1 A shopkeeper sold an article for Rs. 2090.42. Approximately, what will be the percentage profit if he sold that article for Rs. 2602.58 ? A) 15% B) 20% C) 25% D) 30% E) 40%
2 Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs. 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs. 33. What was his percentage profit ? A) 3.5 B) 4.5 C) 5.6 D) 6.5 E) None of these
3 A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle ? A) Rs. 1090 B) Rs. 1160 C) Rs. 1190 D) Rs. 1202 E) Rs. 1221
4 When a plot is sold for Rs. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price must the plot be sold in order to gain 15% ? A) Rs. 21,000 B) Rs. 22,500 C) Rs. 25,300 D) Rs. 25,800 E) Rs. 25,900
5 The ratio of the cost price and the selling price is 4 : 5. The profit percent is : A) 10% B) 20% C) 25% D) 30% E) 40%
6 The ratio between the sale price and the cost price of an article is 7 : 5. What is the ratio between the profit and the cost price of that article ? A) 2:5 B) 5:2 C) 7:2 D) Data inadequate E) None of these
7 The profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 900 is double the loss incurred when the same article is sold for Rs. 450. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit ? A) Rs. 600 B) Rs. 750 C) Rs. 800 D) Data inadequate E) Rs. 850
8 The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is : A) 15 B) 16 C) 18 D) 25 E) 30
9 A man sold 18 cots for Rs. 16,800, gaining thereby the cost price of 3 cots. The Cost price of a cot is : A) Rs. 650 B) Rs. 700 C) Rs. 750 D) Rs. 800 E) Rs. 850
10 On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is : A) Rs. 45 B) Rs. 50 C) Rs. 55 D) Rs. 60 E) Rs. 70
11 A man buys an article for 10% less than its value and sells it for 10% more than its value. His gain or loss percent is : A) no profit, no loss B) 20% profit C) less than 20% profit D) more than 20% profit E) more than 20% profit
12 An article when sold at a gain of 5% yields Rs. 15, more than when sold at a loss of 5%. Its cost price would be : A) Rs. 150 B) Rs. 200 C) Rs. 250 D) Rs. 300 E) Rs. 350
13 Sanket purchased 20 dozen notebooks at-Rs. 48 per dozen, if he sold 8 dozen at profit 10% and the remaining 12 dozen with 20% profit. What is his profit percentage in the transaction ? A) 7.68 B) 15 C) 16 D) 19.2 E) 19
14 A man bought goods worth Rs. 6000 and sold half of them at a gain of 10%. At what gain percent must he sell the remainder so as to get a gain of 25% on the whole ? A) 25% B) 30% C) 35% D) 40% E) 50%
15 The cost price of an article is 64% of the marked price. Calculate the gain percent after allowing a discount of 12%. A) 37.5% B) 48% C) 50.5% D) 52% E) 60%