Profit and Loss
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| Number of Questions: 15 | |
| Created by: Vaibhav Pathak | |
| Tags: 24 Calculating Profit and Loss Percent Profit and Loss |
Seema bought a table for Rs. 400/- and sold it at a profit of 15%. What would have been increase in the profit if it were sold at Rs. 500/-?
Raman sells two beds at the same price. On the first he makes a profit of 20% and on the second he incurred a loss of 20%. Find his gain or loss percent in the whole transaction.
Two brands of rice costing Rs. 35 and Rs. 40 per Kg respectively are mixed in the ratio 2 : 3 by weight. If one-fifth of the mixture is sold at Rs. 46 per Kg, and the remaining at the rate of Rs. 55 per Kg, find the profit percent.
Shilpa sells a laptop at 6% profit. If she had sold it at 10% profit, she would have received Rs. 2,000 more. What is the first selling price of the laptop?
A shopkeeper purchased 80 kg of wheat at the rate of Rs. 6.75 per kg and mixed it with 120 kg of wheat, purchased at Rs. 8 per kg. At what rate per kg he must sell the mixture to have a gain of 20%?
The cost price of a desk and a chair is Rs. 450. If the desk costs 25% more than the chair, find the C.P. of desk.
Ravi purchased a Book for Rs. 300 and sold it to Ramesh at a gain of 25%. Ramesh sold it to Rajendra at a loss of 10%. For how much did Rajendra buy it?
By selling a juicer for Rs. 960, a man incurred a loss of 4%. At what price should he sell the juicer to gain 16%?
By selling an article for Rs. 600, a man gains 20% on the C.P. At what % should he sell it to gain 30%?
A man bought 240 pencils at Rs. 9 per dozen. If he sold them at Re. 1 each, what is his profit percent?
On selling an article for Rs. 950 a man incurred a loss of 5%. At what price should he sell the article to gain 25%?
A watch is sold for Rs. 350. If sales tax accounts for one-tenth of this and profit is one-fifth of the remainder, find the C.P. of the watch.
On selling a tape recorder for Rs. 3600, Suresh loses 10%. Calculate his loss or gain % if he sells it for Rs. 4225.
Deeksha bought an article and spent Rs. 150 on its repairs. She sold it to Anita at a profit of 20%. Anita sold it to Somya at a profit of 15%. Somya sold it for Rs. 1587 at a profit of 15%. How much did Deeksha pay for the article?
What is the S.P. of a dozen of roses, if the C.P. of each rose is Rs. 1.20 and the profit on selling 30 roses is Rs. 5.40?