Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

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

Q:

Arun bought an old computer and spent ₹110 on its repairs. He then sold it to Bhola at a profit of 20%. Bhola sold it to Chandan at a loss of 10%. Chandan finally sold it for ₹1,188 at a profit of 10%. How much did Arun buy the computer for?

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    ₹890
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    ₹640
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    ₹750
    Correct
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    ₹1,050
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Answer : 1. "₹890"

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
    Wrong
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    Rs. 750
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 800 "

Q:

A shopkeeper bought goods for Rs. 2025. He sold th of it at 20% profit and the remaining at the profit of 5%, the profit per cent on the whole is

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    6%
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    7%
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    6.5%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    8%
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Answer : 4. "8%"

Q:

Arun purchased 30 kg. of rice at the rate of Rs. 17.50 per kg. and another Rs. 30 kg. at a certain rate. He mixed the two and sold the entire quantity at the rate Rs. 18.60 per kg. and made 20% overall profit. At what price per kg. did he pruchase the lot of another 30 kg. rice?

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    Rs.11.50
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    Rs.12.00
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  • 3
    Rs.14.50
    Correct
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    Rs.13.50
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Answer : 4. "Rs.13.50"

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

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
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 2800
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 2820
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Answer : 2. "₹ 2700"

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