• 1. 
    The price of jewel, passing through three hands, rises on the whole by 65%. If the first and the second sellers earned 20% and 25% profit respectively, find the profit percent earned by the third seller.

  • 14%
  • 18%
  • 15%
  • 10%
  • None of these
  • 2. 
    A, B and C entered into a partnership by investing Rs, 12,000, Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 18,000 respectively. What is the total profit if A’s share is 3,000.

  • Rs. 10,500
  • Rs. 11,500
  • Rs. 20,000
  • Rs. 14,000
  • Rs. 11,250
  • 3. 
    A and B started a business by Investing Rs. 35,000 and R. 20,000 respectively. B left the business after 5 months and C joined the business with the sum of Rs. 15,000. The profit earned at the end of the year is Rs. 84,125. Find the B's share in the profit.

  • Rs 13,460
  • Rs 11,550
  • Rs 17,470
  • Rs 12,560
  • None of these
  • 4. 
    An article costing Rs. 20 was marked 25% above the cost price. After two successive discounts of the same percentage, the customer now pays Rs. 20.25. What would be the percentage change in profit had the price been increased by the same percentage twice successively instead of reducing it?

  • 3600%
  • 3200%
  • 2800%
  • 4000%
  • None of these
  • 5. 
    A shopkeeper bought 200 tables for Rs 12000. He wanted to sell them at a profit so that he got 20 tables free. At what profit percent should he sell them?

  • \(10\frac{1}{9}\%\)
  • \(11\frac{1}{9}\%\)
  • \(9\frac{1}{{11}}\%\)
  • \(10\frac{1}{{11}}\%\)
  • None of these
  • 6. 
    Jeevan bought an article with 30 per cent discount on the labelled price. He sold the article with 12 per cent profit on the labelled price. What was his per cent profit on the price he bought?

  • 40
  • 50
  • 60
  • Data inadequate
  • None of these
  • 7. 
    The price of a precious diamond increases by 10% every year. Sasha bought this diamond and sold it to Harry after 2 years at Rs. 500 more than the market price. At what price did Sasha buy the diamond (in Rs.)?

  • 1200
  • 1240
  • 1720
  • 1800
  • Cannot be determined
  • 8. 
    A person bought two bicycles for Rs. 1600 and sold the first at 10% profit and the second at 20% profit. If he sold the first at 20% profit and the second at 10% profit, he would get Rs. 5 more. Find the difference in the cost price of the two bicycles.

  • Rs 500
  • Rs 210
  • Rs 100
  • Rs 50
  • None of these
  • 9. 
    Neha purchases 10 kg of rice at Rs. 720 and sells at a loss as much the selling price of 2 kg of rice. Find the S.P of rice per kg.

  • Rs. 60 per kg
  • Rs. 50 per kg
  • Rs. 80 per kg
  • Rs. 70 per kg
  • None of these
  • 10. 
    On one side of a weighing balance, Jenny has accidentally placed a magnet of 30 grams. On this side, she places items and on the other side, she places weight of 1 kg. Assuming that she sells items at cost price, how much profit or loss will she make on selling 1 kg of item?

  • 1.46% loss
  • 1.46% profit
  • 3.09% profit
  • 2.91% profit
  • Cannot be determined
  • 11. 
    The marked price of a wooden frame is Rs. 900. A discount is offered on this frame. Accidentally, the cashier applied the discount twice while making the bill. As a result, it was sold at a price of Rs. 576. Still, a profit of 20% is earned. Had the cashier applied discount only once, what would have been the percent profit?

  • 40%
  • 24%
  • 50%
  • 4%
  • 60%
  • 12. 
    For a certain article, if discount is 25%, the profit is 25%. If the discount is 10%, then the profit is

  • 10%
  • 20%
  • 35%
  • 50%
  • None of these
  • 13. 
    Rajesh bought accessories worth Rs. 150. Out of the amount spent for buying accessories, Rs. 10 were spent on sales tax due to taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 10%, calculate the price of the tax free items.

  • Rs. 100
  • Rs. 150
  • Rs. 10
  • Rs. 40
  • Rs. 75
  • 14. 
    The selling price of 21 articles is equal to the cost price of 18 articles. Find the loss percent.

  • \(14\frac{1}{7}\%\)
  • \(12\frac{1}{2}\%\)
  • \(16\frac{2}{3}\%\)
  • 30%
  • \(14\frac{2}{7}\%\)
  • 15. 
    In selling 20 kg of rice at Rs. 80 per kg, the seller has intentionally mixed 10 kg of low quality rice in it. Seller sells at cost price. Due to this, seller earns a profit of 33.33%. What is the price of 10 kg of low quality rice (in Rs.)?

  • 400
  • 320
  • 380
  • 540
  • 360
  • 16. 
    There were three partners, A, B, C in a business, and each had a share of the profits in proportion to his capital. A’s capital was Rs.240; B’s Rs.640; and A’ share was Rs.15 in every Rs.100. Find B’s share of profits and C’s capital.

  • Rs.30 in every Rs.100; Rs.750
  • Rs.60 in every Rs.100; Rs.700
  • Rs.50 in every Rs.100; Rs.800
  • Rs.40 in every Rs.100; Rs.720
  • Rs.35 in every Rs.100; Rs.800
  • 17. 
    Harris has two weights of one kilogram at his shop. One of the weights is accurate while the other actually weighs 1100 grams. While measuring the goods, he uses one of the two weights. The probability that he uses a wrong weight is 3/5. If he sells the goods at the cost price, how much profit or loss will he make?

  • 5.66% profit
  • 5.66% loss
  • 11.32% profit
  • 11.32% loss
  • Cannot be determined
  • 18. 
    If the shopkeeper keeps the marked price of an article to Rs. 2500 and says to give two successive discounts of 15% and 20% and still manages to earn a profit of 10%, find the cost price of the article?

  • Rs. 1525.45
  • Rs. 1545.45
  • Rs. 1595.65
  • Rs. 1625.45
  • Rs. 1725.45
  • 19. 
    Ninad, Vikas and Manav enter into a partnership. Ninad invest some amount at the beginning. Vikas invest double the amount invested by Ninad after 6 months and Manav invest thrice the amount invested by Ninad after 8 months. They earn a profit of Rs. 45,000 at the end of the year. What is Manav's share in the profit?

  • Rs 12,450
  • Rs 15,000
  • Rs 12,300
  • Rs 18,500
  • None of these
  • 20. 
    A merchant sells an article at 5% profit. If he had bought it at 5% less and sold it for Rs. 1 less, he would have gained 10%. The cost price of the article is:

  • Rs. 200
  • Rs. 150
  • Rs. 240
  • Rs. 280
  • None of these
  • 21. 
    If a man loses 20% by selling 10 pencils for 10 rupee. How many pencils should he sell for 12 rupees to gain 20% profit?

  • 6
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • None of these
  • 22. 
    Cost of a packet of tea and a packet of one litre milk are Rs 20 and Rs 30 respectively. 10 cups of tea is made with one packet tea and for each cup 200 ml of milk is used. If tea is sold at 25% profit, the selling price of each cup of tea is:

  • Rs 8
  • Rs 15
  • Rs 12
  • Rs 10
  • None of these
  • 23. 
    A pillow is labeled at a price of Rs. 700 for sale. If one buys a pillow cover worth Rs. 100 along with it, the discount offered is 24% on total deal. John wanted to buy pillow only. So, John availed this deal and sold the pillow cover to Chris at Rs. 90. What is the effective discount that he availed on pillow?

  • 34%
  • 26%
  • 28%
  • 36%
  • 33%
  • 24. 
    The sale price of an electronic appliance including the sales tax is Rs. 6,552. The rate of Sales Tax is 12%. If the vendor has made a profit of 17% , then the cost price of the article is :

  • Rs. 5000
  • Rs. 5150
  • Rs. 5500
  • Rs. 6000
  • None of these
  • 25. 
    The price of 2 sarees and 4 shirts is Rs. 16000. With the same money one can buy 1 saree and 6 shirts. If one wants to buy 12 shirts, how much all shall one have to pay?

  • Rs. 24,000
  • Rs. 48,000
  • Rs. 12,000
  • Cannot be determined
  • None of these
  • 26. 
    A merchant has 100 kg of sugar, part of which he sells at 7% profit and the rest at 17% profit. He gains 10% on the whole. How much is sold at 17%

  • 28 kg.
  • 30 kg.
  • 32 kg.
  • 31 kg.
  • 25 kg
  • 27. 
    A dishonest dealer sells his goods at the cost price but still earns a profit of 28% by under weighing. What weight does he use for a kg?

  • 750 g
  • 800 g
  • 825 g
  • 781.25 g
  • 965.5 g
  • 28. 
    Arun starts a business with investment of Rs. 1200. Birju and Chirag join the business with some investment after 3 months and 6 months respectively. If at the end of year profit is divided in ratio of 2:3:5, then how much money did Birju invest?

  • 1800
  • 2400
  • 3600
  • 5400
  • 6000
  • 29. 
    A business man marked the price of his goods 30% more than his CP. He then sells 1/4 of his stock at a discount of 15%, and half of the initial stock at the marked price, and the rest at a discount of 30%. Find his gain %.

  • 15.6%
  • 14.20%
  • 15.3%
  • 14.36%
  • None of these
  • 30. 
    Two partners A and B invests in the ratio 3 : 4 in a business. Their monthly expenditure is Rs. 36000. What should be their income so that A gets Rs 6000 as profit:

  • Rs. 50000
  • Rs. 36000
  • Rs. 48000
  • Rs. 60000
  • None of these
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