Profit and Loss Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Sarita started a boutique investing an amount of 50,000. Six months later Neeta joined her with an amount of 80,000.  At the end of one year they earned a profit of 18,000. What is the Sarita’s share in the profit?

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    9000
    Correct
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  • 2
    8000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    12000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    10000
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 4. "10000"

Q:

While selling an article for Rs 18450, a person suffered a loss of 50%. At what price he should have sold the article (in Rs) to earn a profit of 50%?

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    13837
    Correct
    Wrong
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    52000
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    56775
    Correct
    Wrong
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    55350
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "55350"

Q:

A sells to B an iron box at 10% profit. B sells it to C for 20% profit. If C pays Rs. 528 then then the cost price of A is

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    400
    Correct
    Wrong
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    508
    Correct
    Wrong
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    500
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    498
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "400"

Q:

Raghu sold an article for Rs. 180 after allowing a 20% discount on its marked price. Had he not allowed any discount, he would have gained 20%. What is the cost price of the article?

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    187.50
    Correct
    Wrong
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    192.80
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    188.60
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    190.40
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "187.50"

Q:

A trader makes a profit equal to the selling price of 75 articles when he sold 100 of the articles . What % profit did he make in the transaction?

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    300%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    150%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    33.33%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    75%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "300% "

Q:

A person has 12 bananas for Rs 24. Sell in So he got the benefit of 25 percent. How many bananas he buy in Rs. 40?

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    30
    Correct
    Wrong
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    25
    Correct
    Wrong
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    40
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    45
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "25"

Q:

If an article is sold at 200 % profit then the ratio of its cost price to its selling price will be 

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    1 : 2
    Correct
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  • 2
    2 : 1
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 3
    1 : 3
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    3 : 1
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 3. "1 : 3 "

Q:

A shopkeeper buys three products a, b, c and sells them at 20%, 30%, 40% profit, respectively. What is ratio of the selling price of these products, if the ratio of their cost prices is 4:3 :2?

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    48 : 39 : 28
    Correct
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    34 : 54 : 12
    Correct
    Wrong
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    24 : 39 : 14
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    56 : 26 : 21
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Answer : 1. "48 : 39 : 28"

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