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
61). Ravi ate in a restaurant and got a membership discount of 30% on the original bill amount but he had to pay 10% as service tax and 8% service charge on the discounted bill amount. If Ravi paid Rs.4,743, which included a tip of Rs.200, how much money did he give as service charge?
A). Rs.324
B). Rs.314
C). Rs.296
D). Rs.308
62). A company decided to sell Rs.50.000/- T.V. set for Rs.46,000/ as a world cup offer. What is the percentage discount offered by the company?
A). 7.5%
B). 7%
C). 6.5%
D). 8%
63). The labelled price of a cupboard is Rs.6,500/-. The shopkeeper sold it by giving 5% discount on the labelled price and earned a profit of 15%. What approximately is the cost price of the cupboard?
A). Rs.5,800/-
B). Rs.5,600/-
C). Rs.5.000/-
D). Rs.5,350/-
64). On a Rs.10,000 payment order, a person has choice between 3 successive discounts of 10%, 10% and 30%. and 3 successive discounts of 40%,. 5% and 5%. By choosing the better one he can save (in Rupees):
A). 200
B). 255
C). 400
D). 433
65). A book is listed at Rs.150. with a discount of 20 per cent. What additional discount must be offered to bring the net price to Rs.108?
A). 8 per cent
B). 10 per cent
C). \( \Large 12\frac{1}{2} \) per cent
D). 15 per cent


66). 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.4,900 is
A). Rs.5,390
B). Rs.6,160
C). Rs.5,490
D). Rs.6,260
67). A T-shirt marked at Rs. 400 is sold for Rs.360. The rate of discount is
A). 12%
B). 10%
C). 15%
D). 17%
68). The difference between a discount of 40% on Rs.500 and two successive discounts of 36% and 4% on the same amount is
A). Rs.0
B). Rs.2
C). Rsd.1.93
D). Rs.7.20
69). 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 is:
A). Rs.600
B). Rs.700
C). Rs.800
D). Rs.900
70). A seller allows a discount of 5% on a watch. If he allows a discount of 7%, he earns Rs.15 less in the profit. What is the marked price?
A). Rs.697.50
B). Rs.712.50
C). Rs.750
D). Rs.817.50
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