Profit And Loss MCQs with Answers 2027

Q121

A trader sells an article and loses

12 \frac{1}{2}

%. The ratio of cost price to the selling price is -

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Q122

Open question

If the cost price of 18 articles is equal to the selling price of 16 articles, the gain or loss is = ?

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Q123

Open question

The price of a refrigerator and a television set are in the ratio 5 : 3. If the refrigerator costs Rs. 5500 more than the television set, then the price of the refrigerator is = ?

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Q124

Open question

If books bought at prices from Rs. 150 to Rs. 300 are sold at prices ranging from Rs. 250 to Rs. 350. What is the greatest possible profit that might be made in selling 15 books ?

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Q125

Open question

A person buys an article for Rs. p and sells it for Rs. q thereby gaining r% . The selling price in terms of cost price may be written as -

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Q126

Open question

The owner of a furniture shop charges his customer 28% more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs. 23680 for a dining table set, then what was the original price of the dining set ?

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Q127

Open question

An article marked at Rs. 540 is sold at Rs. 496.80 in an off - season offer. Then the rate of discount offered (in percent) is = ?

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Q128

Open question

Bhuvnesh sell two tape recorders at the same price. On one, he gains 10% and on the other he loses 10%. The total gain or loss in the transaction is = ?

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Q129

Open question

A cloth merchant has announced 25% rebate in prices. If one needs to have a rebate of Rs. 40 then how many metres of cloth costing Rs. 32 per metre he should purchase = ?

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Q130

Open question

A shopkeeper expects a gain of

22 \frac{1}{2}

% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, what was his profit ?

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Q131

Open question

Abhishek purchased 140 shirts and 250 trousers @ Rs. 450 and @ Rs. 550 respectively. What should be the overall average selling price of shirts and trousers so that 40% profit is earned ? (rounded off to next integer)

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Q132

Open question

A man sells two chairs at Rs. 120 each and by doing so he gains 25% on one chair and loses 25% on the other. His loss on the whole in Rs. is = ?

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Q133

Open question

A man wanted to sell an article with 20% profit: but he actually sold at 20% loss for Rs. 480, at what price he wanted to sell it to earn the profit = ?

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Q134

Open question

A shopkeeper sells an article at a loss of

12 \frac{1}{2}

% . Had he sold it for Rs. 51.80 more, he would have earned a profit of 6% . The cost price of the article is = ?

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Q135

Open question

A person purchased 10 dozen pens at the rate of Rs. 4 per dozen. On checking, he found that 20 pens were not working. In order to earn 25% profit, he should sell the remaining pens each at -

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Q136

Open question

Jacob bought a scooter for a certain sum of money. He spent 10% of the cost on repairs and sold the scooter for a profit of Rs. 1100. How much did he spend on repairs if he made a profit of 20% ?

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Q137

Open question

A person sells a table at a profit of 10% . If he had bought the table at 5% less cost and sold for Rs. 80 more, he would have gained 20% . The cost price of the table is = ?

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Q138

Open question

A radio is sold for Rs. 990 at a profit of 10% . What would have been the actual profit or loss on it had it been sold for Rs. 890 ?

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Q139

Open question

A man sells an article at 10% loss. If he had sold it at Rs. 10 more, he would have gained 10% . The cost price of the article is = ?

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Q140

Open question

By selling a bicycle for Rs. 2850, a shopkeeper gains 14% . If the profit is reduced to 8% then the selling price will be -

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