Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

The profit on selling an article for Rs.1,100 is equal to three times the amount of loss on selling it for Rs.700. To gain 12.5%, the article must be sold for:

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    Rs.956
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    Rs.877.50
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.787.50
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs.900
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "Rs.900"

Q:

A shopkeeper bought 80 pens in Rs. 400. He sold 40 pens at 60% profit and sold the remaining pens at 20% profit. If he had sold all the pens at a 15% profit, how much less profit would he have made?

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    Rs. 65
    Correct
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    Rs. 80
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 100
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 120
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 150
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 100"

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An item costing Rs. 840 was sold by a shopkeeper at a gain of 10 % and it was again sold by the new buyer at a loss of 5 %. Find selling price of the item is: 

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    Rs. 924
    Correct
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    Rs. 37.80
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 877.80
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs.798
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 877.80 "

Q:

A cloth merchant on selling 33 metres of cloth obtains a profit equal to the selling price of 11 metres of cloth , the profit is 

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    50%
    Correct
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    11%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    40%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    22%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "50% "

Q:

Vishal sells a bag at a profit of 40%. If Vishal's profit is ₹880, then what is the cost price of the bag?

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    ₹ 2,000
    Correct
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    ₹ 2,450
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 1,900
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 2,200
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "₹ 2,200"

Q:

Vivek buys 3 shirts at an average price of Rs. 1250. If he buys 2 more shirts at an average price of Rs. 1450. What will be the average price (in Rs.) of all the 5 shirts he buys?

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    1350
    Correct
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    1390
    Correct
    Wrong
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    1330
    Correct
    Wrong
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    1310
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "1330"

Q:

If a trader finds out that his profit is equal to 20 percent of the selling price, then his actual profit is.

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    20 %
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    22 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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    25 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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    30 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "25 %"

Q:

When a mobile is sold at 6 percent profit, it gets Rs. 870 more than it is sold at 6 percent loss. So what is the purchase price of mobile?

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    7250
    Correct
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    7266
    Correct
    Wrong
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    7217
    Correct
    Wrong
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    7243
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "7250"

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