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Most Important Profit & loss Question Answer

Q.1 A man has 40 kg of tea, a part of which he sells at 5% loss and the rest at the cost price. In this business, he gets a loss of 3%. Find the quantity which he sells at the cost price.
(A) 24

(B) 16

(C) 32

(D) 18

Ans . B

Q.2 A manufacturer, marks an item at 60% over his cost price, however during a sale. He offered a discount of 40% to customer Rs. If a customer pays Rs. 24 for the item, what was the manufacturer profit/loss on the transaction?
(A) Rs. 4 profits

(B) Rs. 2 profits

(C) Rs. 16 losses

(D) Rs. 1 loss

Ans . D

Q.3 A person computed his profit as % of selling price and found it to be 100/3%. What was his actual profit (%)?
(A) 100/3

(B) 75

(C) 50

(D) 25

Ans . C

Q.4 A merchant bought some goods at a discount of 20% of the list price, he wants to mark them at such a price that he can give a discount of 20% of the selling price. The % of the list price at which he should mark is….
(A) 200

(B) 100

(C 125

(D) 120

Ans . D

Q.5 A dealer sells an article at a profit of ¼ of the cost. Had he sold it at a profit of ¼ of the selling price, he would have gained Rs. 50 more. The cost of the article is….
(A) Rs. 500

(B) Rs. 600

(C) Rs. 700

(D) Rs. 800

Ans . D

Q.6 The ratio in which two brands of sugar costing Rs. 1.75 per kilo and Rs. 1.84 per kilo should be mixed together so that the mixture, when sold at Rs. 2.25 per kilo yields a profit of 25% is……
(A) 3: 4

(B) 3: 7

(C) 5: 4

(D) 4: 5

Ans . D

Q.7 When a shopkeeper sells an item at 25% discount to list price, he makes a profit of 25%. If he had sold it at list price, his profit would have been.
(A) 50%

(B) 66 2/3 %

(C) 65%

(D) 62.5%

Ans . B

Q.8 I buy apples at 6 for Rs. 5 and sell half of it at 3 for Rs. 4 and the rest at 4 for Rs. 3. What is my profit/loss%?
(A) profit 4.16%

(B) profit 25%

(C) loss 4.16%

(D) no profit, no loss

Ans . B

Q.9 A grain merchant purchases 2 varieties of rice. The price of the first kind being twice that of the second. He sells the mixture for Rs. 28 per kg making a profit of 25%. If the ratio of the first to the second is 2: 3 in the mixture, then variety costed is……
(A) Rs. 8 per kg

(B) Rs. 16 per kg

(C) Rs. 32 per kg

(D) Rs. 28 per kg

Ans . C

Q.10 What is the gain percent, if bananas are bought at 6 for 450 P and sold at 5 for 525 P?
(A) 40%

(B) 20%

(C) 25%

(D) 50%

Ans . A

Q.11 A merchant profess lose 4% on a certain ten, but he sues a weight equal a 840g instead of 1 kg. Find his real loss or gain per cent.
(A) 16 2/3 %

(B) 14 2/7 %

(C) 10%

(D) 12 ½ %

Ans . B

Q.12 A shop man bought oranges at the rate of 7 for 5 rupees and sold them a profit of 40 per cent. How many oranges would a customer get for a rupee?
(A) 1 for Rs. 2

(B) 2 for Rs. 1

(C) 1 for Rs. 1

(D) 1 for 50 p

Ans . C

Q.13 By selling wheat at Rs. 3 a kg a man gains 10%. By how much must he raise the price so as to gain 21% ?
(A) 30 p

(B) 50 P

(C) 25 p

(D) 60 p

Ans . A

Q.14 A man sells two goats at Rs. 120 each and by doing to gain 25% on one goat and loses 25% on the other. Does he gain or lose on the whole and by how much?
(A) Gain Rs. 12

(B) loss Rs. 16

(C) Gain Rs. 16

(D) loss Rs. 12

Ans . B
Q.15 A sells an article to B at a profit 5% and B sells it to C at a loss of 5%. If C pays Rs. 23.94 P for it, what did it cost A?
(A) Rs. 24

(B) Rs. 25

(C) Rs. 20

(D) Rs. 22

Ans . A
Q.16 By selling 12 kg of onions for Rs. 63, 1 gain 5%. What do I gain or lose percent by selling 50 kg of the same onions for Rs. 247.50 p?
(A) 1% profit

(B) 1% loss

(C) 2% loss

(D) 2% profit

Ans . B

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Most Important Profit & loss Question Answer

Q.17 I sell 16 articles for some money as I paid for 20. What is my gain percent?
(A) 20%

(B) 25%

(C) 40%

(D) 15%

Ans . B
Q.18 By selling 66 meters of cloth, I gain the cost of 22 meters. Find my gain percent.
(A) 50%

(B) 33 1/3 %

(C) 25%

(D) 66 2/3 %

Ans . A
Q.19 A merchant purchased 300 quintals of gram. He sold 200 quintals at Rs. 126 per quintal and there by gained 5 percent on it. At what rate should he sell the remainder so that they may gain 10 percent on the whole?
(A) Rs. 144 per quintals

(B) Rs. 140 per quintals

(C) Rs. 136 per quintals

(D) Rs. 148 per quintals

Ans . A
Q.20 A reduction of 25% in the price of clay would enables a purchase to obtain 25 kg more for Rs. 45. What is the reduced price per kg and what was the price per kg before reduction?
(A) 45 p, 60 p

(B) 45 p, 75 p

(C) 40 p, 60 p

(D) 40 p, 65 p

Ans . A

Q.21 A person mixes 40 kg of sugar which cost Rs. 5 kg and 50 kg of sugar which cost Rs. 6 a kg, and sells the mixture at Rs. 6.40 a kg. What is his gain percent?
(A) 15 2/5 %

(B) 15 1/5 %

(C) 15 %

(D) 10 %

Ans . B

Q.22 If bananas are bought at the rate of 4 for a rupee, how many must be sold for a rupee so as to gain 33 1/3 %
(A) 2

(B) 3

(C) 4

(D) 2.5

Ans . B

Q.23 A grocer bought 48 kg of wheat for Rs. 80, and was obliged to sell it at a loss of as much money as he received for 2 kg. Find the sale price per kg.
(A) Rs. 1.40

(B) Rs. 1.60

(C) Rs. 2.60

(D) Rs. 1.30

Ans . B

Q.24 A manufacturer sells an article at a profit of 25% to a wholesale dealer, who sells it to a retailer at a profit of 5%. The retailer sells it for Rs. 756 and makes a profit of 20%. The cost of the article to the manufacturer is……
(A) Rs. 420

(B) Rs. 560

(C) Rs. 240

(D) Rs. 480

Ans . D

Q.25 I buy sweets at 4 for 90 P and an equal number at 5 for 90 P and sell the whole at 9 for 180 P; find my gain or loss percent?
(A) 1 19/81 % profit

(B) 1 9/81 % loss

(C) 1 9/81 % profit

(D) 1 19/81 % loss

Ans . A

Q.26 A sells a horse to B for Rs. 4860, thereby losing 19%, B sells it to C at a price which would have given A 17% profit. Find B’s gain.
(A) Rs. 2264

(B) Rs. 2617

(C) Rs. 2160

(D) Rs. 2438

Ans . C

Q.27 A man sells a machine at 10% below cost price. Had he received Rs. 1494 more than he did, he would have made a profit of 12 ½ %. What did the machine cost?
(A) Rs. 6382

(B) Rs. 6640

(C) Rs. 6460

(D) Rs. 6000

Ans . B

Q.28 A man sells an article at a gain of 15%. If he had bought it at 10% less and sold it for Rs. 4 less, he would have gained 25%. Find the cost price.
(A) Rs. 150

(B) Rs. 160

(C) Rs. 144

(D) Rs. 138

Ans . B

Q.29 A reduction of 40% in the price of bananas would enable a purchaser to obtain 60 more Rs. 45. What is the reduce price.
(A) 30P

(B) 60P

(C) 45P

(D) 75P

Ans . A

Q.30 Six horses and 8 cows cost me Rs. 37500. I sell them for Rs. 44625 making a profit of 25 percent on the horses and 10% on the cows. What is the average cost of horse and of each cow?
(A) Rs. 3600, Rs. 1875

(B) Rs. 3750, Rs. 1875

(C) Rs. 3750, Rs. 1675

(D) Rs. 3600, Rs. Rs. 1675

Ans . B

Q.31 A man who makes a profit of 25 p.c. by selling sugar at Rs. 4.25 P a kg, lowers his price so as to gain only 17 P per kg. In what ratio must his sales increase so that his total profit may be the same as before?
(A) 1: 3

(B) 1: 4

(C) 1: 5

(D) 2: 5

Ans . C
Q.32 A man travels from A to B to buy goods which he can get 10% cheap in B than in A. If the expenses of the journey are Rs. 15 and he makes a clear saving of Rs. 10 what does he pay for the goods?
(A)Rs.230

(B) Rs. 215

(C) Rs. 200

(D) Rs. 225

Ans . D

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