Q.1
A shopkeeper wishes to give 5% commission on the marked price of an article but also wants to earn a profit of 10%. If his cost price is Rs. 95, then marked price is:
Q.2
A dealer buys an article marked at Rs. 25,000 with 20% and 5% off. He spends Rs. 1,000 for its repairs and sells it for Rs. 25,000. What is his gain or loss per cent?
Q.3
A trader sells his goods at a discount 20%. He still makes a profit of 25%. If he sells the goods at the marked price only, his profit will be:
Q.4
An article is listed at Rs. 920. A customer pays Rs. 742.90 for it after getting two successive discounts. If the rate of first discount is 15%, the rate of 2nd discount is:
Q.5
After allowing a discount of 11.11%, a trader still makes a gain of 14.28%. At how many percent above the cost price does he mark on his goods?
Q.6
A dealer buys dry fruits at Rs. 100, Rs. 80, and Rs. 60 per kilogram. He mixes them in the ratio 3:4:5 by weight and sells at a profit of 50%. At what price per kilogram does he sell the dry fruits?
Q.7
A sells an article to B at a profit of 10% B sells the article back to A at a loss of 10%. In this transaction:
Q.8
A person sold a horse at a gain of 15%. Had he bought it for 25% less and sold it for Rs. 600 less, he would have made a profit of 32%. The cost price of the horse was:
Q.9
The cost price of an article is 80% of its marked price for sale. How much per cent does the tradesman gain after allowing a discount of 12%?
Q.10
If a man were to sell his chair for Rs. 720, he would lose 25%. To gain 25% he should sell it for:
Q.11
A trader sells two brands of petrol; one is Extra Premium and other one is speed. He mixes 12 litres Extra Premium with 3 litres of speed and by selling this mixture at the price of Extra Premium he gets the profit of 9.09. If the price of Extra Premium Rs. 48 per litre, then the price of Speed is:
Q.12
At what percent above the cost price must a shopkeeper mark his goods so that he gains 20% even after giving a discount of 10% on the marked price ?
Q.13
A discount of 10% is given by a salesman for cash payment. What should be the marked price if he wants to earn a profit of 5% ?
Q.14
A shopkeeper purchased 50 dozen cups for Rs. 3000. Out of these, 60 cups were broken and could not be sold. At what rate per dozen should he sell the remaining cup to make a profit of 20% ?
Q.15
If a commission at the rate of 10% is given to a bookseller on the marked price of a book by the publisher, the publisher gains 20% . If the commission is increased to 15% , then the gain percent would be = ?
Q.16
A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. The ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book is -
Q.17
Pawan kaul earns 15 percent on an investment but loses 10 percent on another investment. If the ratio of two investments is 3 : 5, then the combined loss percent is = ?
Q.18
A shopkeeper marks his goods at such a price that after allowing a discount of 12.5 % on the marked price, he still earns a profit of 10%. The marked price of an article which costs him Rs. 4900 is -
Q.19
A person sells an article for Rs. 75 and gains as much percent as the cost price of the article in rupees. The cost price of the article is = ?
Q.20
A clock was sold for Rs. 144. If the percentage of profit was numerically equal to the cost price the cost of the clock was = ?
Q.21
A trader sells two bullocks for Rs. 8400 each, neither losing nor gaining in total. If he sold of one of the bullocks at a gain of 20%, the other is sold at a loss of = ?
Q.22
By selling an article at $$\frac{3}{4}$$ of selling price, a trader incurred a loss of 10%. The Profit/loss percentage, when it is sold at the original selling price, is = ?
Q.23
A showroom owner sells a leather jacket for Rs. x and claims to make a profit of 10%. He plans to have a stall in the trade fair and marks the same jacket at Rs. 2x. At the stall,he allows a discount of 20%. What will be the percentage profit that he will make at the trade fair?
Q.24
If the price of eraser is reduced by 25%. A person can buy 2 more erasers for a rupee. How many erasers are available for a rupee after reduction ?
Q.25
If a company sells a car with a marked price of Rs. 272000 and gives a discount of 4% on Rs. 200000 and 2.5% on the remaining amount of Rs. 72,000, then the actual price charged by the company for the car is -
Q.26
An umbrella marked at Rs. 80 is sold for Rs. 68. The following rate of discount is:
Q.27
The price of an article by 30% and then two successive discounts of 10% each are allowed. Ultimately, the price of the article is -
Q.28
A sells a car priced at Rs. 36000. He gives a discount of 8% on the 1st Rs. 20000 and 5% on the remaining Rs. 16000 B also sells a car of the same make, period at Rs. 36000. He gives a discount of 7% on the total price. Calculate the actual price charged by A and B for the cars =
Q.29
By selling 33 meters of cloth a person gains the cost price of 11 meters. Find his gain % = ?
Q.30
A cloth merchant on selling 33 meters of cloth obtains a profit equal to the selling price of 11 meters of cloth the profit is = ?
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