Some articles were bought at 6 articles for Rs. 5 and sold at 5 articles for Rs. 6. Gain percent is:
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On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is:
A. Rs. 45
B. Rs. 50
C. Rs. 55
D. Rs. 60
E. None of these
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When a plot is sold for Rs. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price must that plot be sold in order to gain 15%?
A. Rs. 21,000
B. Rs. 22,500
C. Rs. 25,300
D. Rs. 25,800
E. None of these
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100 oranges are bought at the rate of Rs. 350 and sold at the rate of Rs. 48 per dozen. The percentage of profit or loss is:
A. 14 7 2 % gain
B. 15% gain
C. 14 7 2 % loss
D. 15% loss
E. None of these
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A shopkeeper sells one transistor for Rs. 840 at a gain of 20% and another for Rs. 960 at a loss of 4%. His total gain or loss percent is:
A. 5 17 15 % loss
B. 5 17 15 % gain
C. 6 3 2 % gain
D. None of these
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A trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20 per kg with 30 kg of rice of other variety at Rs. 36 per kg and sells the mixture at Rs. 30 per kg. His profit percent is:
A. No profit, no loss
B. 5%
C. 8%
D. 10%
E. None of these
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The ratio of the cost price and selling price is 5 : 4, the loss percent is = ?
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If selling price of an article is 5 8 times of its cost price, the profit percent on it is = ?
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If the cost price of 12 oranges is equal to selling price of 10 oranges, then the percentage of profit is = ?
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The cost price of an article is Rs. 7840. What should be the selling price of the article so that there is a profit of 7% ?
A. Rs. 8000
B. Rs. 8300
C. Rs. 8388.80
D. Rs. 8500.50
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A shopkeeper purchased 70 kg of potatoes for Rs. 420 and sold the whole lot at the rate of Rs. 6.50 per kg. What will be his gain percent ?
A. 4 6 1 %
B. 6 4 1 %
C. 8 3 1 %
D. 20%
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A merchant marked cloth at Rs. 50 metre. He offers 2 successive discounts of 15% and 20%. The net price/metre is = ?
A. Rs. 32.50
B. Rs. 42.50
C. Rs. 34.00
D. Rs. 40.00
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If the cost price of 10 articles is equal to the selling price of 7 articles, then the gain or loss percent is = ?
A. 51% gain
B. 42 7 6 % gain
C. 35% loss
D. 42 7 6 % loss
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A coconut merchant finds that the cost price of 2750 coconuts is the same as the selling price of 2500 coconuts. His loss or gain will be = ?
A. 5% loss
B. 10% gain
C. 15% loss
D. 20% gain
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By selling an article for Rs. 100 a man gains Rs.15. Then, his gain % is -
A. 15%
B. 12 3 2 %
C. 17 17 11 %
D. 17 4 1 %
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A trader buys some goods for Rs. 150. If the overhead expenses be 12% of cost price, then 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
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If the loss of percent on article is 15%. Then the ratio of the cost price and selling price will be = ?
A. 17 : 20
B. 20 : 17
C. 23 : 15
D. 15 : 23
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List price of T.V is Rs. 2300 and discount series found to be 25% ans 10%. Then the selling price of T.V is = ?
A. Rs. 1255.50
B. Rs. 1525.50
C. Rs. 1552.50
D. Rs. 1555.20
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Gopi goes from place A to B to bye an article costing 15% less at B, although he spends Rs. 150 on travelling, still he gains Rs. 150 compared to buying it at A. His profit percent is = ?
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If an article is sold at 200 percent profit, then the ratio of its cost price to its selling price will be -
A. 1 : 2
B. 2 : 1
C. 1 : 3
D. 3 : 1
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