Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Raghu sold an article for Rs. 180 after allowing a 20% discount on its marked price. Had he not allowed any discount, he would have gained 20%. What is the cost price of the article?

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    187.50
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    192.80
    Correct
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    188.60
    Correct
    Wrong
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    190.40
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Answer : 1. "187.50"

Q:

Kuldeep sells an article for ₹ 3240 and earns a profit of 20%. What is the cost price of the article?

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    ₹ 2750
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    ₹ 2700
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    ₹ 2800
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    ₹ 2820
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Answer : 2. "₹ 2700"

Q:

An article is sold at 5 % profit. The ratio of selling price and cost price will be 

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    1 : 5
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    20 : 21
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    21 : 20
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    5 : 1
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Answer : 3. "21 : 20 "

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While selling an article for Rs 18450, a person suffered a loss of 50%. At what price he should have sold the article (in Rs) to earn a profit of 50%?

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    13837
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    52000
    Correct
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    56775
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    55350
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Answer : 4. "55350"

Q:

A trader purchased a gift box for Rs. 150. What should be the marked price on the gift box so that after allowing a discount of 10 %, he makes a profit of 10 %? 

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    Rs . 180
    Correct
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    Rs . 183.3
    Correct
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    Rs . 186.6
    Correct
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    Rs . 190
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Answer : 2. "Rs . 183.3 "

Q:

What would be the printed price of a wallclock purchased at ₹380, so that after giving 5 % discount, there is 25 % profit? 

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    ₹ 500
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    ₹ 600
    Correct
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    ₹ 400
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 450
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Answer : 1. "₹ 500 "

Q:

A trader makes a profit equal to the selling price of 75 articles when he sold 100 of the articles . What % profit did he make in the transaction?

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    300%
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    150%
    Correct
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    33.33%
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    75%
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Answer : 1. "300% "

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The price of 6 pencils is Rs. 30 and that of 12 pens is Rs. 120. What is the average price of 50 pencils and 50 pens?

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    Rs. 6.75
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    Rs. 7.5
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    Rs. 5
    Correct
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    Rs. 5.75
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 7.5 "

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