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
61). A man loses 10% by selling an article for Rs.180. At what price should he sell it to gain 10%?
A). Rs.220
B). Rs.217.80
C). Rs.200
D). Rs.216
62). A calculator is bought for Rs.350 and sold at a gain of 15%. What will be the selling price of calculator (in Rs.)
A). Rs.385
B). Rs.375
C). Rs.472
D). Rs.402.5
63). By selling a cellphone for Rs.2400, a shopkeeper make a profit of 25%. Then, his profit percentage, if he had sold it for Rs.2040, is
A). 10%
B). 6.25%
C). 6.50%
D). 15%
64). If the cost price is 95% of the selling price, what is the profit per cent?
A). 4
B). 4.75
C). 5
D). 5.26
65). The owner of a cell phone shop charges his customer 28% more than the cost price. If the customer paid Rs.8960 for the cell phone, what was the cost price of the cell phone?
A). Rs.7800
B). Rs.7000
C). Rs.6900
D). Rs.6850


66). Selling price of an article is Rs.2220 and the per cent profit earned is 20% What is the cost price of the article?
A). Rs.1750
B). Rs.1876
C). Rs.1776
D). Rs.1850
67). Rajan sold an article for Rs.6000 at a loss of 25%. Find the cost price.
A). Rs.7500
B). Rs.7200
C). Rs.8000
D). Rs.8500
68). A trader buys some goods for Rs.150. If the overhead expenses be 12% of the cost price, at what price should it be sold to earn 10%?
A). Rs.184.80
B). Rs.185.80
C). Rs.187.80
D). Rs.188.80
69). A person sold an article for Rs.3600 and got a profit of 20%. Had he sold the article for Rs.3150, how much profit would he have got?
A). 4%
B). 5%
C). 6%
D). 10%
70). Meera purchased 23 bracelets at the rate of Rs.160 per bracelet. At what rate per bracelet should she sell the bracelets so that profit earned is 15%?
A). Rs.184
B). Rs.186
C). Rs.192
D). Rs.198
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