Profit and Loss Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A man bought a chair for ₹580. At what price should he sell the chair so as to gain 25%?

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    ₹1,080
    Correct
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    ₹725
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    ₹590
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    ₹820
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "₹725 "

Q:

A dealer buys a table listed at Rs 1,500 and gets successive discounts of 20% and 10%. He spends Rs. 20 on transportation and sells it at a profit of 20%. The selling price of the table is

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    Rs.1320
    Correct
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    Rs.1350
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs.1360
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    Rs.1380
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "Rs.1320 "
Explanation :

Q:

If a shopkeeper bought 70 kg of potatoes for Rs 420 and sold the entire purchase at the rate of 6.50 per kg, what was his profit percentage?

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    $$ {8{1\over 3}\%}$$
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    $$ {5{1\over 3}\%}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$ {8{2\over 3}\%}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$ {4{1\over 3}\%}$$
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    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "$$ {8{1\over 3}\%}$$"

Q:

Cost of 8 pencils, 5 pens and 3 erasers is Rs.111. Cost of 9 pencils, 6 pens and 5 erasers is Rs.130. Cost of 16 pencils, 11 pens and 3 erases is Rs. 221 What is the Cost (in Rs) of 39 pencil , 26 pens and 13 erasers ?

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    316
    Correct
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    624
    Correct
    Wrong
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    546
    Correct
    Wrong
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    482
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "546"

Q:

A man buys 12 articles for Rs. 12 /- and sells them at the rate of Rs.1.25 per article. His gain percentage is: 

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    20
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    25
    Correct
    Wrong
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    15
    Correct
    Wrong
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    18
    Correct
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Answer : 2. "25 "

Q:

Ranveer bought a computer paying 25% less than the list price and sold it to his neighbour at a 40% profit on his purchase cost. The profit percentage earned by Ranveer on the list price of the computer is:

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    10%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    7.5%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    6.67%
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    5%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "5%"

Q:

A sells a bicycle to B at a profit of 20%. B sells it to C at a profit of 25%. If C pays Rs. 225/- for it, the cost price of the bicycle for A is: 

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    Rs. 110 / -
    Correct
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  • 2
    Rs. 125 /-
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs. 120 / -
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 150 /-
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 150 /-"

Q:

A businessman sells a commodity at 10 % profit. If he had bought it at 10 % less and sold it for Rs. 2 less, then he would have gained $$16{2\over3}\%$$. The cost price of the commodity is 

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    Rs . 32
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 2
    Rs . 48
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    Rs . 36
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs . 40
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "Rs . 40 "

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