Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

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
    Wrong
  • 3
    56775
    Correct
    Wrong
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    55350
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    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "55350"

Q:

If a manufacturer gains 10 percent, wholesaler 15 percent and retailer 25 percent, then the production cost of an article, whose retail price is Rs. 1,265, is 

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    Rs. 800
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    Rs. 900
    Correct
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    Rs. 700
    Correct
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    Rs. 750
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 800 "

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

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

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

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

Q:

A vendor buys bananas at 12 for 45 and sells at 5 for 35. What will be the gain ? 

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    87 %
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    82 %
    Correct
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    92 %
    Correct
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    89 %
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Answer : 1. " 87 % "

Q:

A merchant has 1000 kg sugar, some part of which he sells at 8 % profit and the rest at 18 % profit. He gains 14 % on the whole. The quantity sold at 8 % profit is: 

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    400 kg
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    560 kg
    Correct
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    600 kg
    Correct
    Wrong
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    640 kg
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Answer : 1. "400 kg"

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