Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Shashi sells two articles for ₹5,000 each with no loss and no profit in the overall transaction. If one article is sold at $$16{2\over 3}\%$$loss, then the other is sold at a profit of:

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    25%
    Correct
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    24%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    16%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    18%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "25%"

Q:

A salesman expects a gain of 13% on his cost price. If in a month his sale was ₹ 7,91,000, what was his profit ? 

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    ₹ 91,000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 97,786
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹ 85,659
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    ₹ 88,300
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "₹ 91,000 "
Explanation :

Q:

An item when sold for ₹ 1,690 earned 30% profit on the cost price. Then the cost price is 

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    ₹ 1,300
    Correct
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    ₹ 130
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 507
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 630
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "₹ 1,300 "
Explanation :

Q:

By selling 100 pencils, A shopkeeper gains the selling price of 20 pencils. His gain percentage is

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    15
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    12
    Correct
    Wrong
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    25
    Correct
    Wrong
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    20
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "25 "

Q:

A man buys a cycle for ₹1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle?

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    ₹1160
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    ₹1000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹1202
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    ₹1190
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "₹1190 "
Explanation :

Q:

If the loss is 20%, by what fraction should the selling price be multiplied to get the cost price?

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    4/5
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    8/5
    Correct
    Wrong
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    5/4
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    6/5
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "5/4"

Q:

A man bought an old typewriter for ₹1200 and spent ₹200 on its repair. He sold it for ₹1680. His profit percent is :

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    8%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    16%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    20%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    10%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "20% "
Explanation :

Q:

Shopkeeper sold an article after allowing two successive discounts of 15% and 20% on it. If shopkeeper earned 2% profit on selling the article and total discount allowed by him is Rs. 192, then find cost price of the article?

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    Rs.500
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs.400
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.300
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs.600
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "Rs.400"

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