Profit and Loss 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
51). A man sold two horses for Rs.990 each gaining 10% on the one and losing 10% on the other. His total gain or loss is
A). gain of Rs.20
B). loss of Rs.20
C). gain of Rs.25
D). loss of Rs.25
52). A man sold two huts for Rs.900 each gaining 10% on the one and losing 10% on the other. His gain or loss is
A). gain of 1%
B). loss of 1%
C). gain of \( \Large \frac{1}{2}\% \)
D). loss of \( \Large \frac{1}{2}\% \)
53). A trader allows 15% trade discount and 10% cash discount. The selling price of an article, if its marked price is Rs.400, is
A). Rs.300
B). Rs.325
C). Rs.31
D). Rs.306
54). A sold a motor cycle to B at a gain of 15%, B sold it to C at a gain of 20%. If C paid Rs.897, then A would have paid
A). Rs.350
B). Rs.1,210
C). Rs.750
D). Rs.650
55). A profit of 20% is made if an article is sold at Rs.48. The selling price, it is actually sold at a loss of 10% would be
A). Rs.44
B). Rs.40
C). Rs.38
D). Rs.36


56). A person buys a book for Rs.200 and sells it for Rs.225. What will be his galn per cent?
A). 13%
B). 14%
C). 18.40%
D). 12.50%
57). A salesman expects a gain of 13% on his cost price. If in a month, his sale was Rs.791000, what was his profit?
A). Rs.91000
B). Rs.97786
C). Rs.85659
D). Rs.88300
58). A gold bracelet is sold for Rs.14500 at a loss of 20%. What is the cost price of the gold bracelet?
A). Rs.18125
B). Rs.17400
C). Rs.15225
D). Rs.16800
59). Anita purchased a bicycle at a cost of Rs.3200. She sold it at a loss of Rs. 240. At what price did she sell the bicycle?
A). Rs.2960
B). Rs.2690
C). Rs.3440
D). Rs.3360
60). By selling a cycle for Rs.2345, a student loses 19%. His cost price is nearly
A). Rs.4000
B). Rs.5000
C). Rs.3000
D). Rs.3500
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