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
11). A retailer offers the following discount schemes for buyers on an article.
I. Two successive discounts of 10%.
II. A discount of 12% followed by a discount of 8%.
III. Successive discounts of 15% and 5%.
IV. A discount of 20%.
The selling price will be minimum under the scheme

A). I
B). II
C). III
D). IV
12). While selling, a businessman allows 40% discount on the marked price and there is a loss of 30%. If it is sold at the marked price, profit per cent will be
A). 10%
B). 20%
C). \( 16\frac{2}{3} \)%
D). \( 16\frac{1}{3} \)%
13). A man bought an article listed at Rs.1500 with a discount of 20% offered on the list price. What additional discount must be offered to the man to bring the net price to Rs.1104?
A). 8%
B). 10%
C). 12%
D). 15%
14). The cost price of an article is Rs.800. After allowing a discount of 10%, a gain of 12.5% was made. Then, the marked price of the article is
A). Rs.1000
B). Rs.1100
C). Rs.1200
D). Rs.1300
15). The marked price of a radio is Rs.480. The shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% and gains 8%. If no discount is allowed, his gain per cent would be
A). 18%
B). 18.50%
C). 20.50%
D). 20%


16). The marked price of a clock is Rs.3200. It is to be sold at Rs.2448 at two successive discounts. If the first discount is 10%, then the second discount is
A). 5%
B). 10%
C). 15%
D). 20%
17). The marked price of a TV is Rs.16000. After two successive discounts, it is sold for Rs.11400. If the first discount is 5%, then the rate of second discount is
A). 15%
B). 20%
C). 30%
D). 25%
18). A dealer marks his goods 30% above his cost price and then allows 15% discount on it. What is the cost price of an article on which he gains Rs.84?
A). Rs.800
B). Rs.560
C). Rs.373.33
D). Rs.280
19). A shopkeeper has announced 14% rebate on marked price of an article. If the selling price of the article is Rs.645, then the marked price of the article will be
A). Rs.800
B). Rs.810
C). Rs.750
D). Rs.775
20). A merchant has announced 25% rebate on prices of ready made garments at the time of sale. If a purchaser needs to have a rebate of Rs.400, then how many shirts, each costing Rs.320, should he purchase?
A). 10
B). 7
C). 6
D). 5
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