PROFIT & LOSS

1. When the c.p. of 12 objects is equal to the s.p. of 16 objects then find the percent loss? (a)50/3% (b)100/3% (c)150% (d)25% (e)N.O.T. 2. When the c.p. of 25 objects is equal to the s.p. of 20 objects then find the percent profit? (a)20% (b)25% (c)30% (d)35% (e)N.O.T. 3. Chandra gave a cow to Arun at 10% profit, who gave to Chandan at 5% loss and Chandan gave at 20% profit. If Mohan get a cow in 12540 Rs then find the rate of cow when Chandra bought? (a)15000 (b)20000 (c)22000 (d)25000 (e)N.O.T. 4. Raman sold a watch to Arun at 12% loss, who sold to Madhuri at 10% profit and Madhuri sold at 15% loss to Jayanti. If jayanti get a watch in 822.80 Rs then find the rate of watch when Raman bought? (a)1000 (b)1200 (c)1400 (d)1500 (e)N.O.T. 5. Find the percent profit when 5 object bought in 4 Rs and sold 4 object in 5 Rs? (a)50% (b)52% (c)56.25% (d)58.5% (e)N.O.T. 6. Find the percent profit when 3 object bought in 4 Rs and sold 4 object in 3 Rs? (a)77.77% (b)87.77% (c)83.33% (d)65.5% (e)N.O.T. 7. Find the percent loss/profit when buy 15 objects in 12 Rs & sell 20 objects in 14 Rs? (a)12.5%loss (b)12.5%profit (c)25%loss (d)25%profit (e)N.O.T. 8. Find the percent loss/profit when buy 12 objects in 10 Rs & sell 5 same objects in 6 Rs? (a)22%loss (b)25%loss (c)22%profit (d)44%profit (e)N.O.T. 9. If two cows sold in 4675 Rs each & gain 15% profit on first cow & 15% loss on second cow. Then find total percent profit/loss? (a)5%profit (b)2.5%loss (c)2.25%loss (d)3%loss (e)N.O.T. 10. If two fans sold in same rate and gain 5% profit on first fan & 10 % loss on second fan. Then find total percent profit/loss? (a)3%profit (b)3.05%loss (c)3.07%loss (d)3.07%loss (e)N.O.T. 11. A shopkeeper said that he sold all the things at c.p. but he use 950 gm weight in place of 1 kg weight. Find his percent profit? (a)5% (b)10% (c)7% (d)8% (e)N.O.T.

12. A shopkeeper said that he sold all the things at c.p. but he use 900 gm weight in place of 1 kg weight. Find his percent profit? (a)2% (b)8% (c)10% (d)12% (e)N.O.T. 13. A shopkeeper cheats 12 % on buying a things & cheat again 12% on selling it. Find his total percent profit? (a)24% (b)25.44% (c)25% (d)144% (e)N.O.T. 14. A shopkeeper cheat 5 % on buying a things & cheat again 20% on selling it. Find his total percent profit? (a)100% (b)25% (c)26% (d)32% (e)N.O.T 15. A man get 10% loss by selling a thing for Rs 7.20. At what price should the thing be sold to earn 20% profit? (a)8.20 (b)9.60 (c)10 (d)12.20 (e)N.O.T 16. A man get 5% loss by selling a watch for Rs. 1140. At what price should the watch be sold to earn 5% profit? (a)1260 (b)1280 (c)1300 (d)1320 (e)N.O.T 17. A man get 25% profit by selling a thing for Rs 250. At what price should the thing be sold to earn 20% loss? (a)150 (b)160 (c)160.67 (d)170 (e)N.O.T 18. A vender bought bananas at 6 for Rs 10 & sold them at 4 for rs6. Find his percent profit/loss? (a)10%profit (b)10%loss (c)15%profit (d)15%loss (e)N.O.T 19. If the c.p. is 96%of the s.p. then what is the percent profit? (a)4 (b)4.10 (c)4.16 (d)4.50 (e)N.O.T 20. If the manufacturer gains 10%, the wholesale dealer 15% & retailer 25%, then find the cost of production of a table, the retailer price of which is Rs 1265? (a)650 (b)750 (c)780 (d)800 (e)N.O.T 21. A man get 232 Rs less if he sells at 8% profit at the place of 12% profit find the c.p of the object? (a)5600 (b)5800 (c)6000 (d)6200 22. A man get 250 Rs less if he sells at 15% loss at the place of 12.5% loss. Find the c.p of the object? (a)10000 (b)12000 (c)15000 (d)20000 23. Ravi get 70 Rs more if he sells at 17% profit at the place of 18% loss. Find the c.p of the object? (a)150 (b)180 (c)200 (d)235 24. Find the relative discount of discounts 20% and 10%? (a)20% (b)22% (c)25% (d)28% 25. Find the relative discount of discounts 35% and 15%? (a)40% (b)44.75%

(c)52.25% (d)54.5% 26. The market price of a fan is Rs 800 and it is available at 10% and 5% relative discounts. Ravi bought this fan at what price? (a)600 (b)656 (c)684 (d)720 27. The market price of a T.V is Rs 20000 Rs and it is available at 12% and 8% relative discounts. Shyam bought that T.V at what price? (a)15192 (b)16192 (c)17192 (d)18192 28. A shopkeeper purchased 70kg of potatoes for Rs.420 and sold the whole lot at the rate of Rs. 6.50 per kg. What will be his gain percent? 4 (a)4 /6% (b) 20% (c) 6 /4% (d) 8 /3% 29. 100 oranges are bought at the rate of Rs. 350 and sold at the rate of Rs. 48 per dozen. The percentage of profit or loss is : 2 2 (a) 14 /7% gain (b) 14 /7% loss (c) 15% gain (d) 15% 30. Peter purchased a machine for Rs.80,000 and spent Rs.5000 on repair and Rs. 1000 on transport and sold it with 25% profit. At what price did he sell the machine? (a) Rs.1,05,100 (b) Rs.1,07500 (c) Rs. 1,17,500 (d) Rs.1,06,250 31. By selling an article for Rs. 100, a man gains Rs. 15. Then, his gain % is: 1 (a) 15% (b) 17 /4% 2 11 (c) 12 /3% (d) 17 /17% 32. A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22 /2 % on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, what was his profit? (a)Rs. 18.20 (b) Rs.70 (c)Rs.88.25 (d) Rs. 72 33. A fruit seller sells mangoes at the rate of Rs. 9 per kg and thereby loses 20%. At what price per kg, he should have sold them to make a profit of 5%? (a)Rs.11.81 (b) Rs.12.31 (c)Rs. 12 (d) Rs. 12.25 34. If selling price of on article is 4/3 of its cost price, the profit in the transaction is : 1 1 (a) 20 /2% (b) 25 /2% 2 1 (c) 16 /3% (d) 33 /3% 35. The ratio of the cost price and the selling price is 4:5.The profit percent is: (a)10% (b) 30% (c) 20% (d) 25% 36. 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) data inadequate (d)7:2
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37. A man gains 20% by selling an article for a certain price. If he sells it at double the price, the percentage of profit will be: (a)100 (b)120 (c)40 (d)140 38. If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent: 2 (a)66 /3 (b)120 1 (c) 100 (d) 105 /3 39. The C.P. of an article is 40% of the S.P. The percent that the S.P. is of C.P. is: (a)40 (b)250 (c) 60 (d)240 40. If loss is 1/3 of S.P., the loss percentage is: 2 (a) 14 /3% (b) 20% 1 (c) 33 /3% (d) 25% 41. If the cost price of 12 pens is equal to the selling price of 8 pens, the gain percent is: 1 (a)25% (b) 33 /3% 2 (c) 66 /3% (d) 50% 42. 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) 25 (c) 16 (d) 18 43. On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is : (a)Rs. 45 (b) Rs. 60 (c)Rs. 50 (d) Rs.55 44. A man bought some fruits at the rate of 16 for Rs. 24 and sold them at the rate of 8 for Rs. 18. What is the profit percent? (a) 60% (b) 25% (c) 50% (d) 40%