Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The cost price of an article is Rs. 480. If it is sold at a profit of 12.5 percent, what will be the selling price of the article?

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    Rs. 500
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    Rs.560
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 540
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs.492.5
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 540"

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Last year Mr. A bought two paintings. This year he sold them for Rs. 20,000 each. On one, he made a 25 % profit and of the other he had a 25 % loss. Then his net profit or loss is 

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    He earned more than Rs. 2000
    Correct
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    He earned less than Rs . 2000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    He lost more than Rs. 2000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    He lost more than Rs. 2000
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Answer : 3. "He lost more than Rs. 2000 "

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A tradesman marks his goods at 20 % above the cost price. He allows his customers a discount of 8% on marked price. Find out his profit percent.

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    12 %
    Correct
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    10.4 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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    16 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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    20 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "10.4 %"

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A shopkeeper had 2000 kgs of rice. He sold a part of it at 11% profit and the rest at 17% profit, so that he made a total profit 15.2%. How much rice (in kgs) did he sell at 17% profit?

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    600
    Correct
    Wrong
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    1400
    Correct
    Wrong
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    700
    Correct
    Wrong
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    1200
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "1400"

Q:

A man has 60 pens. He sells some of these at a profit of 12 % and the rest at 8 % loss. On the whole, he gets a profit 11 %. How many pens were sold at 12 % profit.

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    47
    Correct
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  • 2
    52
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    55
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    57
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "57"

Q:

A merchant sells a radio at 10 % profit if he bought 10% less and sold it Rs.132 less then he got 10% profit. Find the cost price of radio?

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    1100
    Correct
    Wrong
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    1200
    Correct
    Wrong
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    1300
    Correct
    Wrong
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    1320
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "1200"

Q:

Ratio of CP and SP is 12:13, then the profit percent is?

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    8.33%
    Correct
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    12.5%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    7.82%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    9.4%
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "8.33%"

Q:

Selling price of an article is $${7\over6}$$ of cost price. What is the profit percentage?

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    $$14{7\over6}\% $$
    Correct
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    $$12{1\over2}\% $$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    20%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$16{2\over3}\% $$
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "$$16{2\over3}\% $$"

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