Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A shopkeeper sold sarees at Rs. 266 each after giving 5 % discount on labelled price. Had he not given the discount, he would have earned a profit of 12 % on the cost price. What was the cost price of each saree? 

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    Rs. 240
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs. 250
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 280
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 260
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 250 "

Q:

The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If there is 25% gain, then the value of x

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    15
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    16
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    18
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    25
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "16"

Q:

A shopkeeper marks an article 24% above its cost price and allows a 15% discount on the marked price. If he earns a profit of Rs. 27 by selling the article, then the selling price of the article is:

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    Rs. 522
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs. 508
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 527
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs. 517
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 5
    Rs. 817
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 527"

Q:

A drug dealer sells a tablet for 5 rupees. If he buys a tablet packet for Rs 50 and if a tablet packet contains 25 tablets, what will be his profit percentage?

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    100%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    150%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    50 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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    200%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "150%"

Q:

Ram sold an article for Rs 380 at some profit. Had he sold it for Rs 300, then there would have been a loss equal to one-third at the initial point. What was the cost price of the article? 

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    320
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    350
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    420
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    450
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "320 "

Q:

A manufacturer fixes his selling price at over the cost of production. If the cost of production goes up by 12 % and manufacturer raises his selling price by 10%, his percentage profit is 

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    35%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. ""

Q:

An article is sold for Rs 4,777 after giving a discount of 15%. What is the marked price of the article?

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    5495
    Correct
    Wrong
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    5420
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    5620
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    5348
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "5620"

Q:

Two - third of a consignment was sold at a profit of 5% and the remaining at a loss of 2 %. If the total profit was Rs. 400. then the value of the consignment was

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    Rs . 16,000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs . 16,500
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs . 15,000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs . 15,500
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs . 15,000 "

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