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1. If a radio is purchased for Rs.480 and sold for Rs.465.50, nd the loss percent? (a) 5%
() !%
(c) "%
(d) 3%
!. # shop$eeper increased the price of a product 50% and later on reduced the price 50% the shop$eepers loss &as (a) 0%
() !.5%
(d) 0.!5%
(c) 25%
'. #n article &as sold at a prot 10%. ad it een sold at a loss of !0% the sellin price &ould ha*e een Rs +0 less. ind the cost price of the article? () Rs400
(a) Rs300
(c) Rs500
(d) Rs600
4. -ohan i/es 10$ of oil purchased at Rs 15 per $ &ith 5$ of oil purchased at Rs10 per $. If he sells he i/ture at 1!.5% prot, &hat is the sellin price of the oil per $? (a) Rs 14
() Rs11.!5
(c) Rs 15.75
(d) Rs 15
5. If a discount of 10% on the list price is allo&ed, then the prot is !0% &hat &ill e the percentae of prot &hen a discount of !0% is allo&ed. (a) 6 '4%
(b) 6 2/3%
(c) " !'%
(d) 6 1'%
6. # dishonest shop$eeper professes to sell oods at his cost price ust uses us es a fals false e &ei &eiht ht of
+50 +5 0 ra ras s for for each each $ilo $ilor ra. a. in ind d his his ain ain
percentae? (a) 1"100%
() 10018%
(c) 100/19%
(d) 1001"%
". 1' of a coodit coodit is sold sold at 15% prot, prot, 14 is sold at !0% !0% prot prot and the rest at !4% prot. If a total prot of Rs 6! is earned then nd the *alue of the coodit.
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(a) Rs '15
() Rs'!1
(c) Rs6!5
(d) Rs310
8. # person incurs a loss of 5% e sellin a &atch for Rs. 1140. #t &hat price should the &atch e sold to earn 5% prot. (# ) Rs.1!00
()Rs.1!'0
(C) Rs.1260
(2)Rs.1!+0
+. If the cost price of 1! tales is e3ual to the sellin price of 16 tales, the loss percent is (#)15%
(B) 25%
() !0%
(2) '0%
10. n sellin '' eters of cloths, a an earned one e3ual to the sellin price of 11 eters cloths. is prot percent is? () !0%
(a) 50%
(c) "0%
(d) '0%
11. ne fth of cost price, one se*enth of the ar$ed ar$ed price and one si/th si/th of the sellin price are e3ual. 7hat is the ain or loss to the trader? (a) 16.66% ain
() 15.66% loss
(c) !0% loss
(d)
20%
gain
1!. # an us 1 $ of sandal&ood and 1 $ of tea$&ood for the sae price. e sells one for 10% prot and the other for 10% loss. 7hat is his total prot or loss percentae? (a) 1% loss
() 1% ain
(c) No proft or oss
( d)
one
of
these
1'. ind the sinle discount e3ui*alent to a series discount of !0%, 10% and 5%. (a) '!.4%
() 68.4%
(c) 31.6%
(d) '5%
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14. If oo$s ouht at prices ranin fro Rs !00 to Rs '50 are sold at prices ranin fro Rs '00 to Rs 4!5, &hat is the reatest possile prot that iht e ade in sellin eiht oo$s. ( #) 4 0 0
( ) 6 0 0
(C) 1!00 (2)
annot
he
deterined
15. # producer of tea, lends t&o *arieties of tea fro t&o tea ardens one costin costin Rs 18 per $ and another Rs !0 per $ in the ratio 5 '. If he sells the lended *ariet at Rs R s !1 per $, then his ain percent is (#)10
()1+
(C)12
(2) !!
16. 9i$as ouht paper sheets for Rs "!00 and spent Rs !00 on transport. :ain Rs 600, he ade ''0 o/es , &hich he sold at Rs !8 each. is prot percentae is
(") 15.5
() 60
() 40 .
(2) one of these
1". If the anufacturer ains 10 %, the &holesale dealer 15 % and the retailer retailer !5 %, then nd the cost of production production of a tale, if the retail price of &hich is Rs 1!65. (#) Rs 6'!.50
() Rs 814
(C) Rs !00
(2) Rs 8'4.'4
18. # person ouht !0 litres of il$ at the rate of Rs 8 per litre. e ot it churned after spendin Rs 10 and ot 5 $ of crea and !0 litres of toned il$. If he sold the crea at Rs. '0 per $ and toned il$ at Rs 4 per litre, his prot in the transaction is (#) !5 %
() '".5 %
(C) 35.3 %
(2) 4!.5 %
1+. Raesh ouht a calculator &ith !0% discount on the ta price. e ot 10% prot sellin it for f or Rs 440. 7hat &as the ta price? (a) Rs 400
(a) Rs 800
(a) Rs 600
(a) Rs 500
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!0. # cloth erchant a$es an ad*ertiseent that he &ill ta$e onl 1.5% prot durin the 2i&ali sale. #fter the sale he actuall ade a prot of 1!% usin a fault eter rod. 7hat &as the lenth of the eter rod used the erchant? (a) 0.+!0!5
() 0.+5!5
(c) 0.90625 #
(d) 0.+80"5
$&' "*N&'N+ 1. sellin an electric lap at a cost of Rs 4800. # farer lost one 3uarter of &hat it cost, &hat &as the cost price? (a) Rs1!00
(b) Rs6,00
(c) Rs6000
(d)
one of these
!. ;he cost price of 50 articles is e3ual to the sellin price of '0 articles. ind the percentae ain (#) 60 %
() ''.' %
(C) 66.67 %
(2) 40%
'. # dishonest dealer professes to sell his oods at cost price ut uses a &eiht of +60 s for a $. ind his ain percent? (a) 5 15%
() ! 1' %
(c) , 1/6 %
(d) ' !'%
4. ;&o dealers # and sell the sae odel of refrierator for the sae
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sellin price. # i*es a successi*e discounts of !5% and 4% &hereas i*es successi*e discounts of 16% and 1!% .ro .ro &ho is it ore ad*antaeous to u the fride? (a) "
( )
(c) oth
(d) one of these
5. # trader allo&s t&o successi*e discounts of !0% and 15%. If he ets Rs.1'6 for an article, nd its ar$ed price. (a) Rs.150
(c) Rs.!!5
(b) Rs.200
(d) Rs.!50
6. # an loses Rs. !0 sellin a to at Rs. ' per piece and ains Rs. '0 sellin the sae piece at Rs. '.!5 per piece. the nuer of pieces sold the an is (a) 100
() 1!0
(d) '00
(c) 200
". 7hen the price of pressure coo$er &as increased 15% its sales fell do&n 15% ;he e
() 15% decrease
(c) ".5% increase (d)
2.25%
d-cr-as-
8. 7ith the one I ha*e I can u 50 pens or 150 pencils, I $ept 10% of it aside for ta/i fare, &ith the reainin, I purchased 54 pencils and : pens, &hat is the *alue of :?
(a) 27
() !5
(c) '5
(d) '0
+. # o sold his cap for Rs !4 and ot a percentae prot nuericall e3ual to the cost price. ;he cost price of the cap is (a) 40
(b) 20
(c) '5
(d ) '0
10. ;arun ;arun ot '0% concession c oncession on the laelled price of an article and sold it
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for Rs. 8"50 &ith !5% prot on the price he ouht. 7hat &as the laelled price ?
(") 10000
() 1!000
() 1'000
(2) 14000
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