Saturday, 2 June 2018

Profit and Loss ( for CSAT - II )


Profit  and Loss


1)A retailer buys a cooler for Rs.1200 and overhead expenses on it was Rs.40. If he sells the cooler for Rs.1550, determine his profit per cent?
a)  25%      b) 50%    c) 56 %  d) 57%       Ans : a

2) If the cost price of 15 articles is equal to the selling price of 12 articles, find the gain  per cent in the transaction.
a) 50%     b) 25%    c)          Ans : b

3) Damini sells an almirah costing Rs.2000 to Gulab and earns a profit of 6% . Gulab, in turn, sells it at a loss of 5%.  At what price did Gulab sell the almirah?
a) Rs.2014       b) Rs.2020         c) Rs.2030    d) Rs.2005      Ans : a

4) A shop keeper sells an article at a loss of 12 ½ % . Had he sold the article for Rs.51.80 more, he would have earned a profit of 6% . Determine the Cost Price of the article?
a) Rs.280   b) Rs.300  c) Rs.400    d) Rs.500       Ans : a

1)A dealer buys a wrist watch for Rs.225 and spends Rs.15 on its repairs. If he sells the same for Rs.300, find his profit percent?
a)30%        b)25%                                               c)15%                    d)26%              Ans: b

2) Sushil bought two boxes for Rs.1300 .  He sold one box at a profit of 20% and the other box at a loss of 12%. If the selling price of box boxes is the same, find the cost price of each box?
a)Rs.125 & Rs.500                 b)Rs.150 & Rs.300                                        c)Rs.300&Rs.350                               d)Rs.550 & Rs.750             Ans:  d


3) Dinesh sold his motor cycle to Naveen at a loss of 28%. Naveen spent Rs.1680 on its repairs and sold the motor cycle to Saran for Rs.35910, thereby making a profit of 12.5%. Find the cost of the motor cycle for Dinesh?
a)Rs.3000                 b)Rs.3500                                        c)Rs.4000                             d) Rs.4200             Ans:   d

4) Nafees bought a computer system for Rs.40,000. He sold it to Afroz at a loss of 4% . How much did Afroz spent?
a)Rs.38,400             b)Rs.40,000                                     c)Rs.50,000                         d)Rs.60,00              Ans:a


5) If the selling price of 20 articles is the same as the cost price of 23 articles, find the profit per cent?
 a)15%       b)25%                                               c)30%                    d)40%              Ans:  a

6) A dealer sold two coolers at Rs.2970 each. On selling one cooler he gained 10% and on selling the other he lost 10% . Find the dealer’s  loss percent?
a)2%          b)3%                                  c) 1%                     d)  5%            Ans:  c

7)Shahid bought two old scooters for Rs.9000. By selling one at a profit of 25% and the other at a loss of 20%, he neither gains or loses.   Find the cost price of each scooter?
a)Rs.5000 Rs.6000                b)Rs.6000   Rs.7000                      c)Rs.7000 Rs.8000 d) Rs.4000  Rs.5000             Ans:  d

8)A wholesaler sells 20 pens at the marked price (printed on the article) of 16 pens to a retailer. The retailer , in turn, sells them at the marked price. Determine the gain per cent to the retailer?

a)30%        b)35%                                               c)40%                    d)  25%            Ans:  d

9) A defective briefcase costing Rs.800 is being sold at a loss of 8%. If the price is further reduced by 5%, find its selling price?
a)RS.800                   b)Rs.500                                           c) Rs.699.20                        d)Rs.700              Ans: c


10) By selling 90 ball pens for Rs.160, a peson loses 20% . How many ball pens should be sold for Rs.96 so as to have a profit of 20% ?
a)24           b)        48                           c)            60           d)  36            Ans:  d

11) If the cost price of 10 chairs be equal to selling price of 16 chairs, find the loss per cent?
a)                b)                                        c)                            d) 37.5%             Ans:  d

12) If the cost price of 18 chairs be equal to selling price of 16 chairs, find the gain per cent?
a)15%        b)25%                                               c)  12.5%                              d)36%              Ans:  c

13) Damodar bought two buffaloes for Rs.30,000. By selling one at a loss of 15% and other at a gain of 19%, he found that the selling price of both buffaloes is the same. Find the cost price of each?
a)Rs.20000   Rs.30000          b)Rs.10000 Rs.20 000                  c) Rs.17500   Rs.12500 d)Rs.5000 Rs.6000              Ans:  c



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