PROFI

TANDLOSS

1. Amanpur chasedanoldtypewr
it
eri
nRs.1,
200andspentRs.200oni
tsr
epai
ri
[Link]
ditf
orRs.
1,[Link]
sper cent
ageprof
iti
s
(a)20% (
b)10% (
c)8% (
d)16%

2. Kamalboughtaref
ri
geratori
nRs.4800andhespent20% ofthecostpri
ceoni t
srepai
ri
[Link]
muchamountinper
centageshoul
dheaddi
nthecostpr
icet
ogetaprofi
tofRs.1400?
(a)20% (
b)24. 3% (c)25% (d)34.28%

3. Aft
ersel
li
ng17bal
l
sforRs.720t
hel
ossi
sequalt
othecostpr
iceof5bal
l
[Link]
iceof
1ball
?
(a)Rs.45 (b)Rs.50 (
c)Rs.60 (d)Rs.55

4. Aft
ersel
li
ngat ape-
recorderi
nRs.950,
Isuf
feral
ossof5%.Whatwi
l
lbet
heper
cent
agepr
ofi
tifi
tis
sol
dforRs.1040?
(a)5 (b)4 (
c)4.5 (
d)9

5. Theamountofpr
ofitearnedbysel
l
inganobjecti
nRs.524isequalt
otheamountofl
osssuf
fer
edby
sel
li
ngi
[Link] st
hecostpr
iceoftheobject?
(a)480 (b)500 (c)488 (
d)485

6. Apersonwantstosel
lani t
em atapr
ofi
tof20%buthesol
ditf
orRs.480atal
ossof20%.Atwhat
pri
ceshoul
dhavehesoldittogett
her
equir
edpr
ofi
t?
(a)Rs.720 (b)Rs.840 (
c)Rs.600 (
d)Rs.750

7. Whenthepriceofacy cl
ewasdecr
easedby20%,thent
hesel l
ingi
sincr
easedby20%.Whati
sthe
i
mpactonthesaleoftheshop?
(
a)4%pr ofi
t (b)4%l oss
(
c)nopr of
itnoloss (
d) Noneoft hese

1 1
8. A,
BandCar
epar
tner
sinacompany
.Inanyy
earAgot par
toft
hepr
ofi
t,Bgot par
toft
hepr
ofi
t
3 4
andCgotRs.5,
[Link]
dAgetaspr
ofi
t?
(a)5000 (
b)4000 (
c)3000 (
d)1000

9. Fi
ndt
heper
cent
agepr
ofi
taf
tersel
l
ingani
tem oncer
tai
npr
icei
fther
ewoul
dhav
ebeenal
ossof10%
3
bysel
l
ingi
ts oft
hesamepr
ice.
4
2
(
a)16 % (
b)20% (
c)15% (
d)125%
3

10. Aper
songet
saprof
itof20%bysell
i
nganobj
ectoncer
tai
npr
ice.I
fhesel
l
si tondoubl
eoft
hepr
ice,
t
henwhatwi
l
lbeper
centagepr
ofi
t?
(
a)40 (
b)140 (
c)100 (
d)120

11. Bysel
li
nganarti
clef
orRs.240amani
ncur
sal
ossof10%.Atwhenpr
iceshoul
dhesel
litsot
hathe
makesaprofi
tof20%?
(a)Rs.264 (
b)Rs.288 (c)Rs.300 (d)Rs.320

12. Anitem i
ssol
datthepr of
itof20%.I
fitwassol
dattheprof
itof25%t
henRs.35morewoul
dhav
e
gai
[Link]
sthecostpri
ceoftheit
em ?
(a)Rs.650 (b)Rs.700 (c)Rs.750 (d)Rs.800
13. Atradersol
danitem atalossof20%.Hadhesoldi tf
orRs.100more,hewouldhavegai
nedapr
ofi
t
of5%.Whatisthecostpri
ceoftheit
em?
(a)Rs.200 (b)Rs.25 (c)Rs.400 (d)Rs.250
14. Thecostpri
ceof15itemsisequaltothesel
l
ingpr
[Link]
centagepr
ofiti
s
(a)30% (b)40% (c)50% (d)45%

15. I
fthecostpr
iceof12pensi
sequal
tosel
l
ingpr
iceof8pens,
thenwhatwi
l
lbet
heper
cent
agepr
ofi
t?
1 2
(
a)33 % (
b)66 % (
c)25% (
d)50%
3 3

16. Onsell
ing100bananas,ashopkeepergai
nanamountequalt
osel
l
ingpr
[Link]
sgai
n
per
centis
2
(
a)20% (
b)25% (
c)16 % (
d)40%
3

17. Onsell
ing12copiesofabookf
orRs.1800,
thepr
ofiti
sequal
tothecostpr
[Link]
sthe
costpr
iceofeachbook?
(a)Rs.120 (
b)Rs.150 (c)Rs.1200 (d)Rs.1500

18. Apersonsuf
fer
sal
ossof20%bysel
l
ing12or
[Link]
ateshoul
dhesel
lor
angest
o
get25%prof
it?
(a)8inRs.1 (b)192i nRs.25
(c)10inRs.1 (d)144i nRs.15

19. Bananaspur
chasedat6forRs.5andsol
dat5f
[Link]
cent
agepr
ofi
tis
(a)36 (b)42 (c)44 (d)48

20. Or
angeswer
epur
chasedatt
her
ateof10f
orRs.25andsol
dat9f
[Link]
ofi
tis
1 2 1
(
a)9 % (
b)10% (
c)2 % (
d)12 %
11 9 2

21. 100orangeswer
epur
chasedf
orRs.350andsol
datther
[Link]
cent
agel
ossor
prof
iti
s
(a)15%l oss (
b)15%profi
t
2 1
(
c)14 pr
ofi
t (
d)12 %pr
ofi
t
7 2

22. Apersonhad100kgsugarwit
[Link]
dcert
ainpar
tat7%prof
itandt
herestpar
tatt
hepr
ofi
tof
17%andthusgai
naprofi
tof10%.Howmuchsugarhesoldat7%pr
ofi
t?
(a)65kg (
b)35kg (c)30kg (
d)70kg

23. Asell
sacy cl
etoBat20%profi
[Link]
l
sitt
oCat25%prof
it
.IfCpay
sRs.225, t
henwhati
sthe
costpr
iceofcycl
eforA?
(a)Rs.110 (
b)Rs.125 (c)Rs,
120 (d)Rs.150

24. Asol
dawatchtoBat20%prof
itandBsoldi
ttoCat10%loss.I
fCpur
chasedt
hewat
chi
nRs.216,
t
heni
nwhatpri
ceApur
chasedt
hewatch?
(
a)Rs.200 (b)Rs.220
(
c)Rs.180 (d)Noneofthese

25. 2elect
ronicmusicsyst
[Link]
rstonewassol
dat40%pr ofi
tandthe
secondonewassol dat40%loss.I
fthesell
i
ngpr i
ceofbotharesame,thenwhati
sthedi f
fer
encein
thei
rcostpri
ce?
(a)Rs.5,600 (b)Rs.2,
400 (c)Rs.2,800 (
d)Rs.3,200
26. Ashopkeepersell
st woTVsetsatsamepri
[Link]
s20%prof
itononeTVand20%l ossonanother
[Link]
l
.Whi choft hest
atementistr
ue.
(a)Noprofit,
Nol osstoshopkeeper (b)2%losst
oshopkeeper
(c)4%profittoshopkeeper (
d) 4%losst
oshopkeeper

27. Aper sonsuf

fersal
ossof20%af tersel
li
ngani
tem f
[Link]
iceshoul
dhesel
litt
ogeta
profi
tof10%?
(a)Rs.800 (
b)Rs.760 (
c)Rs.660 (
d)Rs.680
28. Byusi ngafalseweight,adeal
erdef r
audshi
scustomersby10% inthepurchaseand10% int
he
sell
i
[Link]
centis
1 2
(
a)11 % (
b)10% (
c)20% (
d)22 %
9 9

29. Atr
aderprofessi
ngtosellonhisgoodsoncostpr
icebutusesaf
alsewei
ghtof950gr
amsi
nst
eadof
[Link]
centageprofi
t?
5 1
(
a)5% (
b)5 % (
c)10% (
d)5 %
19 9

30. Twosuccessi
vedi
scountof10%and20%wi
l
lbeequal
towhatsi
ngl
edi
scount?
(a)30% (b)15% (c)28% (d)25%

31. Twocompani esofferasuccessi

vediscountof10%,10%,30% and40%,5%,5% r
especti
vel
yona
productofmarkedpri
ceRs.10,
[Link]
rasav
ingaft
ersel
ect
iont
hebet
teropt
ion?
(a)Rs.205 (b)Rs.355 (c)Rs.155 (
d)Rs.255

32. Themar kedpri

ceofanit
em isRs.900butar
etai
l
erpur
chasesi
ton40%di
scountandsel
l
sitonRs.
[Link]
agepr
ofitoft
heretai
l
eri
s
2 1
(a)40% (
b)60% (
c)66 % (
d)68 %
3 3

33. Themar kedpri

ceofawat chisRs.720.A personpurchasesi
tinRs550.80af t
erget
ti
ngt
wo
successi
vedi
scount
s.I
fthef
ir
stdi
scountwas10%t henwhatwast
heseconddi
scount
?
(a)12% (b)14% (c)15% (d)18%

34. Acycl
esel
lerear
nsapr
ofi
tof35%afterall
owingacashdi
scountof10%.I
fthecostpr
iceoft
hecy
cle
i
sRs.800t
henwhatwil
lbeit
smarkedprice?
(
a)Rs.1080 (
b)Rs.1200
(
c)Rs.972 (
d)Noneoft hese

35. Atr
aderear
nsaprofi
tof20%af
tergi
vi
ngadiscountof10%ont
hemar
kedpr
[Link]
cent
moret
hancostpr
iceshoul
dhemarkt
hepr
ice?
1 2
(
a)30 (
b)33 (
c)34 (
d)35
3 3

36. Atr
adermarksthepr
iceofhi
sgoods20%mor ethant
hecostpr
ice.I
fheal
lowsadi
scountof5%on
t
hemarkedpri
ce,t
henhowmuchpercenthegai
ns?
(
a)14% (
b)16% (
c)18% (
d)20%

1
37. Themar
kedpr
iceofani
tem i
sRs.200.25%pr
ofi
tisgai
nedev
enaf
tergi
vi
ngadi
scountof12 %.The
2
costpr
iceoft
hei
tem (
inrupees)i
s
(a)200 (
b)175 (
c)120 (
d)140

38. Ar
etai
l
erpur
chases40pensi
nthepr
iceof36pens.I
fhesel
l
sthem ont
hedi
scountof1%t
henwhat
 wi
l
lbehi
sper
cent
agepr
ofi
t?
1
(
a)9% (
b)10% (
c)10 % (
d)11%
9

39. Atr
adermar
kedhisgoods20%mor et
hanthecostpr i
[Link]
fofgoodsi
nmar
kedpr
ice,
one
f
ourt
hat20%di
scountandt
hereston40%[Link]
stotalpr
ofi
twoul
dbe
(
a)2% (b)4.
5% (
c)13. 5% (d)15%

ANSWERKEY
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a) 2 (
b) 3 (
c) 4 (
b) 5 (
c) 6 (
a) 7 (
b)
8 (
b) 9 (
b) 10 (
b) 11 (
d) 12 (
b) 13 (
c) 14 (
c)
15 (
d) 16 (
b) 17 (
a) 18 (
b) 19 (
c) 20 (
c) 21 (
c)
22 (
d) 23 (
d) 24 (
a) 25 (
d) 26 (
d) 27 (
c) 28 (
d)
29 (
b) 30 (
c) 31 (
d) 32 (
c) 33 (
c) 34 (
b) 35 (
b)
36 (
a) 37 (
d) 38 (
b) 39 (
a)