profit and loss test 5

1. A man sold an article at 10% loss. Had he bought it at 20% less and sold it for Rs. 55 more, he would have earned 40% profit find the cost price of the article.

2. The marked price of a shirt and a pant are in the ratio of 1:2. A shopkeeper allows 40% discount on shirt and 30% discount on the both pant shirt together. Find the discount percentage given on the pant.

3. A shopkeeper marks his goods 20% above the cost price. If he allows a discount of Rs. 31.20 over a bill of Rs. 312. Find his profit percentage.

4. A shopkeeper bought 150 calculaters for Rs. 250 each He spent Rs. 2500 on transportation and packaging. If he marks Rs. 320 for each calculater and also allows a discount of 5% find his profit percentage.

5. A man had two options of getting successive discount of 10%, 10% and 30% and the second of 40%, 5% and 5% respectively on the item of cost Rs. 5000. How much he can save by choosing the better option ?

6. There are two shirts and price of one is 100 more than that of other. If the dearer shirt is sold at 10% profit and the cheaper one at 10% loss then find the loss or profit on whole the transaction.

7. Sankar bought a watch after getting two successive disocunt of 30% and 10% respectively. and in this way he got a discount of Rs. 444. At what cost must he sell the watch to earn a profit of 40%.

8. A bookseller sells his books at 10% profit. If he buys it at 4% less and sells it for 60 paise more. he will earn 18 3/4 % profit. At what rate the book seller bought the book ?

9. A trader allows 4% discount on the marked price and gives 1 article free on the purchase of 15 articles and stil earns 35% profit. how much percentage above the cost price is the marked price ? (a) 20% (b) 10% (c) 50% (d) 30%

10. The profit earned by selling a radio for Rs. 1400 is Rs. 25 more than the loss occured on selling the radio for Rs. 1025. Find radio’s cost price.

11. Sangita bought a flat for Rs. 5 lakh and sold it to Geeta at 20% loss. Geeta sold it to Sangita at 20% profit. Find the result during the whole transaction

12. When an article is sold for Rs. 96 instead of 80. the profit percentage triples. If the same article is sold for Rs. 90 then what will be the profit percentage ?

13. A wheat trader bought some quantity of rice for Rs. 6400 he sold 2/5 at 5% loss and remaining at 15% profit. Find his total profit or loss percentage.

14. The list price of a computer is Rs. 48,000. Shopkeeper A sold it at three successive discount 20%, 10% and 5% and the other shopkeeper ‘B’ sold it at three successive discount of 19%, 8% and 8% on purchasing the computer from the first seller how many rupees a person can save instead of purchasing it from the second one.

15. A publisher gets printed 1200 copies of a book and distribute 300 copies free. After this he gives 2 copies free at the purchase of 18 copies. If the cost per copy be Rs. 60 then what should be the selling price of a book to earn 17% profit.