profit and loss

1.By selling 4 articles for 1 rupee, a man loses 4%. Had he sold three articles per rupee, the profit would have been:

30%/28%/16%/12%

2.A shopkeeper sells an article at a loss of 12 ½%. Had he sold it for Rs.51.80 more, he would have earned a profit of 6%. The cost price of the article is

280/300/380/400

3.A businessman bought an article and sold it at a loss of 5%. If he had bought it for 10% less and sold it for Rs.33 more, he would have had a profit of 30%. The cost price of the article is

330/155/150/300

4.Profit after selling a commodity for Rs.524 is the same as loss after selling it for Rs.452. The cost price of the commodity is

480/500/488/485

5.A clock was sold for Rs.144. If the percentage of profit was numerically equal to the cost price, the cost of the clock was

72/80/90/100

6.By selling 1 dozen ball pens, a shopkeeper earned the profit equal to the selling price of 4 ball pens. His profit per cent is

40%/50%/33 1/3% /31 ¼%

7.On selling 17 balls a Rs.720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is

45/50/55/60

8. At what per cent above the cost price, must a shop-keeper marks his goods so that he gains 20% even after giving a discount of 10% on the marked price?

25%/30%/33 1/3% /37 ½%

9.A shopkeeper sold sarees at Rs.266 each after giving 5% discount on labelled price. Had he not given the discount, he would have earned a profit of 12% on the cost price. What was the cost price of each saree?

280/260/250/240

10.A shopkeeper bought 80kg of sugar at the rate of Rs.13.50 per kg. He mixed it with 120kg of sugar costing Rs.16 per kg. In order to make a profit of 20%, he must sell the mixture at

18/kg// 17/kg// 16.40/kg//15/kg.

11.A shopkeeper gains 20% while buying the goods and 30% while selling them. Find his total gain per cent

50/36/56/40

12. The ratio of cost price and selling price is 5:4, the loss per cent is

20/25/40/50

13.Ram blends two varieties of tea one costing Rs.180/kg and another costing Rs.200/kg in the ratio 5:3. If he sells the blended variety at Rs.210/kg, the his gain percent is

10/11/12/13

14.A man purchased some eggs at 3 for Rs.5 and sold them at 5 for Rs.12. Thus he gained Rs.143 in all. The number of eggs he bought is

210/200/195/190

15. A shopman bought pens at the rate of 7 for Rs.10 and sold them at a profit of 40%. How many pens would a customer get for Rs.10?

6/4/5/3

16. Ravi buys some toffees at 2 for a rupee and sells them at 5 for a rupee. His loss/profit percent is

120/30/90/60

17. The cost price of 40 articles is the same as the selling price of 25 articles. Find the gain percent

65/60/15/75

18.A man had 100kgs of sugar, part of which he sold at 7% profit and rest at 17% profit. He gained 10% on the whole. How much did he sell at 7% profit?

65kg/35kg/30kg/70kg

19.A reduction of 20% in the price of salt enabled a purchaser to obtain 4 kg. more for Rs.100. The reduced price of salt per kg is:

4/5/6.25/6.50

20.A dealer sold ¾ of his articles at a gain of 20% and the remaining at cost price. The gain percent earned by him in the whole transaction is

13/14/15/16

21.The difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 15% and at a profit of 10%, is Rs.10. The CP of the article is

100/120/150/200

22.Two-third of a consignment was sold at a profit of 5% & the remainder at a loss of 2%. If the total profit was Rs.400, then the value of the consignment was

15000/15500/16000/16500

23.A man sells two chairs at Rs.120 each and by doing so gains 25% on one chair and loses 25% on the other. His loss on the whole in Rs. Is

20/16/25/30

24.A man purchases two fans for Rs.2160. By selling one fan at a profit of 15% and the other at a loss of 9% he neither gains nor loses in the whole transaction. Find the cost price of each fan in (Rs.)

710,1450/1530,630/810,1350/1340,820

25. If 3 toys are sold at the cost price of 4 toys of the same kind, the profit will be:

25%/33 1/3 %/66 2/3%/50%

26. If the selling price of an article is doubled, then its loss per cent is converted into equal profit per cent. The loss per cent on the article is

26 2/3%/33%/33 1/3%/34%

27.A tradesman gives 4% discount on the marked price and gives 1 article free for buying every 15 articles and thus gain 35%. The marked price is increased above the cost price by

50%/25%/12.5%/none

28.An article sold for Rs.3360 earns a profit which is double the amount of loss when the same is sold for Rs.2400. What is the purchase price of the article?

2700/2710/2720/none

29.17 chairs and 15 tables costs Rs.26100 and 17 tables and 15 chairs cost Rs.26380. What is the cost of one chair?

650/750/850/none

30.By selling oranges 32 a rupee, a man loses 40%. How many for a rupee should he sell in order to gain 20%?

14/15/16/none