Profit and Loss Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Prakash, Sunil and Anil started a business jointly investing Rs. 11 lakhs, Rs. 16.5 lakhs and Rs 8.25 lakhs respectively. The profit earned by them in the business at the end of three years was Rs. 19.5 lakhs. What will be the 50% of Anil's share in the profit?
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5e4d07f9701cfd31ff632dc3- 1Rs. 4.5 lakhsfalse
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- 3Rs. 2.5 lakhsfalse
- 4Rs. 3.75 lakhsfalse
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 2.25 lakhs "
Q: A piece of land came to a person through three middlemen each gaining 20%. If the person purchased the land for Rs. 3,45,600 the original cost of the land was:
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5efd52dceb90be58c591c022- 1Rs.1,75,800false
- 2Rs.2,00,000true
- 3Rs.1,00,000false
- 4Rs.1,50,000false
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Answer : 2. "Rs.2,00,000"
Q: By selling 15 mangoes, a fruit seller gains the selling price of 3 mangoes. His gain is
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5ee9abc7eee45c3b8374b6aa- 125%true
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Answer : 1. "25%"
Q: A trader sold an article at profit of 20%. Had he bought that article at 60% less price and sold it at Rs 90 less, then he would have gained 50%. What is the value (in Rs) of cost price?
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5efd52047228dd6b06e2c9a3- 1250false
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Answer : 3. "150 "
Q: A starts a business, after 6 months B also join him with Rs.4500 and after 2 months of B’s joining C also join them with Rs.4500. If A gets approx. Rs 4900 out of total annual profit of Rs. 10,000 then find the approximate value of initial investment of A.
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5df9b7bd9e7c624c9bfe900b- 1Rs. 4800false
- 2Rs. 4200false
- 3Rs. 3600true
- 4Rs 4400false
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 3600"
Q: On selling 36 oranges one incurs a loss equal to selling Price of 4 oranges. What will be the loss%? 3179 05d133058925caa2d5bbbff6b
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Answer : 1. "10%"
Q: If 5500 copies are published and the transportation cost on them amounts to Rs. 82,500, then what should be the selling price of the book so that the publisher can earn a profit of 25%?
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- 1Rs. 187.50true
- 2Rs. 191.50false
- 3Rs. 175false
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 187.50"
Explanation :
For the publisher to earn a profit of 25% S.P = 125% of C.P.
Also Transportation Cost = 10% of C.P.
Let the S.P of 5500 books be Rs. x.
Then, 10 : 125 = 82500 : x ⇒ x = Rs.
= Rs. 1031250.
⸫ S.P. of one book = Rs.
= Rs. 187.50.
Q: An article is sold at a loss of 20 %. It yields Rs. 60 more when it is sold at a gain of 20 %. The cost price of the article is
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5dcb83b9e9d33d6509bd9859- 1Rs. 200false
- 2Rs. 150true
- 3Rs. 140false
- 4Rs. 120false
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