Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

By selling a car for ₹ 64,000, Mr. Rao lost 20%. Then the cost price of the car is :

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    ₹ 80,000
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    ₹ 84,000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 72,000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 76,800
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "₹ 80,000 "
Explanation :

Q:

A man sells an article at 5 % above its cost price. If he had bought it at 5 % less than what he had paid for it and sold it at Rs. 2 less, he would have gained 10 %. The cost price of the article is 

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    Rs. 400
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    Rs. 100
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 200
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 300
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 400"

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The cost price of a radio is₹  600. The 5% of the cost price is charged towards transportation. After adding that, if the net profit to be made is 15%, then the selling price of the radio must be

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    ₹ 704.50
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    ₹ 724.50
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 664.50
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 684.50
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Answer : 2. "₹ 724.50 "
Explanation :

Q:

A Shopkeeper marks his goods 20 % above its cost price and gives 15 % discount on the marked price. Find the gain?

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    2 %
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    3 %
    Correct
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    4 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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    5 %
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "2 %"

Q:

By selling an article at 2/3 of the Marked price, there is a loss of 10%. The profit percent when the article is sold at the Marked prices

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    20%
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    30%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    35%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    40%
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "35%"

Q:

By selling an article for ₹72, there is a loss of 10%. At what price it should be sell to gain 10% profit?

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    ₹85
    Correct
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    ₹88
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹80
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹90
    Correct
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Answer : 2. "₹88"

Q:

If books bought at prices from ₹150 to ₹ 300 are sold at prices ranging from ₹ 250 to  ₹350, what is the greatest possible profit that might be made in selling 15 books ?

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    ₹ 750
    Correct
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    ₹ 4,250
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹ 3,000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Cannot be determined
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Answer : 3. "₹ 3,000"
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Q:

Shivani purchased five pens for ₹600. She sells these five pens at the rate of ₹50 per pen. What is the approximate lo percentage that Shivani incurred on selling the five pens?

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    58.33%
    Correct
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    48.33%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    53.33%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    61.66%
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Answer : 1. "58.33%"

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