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Q : The cost price of a radio is Rs. 600. The 5% of the cost price is charged towards transportation. After adding that, If net profit to be made is 15%, then the selling price of the radio must be
(A) Rs. 664.50
(B) Rs. 684.50
(C) Rs. 704.50
(D) Rs. 724.50
A piece of land came to a person through three middlemen each gaining 20%. If the person purchased the land for Rs. 3,45,600 the original cost of the land was:
(A) Rs.1,75,800
(B) Rs.2,00,000
(C) Rs.1,00,000
(D) Rs.1,50,000
The cost price of an article is Rs x. It is marked up by 200%. It is sold at Rs. 540 after giving 25% discount. What is the value of x (in Rs)?
(A) 300
(B) 240
(C) 360
(D) 250
A trader sold an article at profit of 20%. Had he bought that article at 60% less price and sold it at Rs 90 less, then he would have gained 50%. What is the value (in Rs) of cost price?
(A) 250
(B) 300
(C) 150
(D) 200
By what fraction selling price ( S.P. ) must be multiplied to get the cost price ( C.P. ) if the loss is 20%?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
By a selling basket for Rs. 19.50, a shopkeeper gains 30 %. For how much should he sell it to gain 40 %?
(A) Rs.24
(B) Rs.23
(C) Rs.21
(D) Rs.21.50
A wholesaler had 200 dozen of mangoes. He sold some of these mangoes at 20 % profit and the rest at 10 % profit, so that he made 13 % profit on selling all the mangoes. How many mangoes in dozens) did he sell at 20 % profit?
(A) 80
(B) 120
(C) 140
(D) 60
If a man were to sell his chair for Rs. 720, he would loss 25 %. To gain 25% he should sell it for__
(A) Rs. 1,200
(B) Rs. 1,000
(C) Rs. 960
(D) Rs. 900
A trade buys 800 kgs of tomatoes for Rs 7200. 10% tomatoes are damaged in transportation. At what rate (Rs / kg) should he sell the rest earn 30 % profit?
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 9
(D) 13
A shopkeeper by selling 13 Titan watches, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 3 Titan watches. His profit percentage is
(A) 16 %
(B) 23.0 %
(C) 46 %
(D) 30 %
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