 70%
(d) 80%

97. A shopkeeper bought three varieties A, B and C

of rice in different amounts at the rates of ₹ 34.50, ₹
28.60 and ₹ 32.40 per kg respectively. In which of
the following transactions will he gain maximum ?
(a) He bought 25 kg of rice of variety C and sold at ₹
42 per kg and he bought 30 kg of variety A and sold
at ₹ 38 per kg.
(b) He bought 40 kg of rice of variety B and sold at ₹
37 per kg and he bought 20 kg of variety A and sold
at ₹ 40 per kg.
(c) He bought 20 kg of rice of varieties A and C each
and sold at ₹ 38 and ₹ 36 per kg respectively.
(d) He bought 30 kg of rice of variety A and sold at ₹
37 per kg and he bought 20 kg of variety B and sold
at ₹ 33 per kg.
(e) He bought 20 kg of rice of variety B and sold at ₹
40 per kg and he bought 40 kg of variety C and sold
at ₹ 38 per kg.

98. Nikita bought 30 kg of wheat at the rate of ₹ 9.50

per kg and 40 kg of wheat at the rate of ₹ 8.50 per
kg and mixed them. She sold the mixture at the rate
of ₹ 8.90 per kg. Her total profit or loss in the
transaction was
(a) ₹ 2 loss
(b) ₹ 2 profit
(c) ₹ 7 loss
(d) ₹ 7 profit

99. Manish purchased 25 kg of rice @ ₹ 32 per kg

and 15 kg of rice @ ₹ 36 per kg. He mixed the two
varieties of rice and sold it @ ₹ 40.20 per kg. What
is the percent profit earned ?
(a) 20
(b) 25
(c) 30
(d) 40

100. One variety of sugar is sold for ₹ 3.20 peg kg at

a loss of 20% and another variety is sold for ₹ 6 per
kg at a gain of 20%. If equal quantities of the two are
mixed together and the mixture is sold at ₹ 5.40 per
kg, what is the loss or gain percentage ?
(a) Gain 20%
(b) Loss 20%
(c) No profit, no loss
(d) None of these

101. Arun purchased 30 kg of wheat at the rate of ₹

11,50 per kg and 20 kg of wheat at the rate of ₹
14.25 per kg. He mixed the two and sold the
mixture. Approximately what price per kg should he
sell the mixture to make 30% profit ?
(a) ₹ 14.80
(b) ₹ 15.40
(c) ₹ 15.60
(d) ₹ 16.30
(e) ₹ 18.20

102. Padam purchased 30 kg of rice at the rate of ₹

17.50 per kg and another 30 kg rice at a certain rate.
He mixed the two and sold the entire quantity at the
rate of ₹ 18.60 per kg and made 20% overall profit.
At what price per kg did he purchase the lot of
another 30 kg rice ?
(a) ₹ 12.50
(b) ₹ 13.50
(c) ₹ 14.50
(d) ₹15.50
(e) None of these

103. A person blends two varieties of tea-one

costing ₹ 160 per kg and the other costing ₹ 200 per
kg in the ratio 5 : 4. He sells the blended variety at ₹
192 per kg. His profit percent is
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 10
(d) 12
104. A trader mixes three varieties of groundnuts
costing ₹50, ₹ 20 and ₹ 30 per kg in the ratio 2 : 4 :
3 in terms of weight, and sells the mixture at ₹ 33
per kg. What percentage of profit does he make ?
(a) 8%
(b) 9%
(c) 10%
(d) None of these

105. A shopkeeper bought 30 kg of wheat at the rate

of ₹ 45 per kg. He sold forty percent of the total
quantity at the rate of ₹ 50 per kg. Approximately at
what price per kg should he sell the remaining
quantity to make 25 percent overall profit ?
(a) ₹ 50
(b) ₹ 52
(c) ₹ 54
(d) ₹ 56
(e) ₹ 60
106. A dealer buys dry fruit at the rate of ₹ 100, ₹ 80
and ₹ 60 per kg. He bought them in the ratio 12 : 15:
20- by weight. He in total gets 20% profit by selling
the first two and at last he finds he has no gain no
loss in selling the whole quantity which he had. What
was the percentage loss the suffered for the third
quantity ?
(a) 20%
(b) 30%
(c) 40%
(d) 50%

107. A dairyman pas ₹ 6.40 per litre of milk. He adds

water and sells the mixture at ₹ 8 per litre, thereby
making 37.5% profit. The proportion of water to milk
received by the customers is
(a) 1 : 10
(b) 1 : 12
(c) 1 : 15
(d) 1 : 20
108. Five litres of water is added to a certain
quantity of pure milk costing ₹ 3 per litre. If by selling
the mixture at the same price as before, a profit of
20% is made, then what is the amount of pure milk
in the mixture ?
(a) 20 litres
(b) 25 litres
(c) 30 litres
(d) 35 litres

109. By mixing two brands f tea and selling the

mixture at the rate of ₹ 177 per kg, a shopkeeper
makes a profit of 18%. If to every 2 kg, of one brand
costing ₹ 200 per kg, 3 kg of the other brand is
added, then how much per kg does the other brand
cost ?
(a) ₹ 110
(b) ₹ 120
(c) ₹ 140
(d) None of these

110. The manufacture of a certain item can sell all

he can produce at the selling price of ₹ 60 each. It
costs him ₹40 in materials and labour to produce
each item and he has overhead expenses of ₹ 3000
per week in order to operate the plant the number of
units the should produce and sell in order to make a
profit of at least ₹ 1000 per week, is
(a) 200
(b) 250
(c) 300
(d) 400

111. A milkman cheats his customer in two ways. He

mixes 10% water in pure milk and increases the
price of milk by 10%. He purchases 20 kg pure milk
at a rate of ₹ 15 per kg. His total profit by selling it is
(a) ₹ 40
(b) ₹ 63
(c) ₹ 80
(d) ₹ 100

112. A dishonest dealer uses a scale of 90 cm

instead of a metre scale and claims to sell at cost
price. His profit is
(a) 9%
(b) 10%
(c) 12%
(d) None of these

113. A dealer professes to sell his goods at cost

price but he uses a false weight of 950 grams for a
kilogram. The gain percent of the dealer is
5
(a) 4 19 %
(b) 5%
5
(c) 5 19
1
(d) 19 5 %
114. A fruit seller professes to sell his fruits at cost
price, but still gains 25% on his outlay. What weight
does he substitute for a kilogram ?
(a) 800 gm
(b) 850 gm
(c) 890 gm
(d) 900 gm

115. A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods

at cost price. But he uses a false weight and thus
18
gains 6 17 %. For a kg, he uses a weight of
(a) 940 gms
(b) 947 gms
(c) 953 gms
(d) 960 gms

116. A shopkeeper cheats o the extent of 10% while

buying as well as selling, by using false weights. His
total gain is
(a) 10%
(b) 11%
(c) 20%
(d) 21%
2
(e)22 9 %

117. Left pan of a faulty balance weights 100 more

than ts right pan. A shopkeeper keepers the weight
measure in the left pan while buying goods but
keeps it in the right pan while selling his goods. He
uses only 1 kg weight measure. If he sells his goods
at the listed cost price, what is his gain ?
100
(a) 11 %
200
(b) 11 %
100
(c) 9 %
200
(d) 9 %
118. A grocer sells rice at a profit of 10% and uses
weights which are 20% less than the market weight.
The total gain earned by him will be
(a) 30%
(b) 35%
(c) 37.5%
(d) None of these

119. A dishonest dealer sells the goods 20% loss on

cost price but uses 15% less weight. What is his
percentage profit or loss ?
11
(a) 5 17 % loss
15
(b) 5 17 % loss
15
(c) 5 17 % gain
11
(d) 5 17 % gain

120. A merchant professes to lose 4% on a certain

tea but he uses a weight equal to 840g instead of 1
kg. Find his real loss or gain percent.
 2
(a) 14 7 % loss
2
(b) 14 7 % gain
2
(c) 16 7 % loss
2
(d) 16 7 % gain

121. A shopkeeper advertises for selling cloth at 4%

loss. However, by using a false metre scale he
actually gains 20%. What is the actual length of the
scale ?
(a) 70 cm
(b) 75 cm
(c) 80 cm
(d) 90 cm

122. instead of a metre scale, cloth merchant uses a

120 cm scale while buying but uses an 80 cm scale
while selling the same cloth. If he offers a discount
of 20% on cash payment what is his overall profit
percentage ?
(a) 15%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 40%

123. A trader professes to sell his goods at a

1
nominal gain percentage but actually earns 37 2 %
profit by using false weight. If for a kg he uses a
weight of 800 gm, what is the nominal gain
percentage at which he claims to be selling his
goods ?
(a) 8%
(b) 10%
(c) 15%
(d) 20%

124. A dry fruit merchant professes to sell 2 kg

almond packs at a loss of 20%. However, he uses
two false wights each of which is marked 1 kg and
2
thus gains 6 3 % on selling every 2 kg of almonds. If it
is given that one of the weights only 850 gm, then
how much does the other weights weigh ?
(a) 650 gm
(b) 700 gm
(c) 725 gm
(d) 750 gm

125. A stockiest wants to make some profit by

selling sugar. He contemplates about various
methods. Which of the following would maximize his
profit ?
(a) Sell sugar at 10% profit
(b) Use 900 g of weight instead of 1 kg
(c) Mix 10% Impurities in sugar and sell sugar at
cost price
(d) Increase the price by 5% and reduce the weight
by 5%
126. A fair price shopkeeper takes 10% profit on his
goods. He lost 20% goods during theft. His loss
percent is
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12

127. Prateek sold a music system to Kartik at 20%

gain and Kartik sold it to Swastik at 40% gain. If
Swastik paid ₹ 10500 for the music system, what
amount did Prateek pay for the same ?
(a) ₹ 6250
(b) ₹ 7500
(c) ₹ 8240
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these
128. A manufacturer sells on article to a wholesale
dealer at a profit of 20% and the wholesale dealer
sells it to a retail merchant at a loss of 5%. Find the
resultant loss or profit.
(a) 12% loss
(b) 12% gain
(c) 14% loss
(d) 14% gain

129. A bought a radio set and spent ₹ 110 on its

repairs. He then sold it to B at 20% profit, B sold it to
C at a loss of 10% and C sold it for ₹ 1188 at a profit
of 10%. What is the amount for which a bought the
radio set
(a) ₹ 850
(b) ₹ 890
(c) ₹ 930
(d) ₹ 950
130. A car worth ₹ 1,50,000 was sold by X to Y at
5% profit. Y sold the car back o Z at 2% loss. In the
entire transaction
(a) X gained ₹ 4350
(b) X lost ₹ 4350
(c) X gained ₹ 3150
(d) X lost ₹ 3150

131. A manufacturer sold a machine to a wholesale

dealer at a profit of 10%.The wholesale dealer sold it
to a retailer at a profit of 20%. While transporting
some defect occurred in the machine and hence the
retailer sold it at a loss of 5%. The customer paid ₹
627. Find the cost of the machine for the
manufacturer.
(a) ₹ 500
(b) ₹ 534
(c) ₹ 600
(d) ₹ 672
132. Goods pass successively through the hands of
three traders and each of them sells his goods at a
profit of 25% of his cost price. If the last trader sold
the goods for ₹ 250, then how much did the first
trader pay for them ?
(a) ₹ 128
(b) ₹ 150
(c) ₹ 192
(d) ₹ 200

133. An article passing through two hands is sold at

a profit of 38% at the original cost price. If the first
dealer makes a profit of 20%, then the profit percent
made by the second is
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 15
134. A merchant buys an article for ₹ 27 and sells it
at a profit of 10 percent of the selling price. The
selling price of the article is
(a) ₹ 29.70
(b) ₹ 30
(c) ₹ 32
(d) ₹ 37

135. By selling an article, a man makes a profit of

25% of its selling price. His profit percent is
2
(a) 16 3
(b) 20
(c) 25
1
(d) 33 3

136. If there is a profit of 20% on the cost price of an

article, the percentage of profit calculated on its
selling price will be
1
(a) 8 3
 2
(b) 16 3
(c) 20
(d) 24

137. Vinnet calculates his profit percentage on the

selling price whereas Rashan Calculates his profit
on the cost price. They Find that difference of their
profits is ₹275. If the selling price of both of them are
the same and Vineet gets 25% profit whereas
Roshan gets 15% profit, find their selling price.
(a) ₹ 2100
(b) ₹ 2250
(c) ₹ 2300
(d) ₹ 2350

138. A clock was sold for ₹ 144. If the percentage of

profit was numerically equal to the cost price, the
cost of the clock was
(a) ₹ 72
(b) ₹ 80
(c) ₹ 90
(d) ₹100

2
139. By selling an article at 3 of the marked
price,there is a loss of 10%. The profit percent, when
the article is sold at the marked price, is
(a) 20%
(b) 30%
(c) 35%
(d) 40%

13
140. Raghaven purchase a scooter at 15 of its selling
price and sold it at 12% more than its selling price.
His gain is
(a) 20%
3
(b) 29 13 %
(c) 30%
 1
(d) 38 13 %

141. A man buys an article for 10% less than its

value and sells it for 10% more than its value. His
gain or loss percent is
(a) No profit, no loss
(b) 20% profit
(c) less than 20% profit
(d) More than 20% profit

142. Samant bought a microwave oven and paid

10% less than the original price. He sold it with 30%
profit on the price he had paid. What percentage of
profit did Samant earn on the original price ?
(a) 17%
(b) 20%
(c) 27%
(d) 32%
143. If 5% more is gained by selling an article for ₹
350 than by selling it for ₹ 340, the cost of the article
is
(a) ₹ 50
(b) ₹ 160
(c) ₹ 200
(d) ₹ 225

144. If a man reduces the selling price of a fan from

₹ 400 to ₹ 380, his loss increases by 2%. The cost
price of the fan is
(a) ₹ 480
(b) ₹ 500
(c) ₹ 600
(d) None of these

145. An increase of ₹3 in the selling price of an

1 1
article turns a loss of 7 2 % into a gain of 7 2 %. The
cost price (in ₹) of the article is
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 25

1
146. A shopkeeper sells an article at 12 2 % loss. If he
sells it for ₹ 92.50 more than he gains 6%. What is
the cost price of the article ?
(a) ₹ 500
(b) ₹ 510
(c) ₹ 575
(d) ₹ 600

1
147. A dealer sold an article at a loss of 2 2 %. Had
1
he sold it for ₹ 100 more, he would have gained 7 2
1
%. To gain 12 2 %, he should sell it for ?
(a) ₹ 850
(b) ₹ 925
(c) ₹ 1080
(d) ₹ 1125

148. A man sells a book at a profit of 20%. If he had

bought it at 20%less and sold it for ₹ 18 less, he
would have gained 25%. The cost price of the book
is
(a) ₹ 60
(b) ₹ 70
(c) ₹ 80
(d) ₹ 90

149. A bookseller sells a book at a profit of 10%. If

he had bought it at 4% less and sold it for ₹ 6 more,
3
he would have gained 18 4 %. The cost price of the
book is
(a) ₹ 130
(b) ₹ 140
(c) ₹ 150
(d) ₹ 160

150. A watch is sold at a profit of 20%. If both the

cost price and the selling price of the watch are
decreased by ₹ 100, the profit would be 5% more.
Original cost price of the watch is
(a) ₹ 450
(b) ₹ 500
(c) ₹ 550
(d) ₹ 600

151. An article is sold at a profit of 20%. If the cost

price is increased by 10% and the sale price by ₹
26, then the percentage of profit reduces by 5%.
Determine the cost price.
(a) ₹ 300
(b) ₹ 400
(c) ₹ 500
(d) ₹ 600
152. The difference between the cost price and sale
price of an article is ₹ 240. If the profit is 20%, the
selling price is
(a) ₹ 1240
(b) ₹ 1400
(c) ₹ 1600
(d) None of these

153. The cash difference between the selling prices

of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is ₹ 3. The ratio
of the two selling prices is
(a) 51 : 52
(b) 52 : 53
(c) 51 : 53
(d) 52 : 53
154. Shailja earns 15 percent on an investment but
loses 0 percent on another investment. If the ratio of
the two investments is 3 : 5, then the combined loss
percent is
5
(a) 8

8
(b) 5

4
(c) 5

5
(d) 4

155. A shopkeeper bought three watches W1, W2

and W3 from a dealer and sold them to three different
customers. The ratio of the selling prices of the
watches W1, W2 and W3 was 2 : 3 : 4. The
shopkeeper gains 30% and 20% on the watches W1
and W2 respectively but loses 40% on the watch W3.
What was the shopkeeper’s approximate percent
gain or loss in the whole
(a) 16% profit
(b) 16% loss
(c) 15% loss
(d) Data inadequate

156. A man sells two articles for ₹ 240 each. On one

he gains 20% and on the other he loses 20%. What
is the gain or lose percent in the entire transaction ?
(a) 1% gain
(b) 2% loss
(c) 4% gain
(d) 4% loss

157. A shopkeeper sells two watches for ₹ 308

each. On one he gets 12% profit and on the other
12% loss. His profit or loss in the entire transaction
was
(a) Neither profit, nor loss
11
(b) 1 25 % loss
11
(c) 1 25 % profit
2
(d) 3 25 % loss
158. A man sells two flats at the rate of ₹ 1.995
lakhs each. On one he gains 5% and on the other,
he loses 5%. His gain or loss percent in the whole
transaction is
(a) 0.25% loss
(b) 0.25% gain
(c) 2.5% loss
(d) 25% loss

159. A man sells two commodities for ₹ 4000 each,

neither losing nor gaining in the deal. If he sold one
commodity at a gain of 25%, the other commodity is
sold at a loss of :
2
(a) 16 3 %
2
(b) 18 9 %
(c) 25%
(d) None of these
160. A house and a shop we sold for ₹ 1 lakh each.
In this transaction, the house sale resulted into 20%
loss whereas the shop sale resulted into 20% profit.
(a) no loss, no gain
1
(b) loss of ₹ 12 lakh
1
(c) loss of ₹ 18 lakh
1
(d) gain of ₹ 24 lakh

161. A man sells two articles at ₹ 99 each. He gains

10% on one and loses 10% on the other. Then on
overall basis he
(a) gains ₹ 2
(b) neither gains nor loses
(c) loses ₹ 2
(d) loses ₹ 1

162. A man sold two steel chairs for ₹ 500 each. On

one, he gains 20% and on the other, he loses 12%.
How much does he gain or lose in the whole
transaction ?
(a) 1.5% gain
(b) 1.5% loss
(c) 2% gain
(d) 2% loss

163. Ranjan purchased 120 tables at a price of ₹

110 per table. He sold 30 tables at a profit of ₹12
per table and 75 tables at a profit of ₹ 14 per tables.
The remaining tables were sold at a loss of ₹ 7 per
table. What is the average profit per table ?
(a) ₹ 10.04
(b) ₹ 10.875
(c) ₹ 12.80
(d) ₹ 12.875

164. Hemant sold 10 sarees for a total profit of ₹

460 and 12 sarees for a total profit of ₹ 144. At what
profit per saree should he sell the remaining 20
sarees so that he gets an average profit of ₹ 18 per
saree ?
(a) ₹ 7.40
(b) ₹ 7.60
(c) ₹ 7.80
(d) ₹ 8

165. Sanker purchased 20 dozen notebooks at ₹ 48

per dozen. He sold 8 dozen at 10% profit and the
remaining 12 dozen with 20% profit. What is his
profit percentage in the transaction ?
(a) 7.68
(b) 15
(c) 16
(d) 19.2

166. In a shop, 80% of the articles are sold at a

profit of 10% and the remaining at a loss of 40%.
What is the overall profit/loss?
(a) 10% profit
(b) 10%loss
(c) 5% loss
(d) No profit no loss

167. If a person makes a profit of 10% on one-fourth

of the quantity sold and a loss of 20% on the rest,
then what is the average percent profit or loss ?
(a) 11.25% loss
(b) 11.75% profit
(c) 12.5% profit
(d) 12.5% loss

168. I purchased 120 exercise books at the rate of ₹

1 1
3 each and sold 3 of them at the rate of ₹ 4 each, 2
of them at the rate of ₹ 5 each and the rest at the
cost price. My profit percent is
(a) 44%
2
(b) 44 3 %
 4
(c) 44 9 %
(d) 45%

169. A departmental store receives a shipment of

1000 pens, for which it pays ₹ 9000. The store sells
the pens at a price 80 percent above cost for one
month, after which it reduces the price of the pens to
20 percent above cost. The store sells 75 percent of
the pens during the first month and 50 percent of the
remaining pens afterwards. How much gross income
did the sales of the pens generate ?
(a) ₹ 10000
(b) ₹ 10800
(c) ₹ 12450
(d) ₹ 13500

1
170. If a shopkeeper sells 3 of his goods at a profit of
3
14%, 5 of the goods at a profit of 17.5% and the
remaining at a profit of 20%, then his profit on the
whole is equal to
(a) 15.5%
(b) 16%
(c) 16.5%
(d) 17%

171. A cloth merchant sold half of his cloth at 20%

profit, half of the remaining at 20% loss and the rest
was sold at the cost price. In the total transaction,
his gain or loss will be
(a) Neither loss nor gain
(b) 5% gain
(c) 5% loss
(d) 10% gain

172. A person purchases 90 clocks and sells 40

clocks at a gain of 10% and 50 clocks at a gain 20%.
If he sold all of them at a uniform profit of 15%. Then
he would have got ₹ 40 less. The cost price of each
clock is
(a) ₹ 50
(b) ₹ 60
(c) ₹ 80
(d) ₹90

173. A person earns 15% on an investment but

loses 10% on another investment. If the ratio of the
two investments be 3 : 5, what is the gain or loss on
the two investments taken together ?
1
(a) 6 4 % loss
1
(b) 13 8 % gain
1
(c) 13 8 % loss
(d) None of these

174. A man bought gods worth ₹ 6000and sold half

of them at a gain of 10%. AT what gain percent must
he sell the remainder so as to get a gain of 25% on
the whole ?
(a) 25%
(b) 30%
(c) 35%
(d) 40%

175. A merchant has 1000 kg of sugar, part f which

he sells at 8% profit and the rest at 18% profit. He
gains 14% on the whole. The quantity (in kg) sold at
18% profit is
(a) 400
(b) 560
(c) 600
(d) 640

176 A fruit seller has 24 kg of apples. He sells a part

of these at a gain of 20% and the balance at a loss
of 5%. If on the whole he earns at profit of 10%, the
amount of apples sold at a loss is
(a) 4,6 kg
(b) 6 kg
(c) 9.6 kg
(d) 11.4 kg

177. A man sells two horses for ₹1475. The cost

price of the first is equal to the selling price of the
second. If the first is sold at 20% loss and the
second at 25% gain, what is his total gain or loss (in
rupee) ?
(a) ₹ 60 loss
(b) ₹ 80 gain
(c) ₹ 60 gain
(d) ₹ Neither gain nor loss

178. Two-thirds of a consignment was sold at a

profit of 6% and the rest at a loss of 3%. If however
there was an overall profit of ₹ 540, the value of
consignment was
(a) ₹ 15000
(b) ₹ 16000
(c) ₹ 18000
(d) ₹ None of these
179. A trader purchases a watch a wall clock for ₹
390. He sells them making a profit of 10% on the
watch and 15% on the wall clock. He earns a profit
of ₹ 51.50. The difference between the original
prices of the wall clock and the watch is equal to
(a) ₹ 80
(b) ₹ 100
(c) ₹ 110
(d) ₹ 120

180. Albert buys 4 horses and 9 cows for ₹ 13,400.

If he sells the horses at 10% profit and the cows at
20% profit then he earns a total profit of ₹ 1880. The
cost of a horse is
(a) ₹ 1000
(b) ₹ 2000
(c) ₹ 2500
(d) ₹ 3000
181. A man purchases two clocks A and B at a total
cost of ₹ 650. He sells A with 20% profit and B at a
loss of 25% and gets the same selling price for both
the clocks. What are the purchasing prices of A and
B respectively ?
(a) ₹ 225, ₹ 425
(b) ₹ 250, ₹ 400
(c) ₹ 275, ₹ 375
(d) ₹ 300, ₹ 350

182. A farmer sold a cow and an ox for ₹ 800 and

got a profit of 20% on the cow and 25% on the ox. If
he sells the cow and the ox for ₹ 820 he gets a profit
of 25% on the cow and 20% on the ox. The
individual cost price of the cow and the ox is
(a) ₹ 530.60, ₹ 130.60 (approx)
(b) ₹ 515.60, ₹ 115.60 (approx)
(c) ₹ 531.50, ₹ 135.50 (approx)
(d) Cannot be determined
183. The C.P. of two watches taken together is ₹
840 if by selling one at a profit of 16% and the other
at a loss 12% , there is no loss or gain in the whole
transaction, then the C.P. of the two watches are
respectively ?
(a) ₹ 360, ₹ 480
(b) ₹ 480, ₹ 360
(c) ₹ 380, ₹ 460
(d) ₹ 400, ₹ 440

184. On selling at chair at 7% loss and a table at

17% gain, a man gains ₹ 296. If he sells the chair at
7% gain and the table at 12% gain, then he gains ₹
400. The actual price of the table is
(a) ₹ 1600
(b) ₹ 1800
(c) ₹ 2200
(d) ₹ 2400
185. A space research company wants to sell its two
products A and B. If the product A is sold at 20%
loss and the product B at 30% gain, the company
will not lose anything. If the product A is sold at 15%
loss and the product B at 15% gain, the company
will lose ₹ 6 million in the deal. What is the cost of
product B ?
(a) ₹ 80 million
(b) ₹ 100 million
(c) ₹ 120 million
(d) ₹ 140 million

186. A small and medium enterprise imports two

components A and B from Taiwan and China
respectively and assembles them with other
components to form a toy. Component A contributes
to 10% of production cost while component B
contributes to 20% of production cost. Usually the
company sells this toy at 20% above the production
cost. Due to increase in the raw material and labour
cost in both the countries, component A became
20% costlier and component B became 40%
costlier. Owing to these reasons the company
increased its selling price by 15%. Considering that
cost of other components does not change, what will
be the profit percentage if the toy is sold at the new
price ?
(a) 15.5%
(b) 25.5%
(c) 35.5%
(d) 40%

187. A firm readymade garments makes both men’s

and women’s shirts. Its average profit is 6% of the
sales. Its profit in men’s shirts average 8% of the
sales and women’s shirts comprise 60% of the out-
put. The average profit per sales rupee in women’s
shirts is
(a) 0.0166
(b) 0.1466
(c) 0.1666
(d) None of these
188. The cost of manufacturing an article rose by
18% as a result of the increase in the cost of raw
material. A manufacturer revised the selling price of
the article so as to maintain the same profit
percentage as before. However, he found that he
now got ₹ 9 more than the earlier profit by selling
each article. What was the earlier profit per article ?
(a) ₹ 36
(b) ₹ 45
(c) ₹ 50
(d) ₹ 54

189. The cost of raw materials of a product

increases by 30%, the manufacturing cost increases
by 20% and the selling price of the product
increases by 60%. The raw material and the
manufacturing cost originally formed 40% and 60%
of the total cost respectively. If the original profit
percentage was one-fourth the original
manufacturing cost, find the approximate new profit
percentage.
(a) 48.39%
(b) 54.76%
(c) 63.85%
(d) 66.72%

190. Previously, the manufacturing cost of a product

was thrice the cost of raw material. Now the cost of
raw material increases in the ratio 5 : 12 and
manufacturing cost increases in the ratio of 3 : 5.
The previous cost of the product was ₹ 8. What
should be the present selling price so that 25% profit
can be made ?
(a) ₹ 13.70
(b) ₹ 14.80
(c) ₹ 18.50
(d) ₹ 19.50
191. A milk vendor mixes water with milk in the ratio
1 : 4 . He then measures 800 ml instead of a litre
and sells the milk at a nominal profit of 20% over the
cost price. What is his actual profit percentage ?
(a) 37.5%
(b) 50%
(c) 62.5%
(d) 87.5%

192. A shopkeeper offers 2.5% discount on cash

purchases. What cash amount would Rohan pay for
a cycle, the marked price of which is ₹ 650 ?
(a) ₹ 633.25
(b) ₹ 633.75
(c) ₹ 634
(d) ₹ 635

193. If a company sells a car with a marked price of

₹ 2,72,000 and gives a discount of 4% on ₹
2,00,000 and 2.5% on the remaining amount of ₹
72,000, then the actual price charged by the
company for the car is
(a) ₹ 2,50,000
(b) ₹ 2,55,000
(c) ₹ 2,60,100
(d) ₹ 2,62,200

194. Gariman purchased a briefcase with an

additional 10% discount on the reduced price after
deducting 20% on the labeled price. If the labeled
price was ₹ 1400, at what price did she purchase
the briefcase ?
(a) ₹ 980
(b) ₹ 1008
(c) ₹ 1056
(d) ₹1120

195. A T-shirt bought for ₹ 50 is marked at 8 percent

profit and then sold at a 10 percent sales discount
on marked price. What is selling price of the T-shirt ?
(a) ₹ 48
(b) ₹ 50
(c) ₹ 52
(d) ₹ None of these

196. An umbrella marked at ₹ 80 is sold for ₹ 68.

The rate of discount is
(a) ₹ 15%
(b) ₹17%
(c) ₹ 18.5%
(d) ₹ 20%

197. A dress shop marked down all items as

following
Group Regular price Sale price
A ₹ 65 ₹ 55
B ₹ 60 ₹ 50
C ₹ 70 ₹ 60
D ₹ 75 ₹ 65
Which group of items was offered at the greatest
rate of discount ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D

198. Vanita bought a watch with 25% discount on

the selling price. If the watch cost her ₹ 780, what is
the original selling price of the watch ?
(a) ₹ 950
(b) ₹ 1000
(c) ₹ 1040
(d) ₹ Cannot be determined

199. In a sale, perfume is available at a discount of

15% on the selling price. If the perfume’s discounted
selling price is ₹ 3675.40, what the original selling
price of the perfume ?
(a) ₹ 4294
(b) ₹ 4324
(c) ₹ 4386
(d) ₹4400
(e) None of these

200. A pair of articles was bought for ₹ 37.40 at a

discount of 15%. What must be the marked price of
each of the articles ?
(a) ₹ 11
(b) ₹ 33
(c) ₹ 22
(d) ₹ 44

201. A shopkeeper gives 12% additional discount on

the discounted price, after giving an initial discount
of 20% on the labeled price of a radio. If the final
sale price of the radio is ₹ 704, then what is its
labeled price ?
(a) ₹ 844.80
(b) ₹ 929.28
(c) ₹ 1000
(d) ₹1044.80

202. A fan is listed at Rs. 1500 a discount of 20% is

offered on the list price. What additional discount
must be offered to be customer to bring the net price
to Rs. 1104 ?
(a) 8%
(b) 10%
(c) 12%
(d) 15%

203. A discount of 15% on one article is the same as

a discount of 20% on another article. The costs of
the two articles can be
(a) ₹ 40, ₹ 20
(b) ₹ 60, ₹ 40
(c) ₹ 80, ₹ 60
(d) ₹ 60 ₹ 40

204. If the S.P. of ₹ 24 results in a 20% discount on

list price, what S.P. would result in a 30% discount
on list price ?
(a) ₹ 18
(b) ₹ 20
(c) ₹ 21
(d) ₹ 27

205. An article was sold for Rs. Y after giving a

discount of x%. Then, its list price is
100 y
(a) 100−x

100 y
(b) 1−x

100 y
(c) 1−(
x
)
100

(d) None of these

206. A seller allows a discount of 5% on a watch. If
he allows a discount of 7% he earns Rs 15 less in
the profit. What is the marked price ?
(a) ₹ 697.50
(b) ₹ 712.50
(c) ₹ 750
(d) ₹ 817.50

207. Jatin bought a refrigerator with 20% discount

on the labeled price. Had he bought it with 25%
discount, he would have saved Rs. 500. At what
price did he by the refrigerator ?
(a) ₹ 5000
(b) ₹ 10,000
(c) ₹ 12,500
(d) ₹ 15,000
208. A sells a scooter priced a Rs. 36000. He gives
a discount of 8% on the first Rs. 20000 and 5% on
the next Rs. 10000. How much discount can be
afford on the remaining Rs. 6000 if he is to get as
much as when 7% discount is allowed on the total ?
(a) 5%
(b) 6%
(c) 7%
(d) 8%

209. Manoj sold an article for Rs. 15000. Had he

offered a discount of 10% on the selling price he
would have earned a profit of 8%. What is the cost
price ?
(a) ₹ 12250
(b) ₹ 12500
(c) ₹ 13250
(d) ₹ 13500

210. A manufacturer offers a 20% rebate on the

marked price of a product. The retailer offers
another 30% rebate on the reduced price. The two
reductions are equilvalent to a single reduction of
(a) ₹ 40%
(b) ₹ 44%
(c) ₹ 46%
(d) ₹ 50%

211. Successive discounts of 10%,12% and 15%

amount to s single discount of
(a) 32.68%
(b) 35.28%
(c) 36.68%
(d) None of these

212. A discount series of p% and q% on an invoice

is the same as a single discount of
pq
(a) [p + q + 100 ]%
pq
(b) [p - q + 100 ]%
 pq
(c) 100- [p + q + 100 ]%

(d) None of these

213. Three successive discounts of 20% on the

marked price of a commodity are together equivalent
to a single discount of
(a) 48.8%
(b) 50.2%
(c) 55.8%
(d) 60%

214. A shop gives 10% discount on the purchase of

an item. If paid for in cash immediately, a further
discount 12% is given. If the original price of the item
is ₹ 250, what is the price of the article if a cash
purchase is made ?
(a) ₹ 190
(b) ₹ 195
(c) ₹ 198
(d) ₹ 200

215. Find the selling price of an article if a

shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of 5%
each on the marked price of Rs. 80
(a) ₹ 70.10
(b) ₹ 70.20
(c) ₹ 72
(d) ₹ 72.20

216. A dealer buys an article marked at Rs. 25000

with 20% and 5% off. He spends Rs. 1000 on its
repairs and sells it for Rs. 25000. What is his gain or
loss percent ?
(a) Loss of 25%
(b) Gain of 25%
(c) Loss of 10%
(d) Gain of 10%

217. If an article with marked price of Rs. 400 is sold

at successive discounts of 10%, 25% and 15%, what
is the approximate price the customer has to pay ?
(a) ₹ 230
(b) ₹ 270
(c) ₹ 300
(d) ₹ 360

218. For the purchase of a motor car, a man has to

pay Rs. 17000 when a single discount of 15% is
allowed. How much will he have to pay for it if two
successive discounts of 5% and 10% respectively
are allowed ?
(a) ₹ 17000
(b) ₹ 17010
(c) ₹ 17100
(d) ₹18000
219. After successive discounts of 12% and 5% an
article was sold for Rs. 209. What was the original
price of the article ?
(a) ₹ 226
(b) ₹ 250
(c) ₹ 252
(d) ₹ 269

220. Applied to a bill for Rs. 1,00,000, the difference

between a discount of 40% and two successive
discounts of 36% and 4% is
(a) ₹ Nil
(b) ₹ 1440
(c) ₹ 2500
(d) ₹1960

221. Two stores a And B mark the price of an item

identically. A allows 3 successive discounts of 10%
each. B allows 10% discount on the list price and a
subsequent discount of 19%. Under the
circumstances, which of the following is true ?
(a) The price of the article is cheaper at A.
(b) The price of the article is cheaper at B.
(c) The price of the article is same at A and B.
(d) The price cannot be determined.

222. If on a marked price, the difference of selling

prices with a discount of 30% and two successive
discounts of 20% and 10% is Rs 72, then the
marked price. Of 20% and 10% is Rs. 72, then the
marked price (in Rs.) is
(a) 2400
(b) 2500
(c) 3000
(d) 3600

223. An article is listed at Rs. 900 and two

successive discounts of 8% and 8% are given on it.
How much would the seller gain or lose, if he gives a
single discount of 16%, instead of two discounts ?
(a) Gain of ₹ 4.76
(b) Loss of ₹ 5.76
(c) Loss of ₹ 4.76
(d) Gain of ₹ 5.76

224. Two shopkeepers announce the same price of

Rs. 700 for a sewing machine. The first offers
successive discounts of 30% and 6% while the
second offers successive discounts of 20% and
16%. The shopkeeper that offers better discount,
charges ……….less than the other shopkeeper.
(a) ₹ 9.80
(b) ₹ 16.80
(c) ₹ 22.40
(d) ₹ 36.40

225. A company offers three types of successive

discounts (i) 25% and 15% (ii) 30% and 10%
(ii) 35% and 5%.
Which offer is the best for a customer ?
(a) First offer
(b) Second offer
(c) Third offer
(d) Any one; all are equally good

226. On a Rs. 10000 payment order, a person has

choice between 3 successive discounts of 10%,
10% and 30%, and 3 successive discounts of 40%,
5% and 5%. By choosing the better one he can save
(in rupees)
(a) 200
(b) 255
(c) 400
(d) 433

227. A shopkeeper gives 3 consecutive discounts of

10%, 15% and 15% after which he sells his goods at
a percentage profit of 30.05 percent on the cost
price. Find the value of the percentage profit that the
shopkeeper would have earned if he had given
discounts of 10% and 15% only.
(a) 53%
(b) 62.5%
(c) 68.6%
(d) 72.5%

228. A shopkeeper gives two successive discounts

on an article marked Rs. 450. The first discount
given is 10%. If the customer pays Rs. 344.25 for
the article, the second discount given is
(a) 10%
(b) 12%
(c) 14%
(d) 15%

129. The marked price of a watch was Rs. 820. A

man bought the same for Rs. 570.72 after getting
two successive discounts of which the first was 20%.
The rate of second discount was
(a) 12%
(b) 13%
(c) 15%
(d) 18%

230. A shopkeeper purchased 150 identical pieces

of calculators at the rate of Rs. 250 each. He spent
an amount of Rs. 2500 on transport and packing. He
fixed the labeled price of each calculator at Rs. 320.
However, he decided to give a discount of 5% on the
labeled price. What is the percentage profit earned
by him ?
(a) 14%
(b) 15%
(c) 16%
(d) 20%
231. A person first increases the price of a
commodity by 10% and then the announces a
discount of 15%. The actual discount on the original
price is
(a) 5%
(b) 6.5%
(c) 7.5%
(d) 12.5%

232. Raman bought a camera and paid 20% less

than its original price. He sold it at 40% profit on the
price he had paid. The percentage of profit earned
by Raman on the original price was
(a) 12
(b) 15
(c) 22
(d) 32

233. A trader marked the price of a product in such a

way that it is 20% more than the cost price. If he
allows 10% discount on the marked price to the
customer then his gain is
(a) 8%
(b) 10%
(c) 15%
(d) 20%

234. A trader marked the price of his commodity so

as to include a profit of 25%. He allowed discount of
16% on the marked price. His actual profit was
(a) 5%
(b) 9%
(c) 16%
(d) 25%

235. A tradesman marks his goods 30% above the

1
C.P. If he allows a discount of 6 4 %, then his gain
percent is
7
(a) 21 8 %
(b) 22%
3
(c) 23 4 %
(d) None of these

236. A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a

book at 10% discount on the printed price. The ratio
of at 10% discount on the printed price. The ratio of
the cost price and the printed price of the book is ?
(a) 45 : 56
(b) 50 : 61
(c) 99 : 125
(d) None of these

237. A showroom owner sells a leather jacket for Rs.

X and claims to make a profit of 10%, He plans to
have a stall in the trade fair and marks the same
jacket at Rs. 2X. At the stall, he allows a discount of
20%. What will be the percentage profit that he will
make at the trade fair ?
(a) 60%
(b) 76%
(c) 80%
(d) 86%

238. The price of an article is raise by 30% and then

two successive discounts of 10% each are allowed.
Ultimately, the price of the article is
(a) decreased by 5.3 %
(b) increased by 3%
(c) increased by 5.3%
(d) increased by 10%

239. A retailer buys 30 articles from a wholesaler at

the price of 27. If he sells them at their marked price,
the gai percent in the transaction is
1
(a) 9 11 %
(b) 10%
1
(c) 11 9 %
 2
(d) 16 3 %

240. By selling an umbrella for Rs. 300, a

shopkeeper gains 20%. During a clearance sale, the
shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on the marked
price. His gain percent during the sale is
(a) 7
(b) 7.5
(c) 8
(d) 9

241. The cost price of an article is 64% of the

marked price. Calculate the gain percent after
allowing a discount of 12%.
(a) 37.5%
(b) 48%
(c) 50.5%
(d) 52%
242. A shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on the
marked price of an item but charges a sales tax of
8% on the discounted price. If the customer pays
Rs. 680.40 as the price including the sales tax, then
what is the marked price of the item ?
(a) ₹ 630
(b) ₹ 700
(c) ₹ 780
(d) ₹ None of these

243. At what percent above the cost price must a

shopkeeper mark his goods so that he gains 20%
even after giving a discount of 10% on the marked
price ?
(a) 25%
(b) 30%
1
(c) 33 3 %
1
(d) 37 2 %
244. A retailer allows a trade discount of 20% and a
1
cash discount of 6 4 % on the market price of the
products and gets a net profit of 20% on the cost. By
how much above the cost, should the products be
labeled for sale ?
(a) 40%
(b) 50%
(c) 60%
(d) 70%

245. A shopkeeper marks his goods at such a price

that after allowing a discount of 12.5% on the
marked price, he still earns a profit of 10%. The
marked price of an article which costs him Rs. 4900
is
(a) ₹ 5390
(b) ₹ 5490
(c) ₹ 6160
(d) ₹ 6260
 2
246. By selling an article at 5 of the marked price,
there is a loss of 25%. The ratio of the marked price
and the cost price of the article is
(a) 2 : 5
(b) 5 : 2
(c) 8 : 15
(d) 15 : 8

247. A video magazine at a cost of Rs. 350000. He

gave 500 cassettes free to some key video libraties.
He also allowed a 25% discount on the market price
of the cassette and gave one extra cassette free
with every 29 cassettes bought at a time. In this
manner, he was able to sell all the 3500 cassettes
that were produced. If the market price of a cassette
was Rs. 150, then what is his gain or loss percent
for the March issue of video magazine ?
(a) 10% gain
(b) 25% loss
(c) 40% gain
(d) 6.8% loss

448. A tradesman gives 4% discount on the marked

price and gives 1 article free for buying every 15%
article and thus gains 35%. The marked price is
above the cost price by
(a) 20%
(b) 39%
(c) 40%
(d) 50%

449. A trader marked the selling price of an article at

10% above the cost price. At the time of selling he
allows certain discount and suffers a loss of 1%. He
allowed a discount of
(a) 9%
(b) 10%
(c) 10.5%
(d) 11%
250. A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of an item
35% above its cost price. The percentage of
discount allowed to gain 8% is
(a) 20%
(b) 27%
(c) 31%
(d) 43%

251. A trader marked his goods at 20% above the

cost price. He sold half the stock at the marked
price, one quarter at a discount of 20% on the
marked price and the rest at a discount of 40% on
the marked price. His total gain is
(a) 2%
(b) 4.5%
(c) 13.5%
(d) 15%
252. A product when sold with 10% rebate on the
listed price gave a profit of Rs. 70. What was its cost
price ?
(a) ₹ 200
(b) ₹ 350
(c) ₹ 700
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

253. A manufacturer marked an article at Rs. 50 and

sold it allowing 20% discount. If his profit was 25%,
then the cost price of the article was
(a) ₹ 30
(b) ₹ 32
(c) ₹ 35
(d) ₹ 40

254. The labeled price of a cupboard is Rs. 6500.

The shopkeeper sold it by giving 5% discount on the
labeled price and earned a profit of 15%. What
approximately is the cost price of the cupboard ?
(a) ₹ 5000
(b) ₹ 5350
(c) ₹ 5600
(d) ₹ 5800
(e) ₹ 6000

255. Kunal bought a suitcase with 15% discount on

the labeled price. He sold the suitcase for Rs. 2880
with 20% profit on the labelled price. At what price
did he buy the suitcase ?
(a) ₹ 2040
(b) ₹ 2400
(c) ₹ 2604
(d) ₹ 2640

256. A shopkeeper sells at badminton racket, whose

marked price is Rs. 30, at a discount of 15% and
gives a shuttle cock costing Rs. 1.50 free with each
racket. Even then he makes a profit of 20%. His cost
price per racket is
(a) ₹ 19.75
(b) ₹ 20
(c) ₹ 21
(d) ₹ 21.25

257. If a commission of 10% is given on the written

price of an article, the gain is 20% . If the
commission is increased to 20% the gain is
2
(a) 6 3 %
1
(b) 7 4 %
1
(c) 12 2 %
1
(d) 13 3 %

258. A shopkeeper offered a discount of 15% on the

labeled price. By selling an article for Rs. 340 after
1
giving discount he earned a profit of 13 3 %. What
would have been the percent profit earned if no
discount was offered ?
(a) 27
1
(b) 28 3
1
(c) 30 3
1
(d) 33 3

259. A shopkeeper sold an air-conditioner for Rs.

25935 with a discount of 9% and earned a profit of
3.74%. What would have been the percentage of
profit if no discount were offered ?
(a) 12.3%
(b) 15.6%
(c) 16%
(d) None of these

260. A shopkeeper sells 25 articles at Rs. 45 per

article after giving 10% discount and earns 50%
profit. If the discount is not given, The profit gained
is
(a) 60%
2
(b) 60 3 %
(c) 66%
2
(d) 66 3 %

261. A shopkeeper sold sarees at Rs. 266 each after

giving 5% discount on labeled price. Had he not
given the discount, He would have earned a profit of
12% on the cost price. What was the cast price of
each saree ?
(a) ₹ 240
(b) ₹ 260
(c) ₹ 280
(d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these
262. The marked price a shirt and trousers are in the
ratio 1 : 2. The shopkeeper gives 40% discount on
the shirt. If the total discount on the set on the shirt
and trousers is 30%, the discount offered on the
trousers is
(a) 15%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) 30%

263. If the selling price of an article is five times the

discount offered and if the percentage of discount is
equal to the percentage profit, find the ratio of the
discount offered to the cost price.
(a) 1 : 5
(b) 1 : 6
(c) 7 : 30
(d) 11 : 30
264. Even after reducing the marked price of a
transistor by Rs. 32,a shopkeeper makes a profit of
15%. If the cost price be Rs. 320, what percentage
of profit would ha have made if he had sold the
transistor at the marked price ?
(a) 10%
(b) 20%
(c) 25%
(d) None of these

265. Komal buys an article at a discount of 25%. At

what percentage above the cost price should he sell
it to make a profit of 25% over the original list price ?
(a) 24.5
(b) 28.5
(c) 30
(d) Date inadequate
(e) None of these
266. Komal buys an article at a discount of 25%. At
what percentage above the cost price should he sell
it to make a profit of 25% over the original list price ?
(a) 25
(b) 30
(c) 40
(d) 66.67

267. Peter bought an item at 20% discount on its

original price. He sold it with 40% increase on the
price he bought it. The new sale price is by what
percent more than the original price ?
(a) 7.5
(b) 8
(c) 10
(d) 12
(e) None of these
268. Tarun got 30% concession on the labeled price
of an article and sold if for Rs. 8750 with 25% profit
on the price the bought. What was the labeled
price ?
(a) ₹ 10,00
(b) ₹ 12,000
(c) ₹ 16,000
(d) ₹ Data inadequate
(e) None of these

269. A merchant marks his goods at 25% above the

cost price. Due to a slump in the market, his cost
reduces by 5%. He thus offers a discount of 8% due
to which the sales go up by 25%. Compute the
change in the merchant’s profit.
(a) 5% higher
1
(b) 7 2 % higher
(c) 8% lower
(d) Unchanged
270. Aditya, a trader, sells on item to a retailer at
20% discount, but charges 10% on the discounted
price, for delivery and packaging. The retailer sells it
for Rs. 2046 more, thereby earning a profit of 25%.
At what price had the trader marked the item ?
(a) ₹ 9400
(b) ₹ 9000
(c) ₹ 8000
(d) ₹ 9300

271. A box is bought of Rs. 75 and sold at a gain of

8%. Find its selling price ?
(a) 81
(b) 82
(c) 89
(d) 86
272. Oranges are bought at 5 for Rs. 10 and sold at
6 for Rs. 15. The gain percent is
(a) 50%
(b) 40%
(c) 35%
(d) 25%

273. Dhar bought two articles A and B at a total cost

fo Rs. 8000. He sold article A at 20% profit and
article B at 12% loss. In the whole deal he made no
gain and no loss. At what price should Dhar have
sold article B to make an overall profit of 25% ?
(a) ₹ 5200
(b) ₹ 5800
(c) ₹ 6400
(d) ₹ 6200

274. A dealer marked the price of an item 40%

above the cost price. He allowed two successive
discounts of 20% and 25% to a particular customer.
As a result he incurred a loss of Rs. 448. At what
price did he sell the item to the said customer ?
(a) ₹ 2,416
(b) ₹ 2,352
(c) ₹ 2,268
(d) ₹ 2,152

275. The marked price is 10% higher than the cost

price. A discount of 10% is given on the marked
price. In this kind of sale, the seller
(a) gains 2%
(b) bears no loss, no gain
(c) gains 1%
(d) loses 1%

276. The profit earned by selling a article at Rs.

5520 is equal to the loss incurred on selling the
same article at Rs. 4080. What will be percent profit,
if the article is sold at Rs. 6000 ?
(a) 20
(b) 12
(c) 25
(d) 15

277. Rajlani sold a machine for Rs. 22,000 which a

discount of 8% on the labeled price and made a
2
profit of 22 3 %. What would have been the profit
percent if the machine was sold without any discount
on the labeled price ?
(a) 36 1/3
(b) 30 2/3
(c) 27 1/3
(d) 33 1/3

278. An item was bought for Rs. X and sold for Rs.
Y, thereby earning a profit of 20%. Had the value of
X been 15 less and the value of Y Rs. 76 less, a
profit of 30% would have been earned. What was
the value of ‘X’ ?
(a) ₹ 640
(b) ₹ 400
(c) ₹ 600
(d) ₹ 800

279. A trader has 600 kgs of rice, a part of which he

sells at 15% profit and the remaining quantity at 20%
loss. On the whole, he incurs an overall loss of 6%.
What is the quantity of rice he sold at 20% loss ?
(a) 250 kgs
(b) 320 kgs
(c) 420 kgs
(d) 360 kgs

280. When an article was sold for Rs. 696 percent

profit earned was P%. When the same article was
sold for Rs. 841, percent profit earned was (p +
25%). What is the value of p ?
(a) 10
(b) 25
(c) 15
(d) 20

281. Raza purchased a bicycle for Rs. 6810. He had

paid a VAT of 13.5%. The list price of the bicycle
was
(a) ₹ 6696.50
(b) ₹ 6140
(c) ₹ 5970.50
(d) ₹ 6000

282. Srinivas sold an article for Rs. 6800 and

incurred a loss. Had he sold the article for Rs. 7850,
hi gain would have been equal to half of the amount
of loss that he incurred. At what price should he sell
the article to have 20% profit ?
(a) ₹ 7500
(b) ₹ 9000
(c) ₹ 10680
(d) ₹ 9600

283. Subroto sold an article for Rs. 528 after

allowing a discount of 12% on its marked price.
What ws the marked price of the article ?
(a) ₹ 600
(b) ₹ 700
(c) ₹ 650
(d) ₹ 590

284. Sanjay made a profit of 8% by selling a shirt

after offering a discount of 12%. If the marked price
of the shirt is Rs. 1080, find its cost price.
(a) 890
(b) 780
(c) 880
(d) 900
285. The sale price of an article including the sales
tax is Rs. 1232. The rate of sales tax is 10%. If the
shopkeeper has made a profit of 12%, then the cost
price of the article is
(a) ₹ 900
(b) ₹ 950
(c) ₹ 1000
(d) ₹ 1120

286. The value of a machine depreciates every year

at the rate of 10% on its value at the beginning of
that year. If the present value of the machine is Rs.
729, its worth three years ago was
(a) ₹ 947.70
(b) ₹ 1000
(c) ₹ 750.87
(d) ₹ 800

287. Meena Kumari goes to a shop and buys a

saree, costing Rs. 5,225, including sales tax of 12%.
The shopkeeper gives her a discount, so that the
price is decreased by an amount equivalent to sales
tax. The price is decreased by (nearest value).
(a) ₹ 615
(b) ₹ 650
(c) ₹ 560
(d) ₹ 580

288. The profit earned by selling a chair for Rs. 752

is 1.2 times the loss incurred when the same chair
was sold for Rs. 400. What is the cost price of the
chair ?
(a) ₹ 540
(b) ₹ 592
(c) ₹ 560
(d) None of these

289. Publisher sells copies of books to a retail dealer

at Rs. 5 per copy but allows 25 copies to be counted
as 24. If the retailer sells each of the 25 copies at
Rs. 6, his profit per cent is
(a) ₹ 20%
(b) ₹ 24%
(c) ₹ 25%
(d) ₹ 40%

290. Supriya sold a washing machine for Rs. 8500.

She incurred a loss of 15% in this transaction. At
what price had she bought the washing machine ?
(a) ₹ 10000
(b) ₹ 1200
(c) ₹ 11000
(d) ₹ 10500

291. The price of a cycle is market at ₹ 1150. A

shopkeeper earns a profit of 15% after allowing a
discount of 15% on the marked price. Find the cost
price of the cycle.
(a) ₹ 900
(b) ₹ 1000
(c) ₹ 850
(d) ₹ 950

292. The price of an article is first increased by 20%

and later on decreased by 25% due to reduction in
sales. Find the net percentage change in final price
of the article.
(a) 20%
(b) 18%
(c) 38%
(d) None of these