Q.1
A bookseller procures 40 books for Rs. 3200 and sells them at a profit equal to the selling price of 8 books. What is the selling price of one dozen books, if the price of each book is same?
Q.2
A manufacturer fixes his selling price $$33\frac{1}{3}$$% over the cost of production. If cost of production goes up by 12% and manufacturer raises his selling price by 10% , his percentage profit is = ?
Q.3
If there is a profit of 20% on the cost price of an article, the percentage of profit calculated on its selling price will be -
Q.4
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.5
Prateek sold a music system to Karthik at 20% gain and karthik sold it to Swastik at 40% gain. If Swastik paid Rs. 10500 for the music system, What amount did Prateek pay for the same ?
Q.6
A bought a radio set and spent Rs. 110 on its repairs. He then sold it to B at 20% profit, B sold it to C at a loss of 10% and C sold it for Rs. 1188 at a profit of 10% . What is the amount for which A bought the radio set ?
Q.7
A car worth Rs. 150000 was sold by x to y at 5% profit. y sold the car back to x at 2% loss. In the entire transaction = ?
Q.8
An article passing through two hands is sold at a profit of 38% at the original cost price. If the first dealer makes a profit of 20% , then the profit percent made by the second is -
Q.9
The marked price of a CD is Rs. 250. It is sold for Rs. 225. The rate of discount is = ?
Q.10
A house was sold for Rs. y by giving a discount of x% , then the list price was = ?
Q.11
How much percentage above the cost price should a shopkeeper mark on his goods so that after allowing a discount of 10% he should gain 26% ?
Q.12
A retailer purchased radiosets at the rate of Rs. 400 each from a wholesaler. He raised the price by 30% and then allowed a discount of 8% on each set. His profit will be = ?
Q.13
A dealer buys an article listed at Rs. 100 and gets successive discount of 10% and 20% . He spends 10% of the cost price on transportation. At what price should he sell the article to earn a profit of 15% ?
Q.14
Allowing 20% and 15% successive discounts, the selling price of an article becomes Rs. 3060: then the marked price will be = ?
Q.15
An article which is marked at Rs. 975 is sold for Rs. 897. The % discount is = ?
Q.16
The difference between successive discounts of 40% followed by 30% and 45% followed by 20% on the marked price of an article is Rs. 12. The marked price of the article is = ?
Q.17
List price of a book is Rs. 100. A dealer sells three such books for Rs. 274.50 after allowing discount at a certain rate, find the rate of discount = ?
Q.18
A shopkeeper advertises for selling cloth at 4% loss. However, by using a false meter scale he actually gains 20% . What is the actual length of the scale ?
Q.19
A trader professes to sell his goods at a nominal gain percentage but actually earns $$37\frac{1}{2}$$% profit by using false weight. If for a kg he uses a weight of 800 gm, what is the nominal gain percentage at which he claims to be selling his goods ?
Q.20
Left pan of a faculty balance weighs 100 grams more than its right pan. A shopkeeper keeps the weight measure in the left pan while buying goods but keeps it in the right pan while selling his goods. He uses only 1 kg weight measure. If he sells his goods at the listed cost price, what is his gain ?
Q.21
A dishonest dealer sells the goods at 20% loss on cost price but uses 15% less weight. What is his percentage profit or loss ?
Q.22
A shopkeeper cheats to the extent of 10% while buying as well as selling, by using false weights. His total gain is -
Q.23
By mixing two brands of tea and selling the mixture at the rate of Rs. 177 per kg, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 18% . If to every 2 kg of one brand costing Rs. 200 per kg, 3 kg of the other brand is added, then how much per kg does he other brand cost ?
Q.24
A milkman cheats his customer in two ways. He mixes 10% water in pure milk and increases the price of milk by 10% . He purchases 20 kg pure milk at a rate of Rs. 15 per kg. His total profit by selling it is -
Q.25
A stockist wants to make some profit by selling sugar. He contemplates about various methods. Which of the following would maximize his profit ?
Q.26
A shopkeeper marks his goods 15% above the cost price, but allows 20% discount for cash. His net loss is = ?
Q.27
A trader allows a discount of 10% on the marked price. He still has a profit of 17% on the cost price. Find the profit percentage. If he sells at the marked price = ?
Q.28
While selling to the retailer, a company allows 30% discount on the marked price of their products. If the retailer sells those products at marked price, his profit % will be = ?
Q.29
A trader marked the price of a commodity so as to include a profit of 25% , but allow discount of 16% on the marked price. His actual profit will be = ?
Q.30
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 = ?
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