Discount Questions and answers

  1. Aptitude
    1. Compound interest
    2. Boat and Stream
    3. Trains
    4. Percentage
    5. Discount
    6. Mixture and Allegation
    7. Unitary Method
    8. Work and Wages
    9. Pipes and Cisterns
    10. Linear Equations
    11. Approximation
    12. Word problems
    13. Number System
    14. Time and Distance
    15. Average
    16. Ratio and Proportions
    17. Profit and Loss
    18. Partnership
    19. Permutation and combination
    20. Probability
    21. Problem on ages
    22. Time and work
    23. Simple and compound interest
    24. Mensuration
    25. Number series
91). A retailer buys 40 pens at the marked price of 36 pens from a wholesaler. If he sells these pens giving a discount of 1% on the marked price, what is the profit percent?
A). 9%
B). 10%
C). \( \Large 10 \frac{1}{9} % \)
D). 11%
92). The marked price of a watch is Rs.1000. A retailer buys it at Rs.810 after getting two successive discounts of 10% and another rate which is illegible. What is the second discount rate ?
A). 15%
B). 10%
C). 8%
D). 6.5%
93). The equivalent single discount for two successive discounts of 15% and 10% is
A). 25%
B). 20%
C). 23.5%
D). 20.85%
94). A dealer offers a discount of 10% on the marked price of an article and still makes a profit of 20%. If its marked price is Rs.800, then the cost price of the article is :
A). Rs. 900
B). Rs. 800
C). Rs. 1700
D). Rs. 600
95). The marked price of an article is Rs.200. A discount of \( \Large 12 \frac{1}{2} % \)is allowed on the marked price and a profit of 25% is made The cost price of the article is :
A). Rs.200
B). Rs.175
C). Rs.120
D). Rs.140


96). A shopkeeper earns a profit of 10% after allowing a discount of 20% on the marked price. The cost price of the article whose marked price is Rs.880, is
A). Rs.704
B). Rs.640
C). Rs.774
D). Rs.680
97). A fan is listed at Rs.1,500 and a discount of 20% is offered on the list price. What additional discount must be offered to the customer now to bring the net price to Rs.1104 ?
A). 8.00%
B). 10.00%
C). 15.00%
D). 12.00%
98). An item is marked for Rs. 240 for sale. If two successive discounts of 10% and 5% are allowed on the selling price, the selling price of the article will be
A). Rs.205.20
B). Rs.204
C). Rs.34.80
D). Rs.36
99). A single discount equivalent to the successive discounts of 10%,20% and 25% is
A). 55.00%
B). 45.00%
C). 46.00%
D). 60.00%
100). The discount series 10%, 20%, 40% is equivalent to a single discount of
A). 50.00%
B). 56.80%
C). 60.00%
D). 62.28%
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