Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer

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

Q:

A merchant marked the price of an article by incresing its pro- duction cost by 40% .Now he al- lows 20% discount and gets a profit of Rs. 48 after selling it. The production cost is 

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    Rs. 320
    Correct
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    Rs. 360
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 400
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs 440
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 400 "

Q:

The profit earned by selling an article for ₹832 is equal to the loss incurred when the article is sold for ₹448. What will be the selling price of the article if it is sold at a ₹10%, loss?

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    ₹576
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    ₹540
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹625
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹640
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "₹576 "

Q:

A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a false weight and thus gains 15%. For a kilogram, he uses a weight of _________ (rounded off to one digit after decimal).

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    833.3 gm
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    876.7 gm
    Correct
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    869.6 gm
    Correct
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    898.33 gm
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "869.6 gm"

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
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  • 4
    61.66%
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "58.33%"

Q:

Remi earns a profit of 20% on selling an article at a certain price. If she sells the articles for ₹8 more, she will gain 30%. What is the original cost price of 16 such articles?

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    ₹1,152
    Correct
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    ₹1,120
    Correct
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    ₹1,280
    Correct
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    ₹1,200
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "₹1,280"

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

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Shashi sells two articles for ₹5,000 each with no loss and no profit in the overall transaction. If one article is sold at 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
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    18%
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "25%"

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