10. ue CHAPTER Profit & Loss IF the ratio of cost price and selling price of an artile be as 10: 11, the percentage of profit is (SSC CGL. 1 Sit, 2010) ®s © 0 Ol @ 6 A manufacturer marked an article at "50 and sold it allowing 20% disooun,Ifhis profit was 25% then the cost price ofthe article was (SSC CGL 1* Sit. 2010) @® 0 © S © R @ % Ashopkeeper earns profit oF 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. The rato forthe cost pre and the printed price of the book is (SSC CGL 1* Sit. 2010) @) 45:56.) 45:51 (47:56 (@) 47:51 By selling abicyele for 2,850, Aa shopkocper gains 14%. 1 the profit is reduced to 8%, then the selling price will be (SSC CGL2™ Sit. 2010) (@) ~ 2600 (@) ~2700 (© "2.800 «~~ 3,000 By slingan article, man makes proitof 25% ofits selling price. His profit percentis (SSC CGL 2"4Sit. 2010) 1 @ By If there is a profit of 20% on the cost price ofan article, the percentage of profit calculated on its selling price will be (SSC CGL 1* Sit. 2010) 2 @ 0 3 © 16 2 1 ® 4 © 6 Os @ » Ifthe cost price of 15 books is equal tothe selling price of 20 books, the loss percent is. (SSCCGL 1* Sit. 2010) o6 © XD O©¢4 @& fan article is sold at 200% profit, then the ratio ofits cost pricetoitsselling price will be (SSC CGL I" Sit.2010) @ 62 & 21 Os @ zt Ion a marked price, the diflerence of selling prices with a discount of 30% and two successive discounts of 20% and 10% is" 72, then the marked price (in rupees) is SSC CGL 2™ Sit. 2010) @) 3600 (&) 300 (@) 2500 (@) 2400 Suecessive discounts of 10%, 20% and 30% is equivalent to a single discount of (SSC CGL 24 Sit. 2010) @) 6% — (D) 49.6% (©) 405% (@) 36% The price of an article was first increased by 10% and then again by 20%, Ifthe lastinereased pr price was (ssc ce @) 30 26.50 5 Las @ () ©2750 © n Mw 1s. 16. WW. 18, 19. 20. A shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% and ill gains, 20%. Find the marked price of the a costs * 450. ‘s Sit. 2011) (a) ~ 600 (by * S40 (©) 660 @) 580 What single discount is equivalent to two successive discounts of 20% and 15%? (SSC CGL 1" Sit. 2011) @) 35% =) 2% (© Me) WH Ifthe selling price of 10 articles equal tothe cost price of 11 articles, then the gain percent is (SSC CGL 1* Sit. 2011) ®o oO 1 OB WX While selling a watch, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 5%. Ithe gives a discount of 6%, he earns * 15 less as profit, ‘What isthe marked price ofthe watch? CCGL 1" Sit. 2011) (@) * 1250 (b) * 1400 (©) * 1,500 @ > 750 Krishna purchased a number of articles at 10 for each and. the same number for” 14 each. He mixed them together and sold them for * 13 each. Then his gain or loss percent is (SSC CGL1*Sit. 2011) 1 26, 8 81% jain 8% (@) Loss 83 (0) Gain 85 24, yy (0) Loss 85% (6) Gain 85% A trader bought two horses for” 19,500. He sold oneat a loss (0f20% and the other ata profit of 15%. Ifthe selling price of each horse isthe same, then their cost prices are respectively. (ssc cGL.1 (@)* 10,000 and* 9,500 (b) ~ 11,500 and 8,000 (©) ~ 12,000 and“ 7,500 (@) ~ 10,500 and“ 9,000 The cos price of percent ofthe cost pri article is 40% of the selling price. What is the selling price? (SSCCGL 1" Sit. 2011) @) 140% —() 20% © 2M 250% When the price of sugar decreases by 10%, a man could buy 1 kg more for” 270. Then the original price of sugar per kg is (SSC CGL "Sit. 2011) 2%) 30 @) 7 @) R I the price of sugar is raised by 25%, find by how much percenta householder must reduce his consumption of sugar 0 a8 not to increase his expenditure? (SSC CGL 1*Sit. 2011) OB @ 2% @ 0 & »Profit & Loss 79 2. 22. 2. 24, 25. 26. 2. 28. 2». 30. 31. 32. ‘X-slls two articles for” 4,000 each with no loss and no gain in the interaction. Ifone was sold ata gain of 25% the other is sold ata loss of (SSC CGL Sit. 2011) ©) 2% —& 182% | 162% (2% 20% loss on selling price is what per cent loss on the cost price? (SSC CGL Sit. 2011) 2 1 () 2% 15% © 165% (dh 165% A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enables me 10 purchase 5 kg more for ~ 600. Find the price of sugar per kg belove reduction of pei SSC CGL 1* Sit. 2011) @ “24 0) 30) @ 2 ‘The price ofa commodity rises from * 6 per kg to 7.50 per kg, If the expenditure cannot increase, the percentage of reduction in consumption is (SSCCGL2011) @5 © 2 © W % Marked price of an article is “275. Shopkeeper allows a discount of 3% and he gets a profit of 4.5%. The actual cost ofthe articleis (SSC CGL 2" Sit. 2011) @ 2 =) BS @) 2S @_210 ‘The difference between a discount of 40% on * $00 and two successive discounts of 36%, 4% on the same amount is (SSC CGL 2" Sit. 2011) @ 0 2 © 19 WH *720 Ifthe cost price of 15 articles is equa to the selling price of 12 articles, find gain % (SSC CGL2™4Sit. 2011) ®@D © FS OB @ 2 ‘The cost price ofan article is 64% ofthe marked price. The gain percentage after allowing a discount of 12% on the marked prices (SSC CGL2™4Sit. 2011) (@) 375%) 48% ©) 505% (52% Aman purchased some eggs at 3 for ~ 5 and sold them at $ for” 12. Thus hegained* 143 inal. The number ofegeshe bought is (SSC CGL2™4Sit. 2011) @ 20%) 2% © 1% @ 10 A bookseller makes 8% profit after selling the book at 10% discount. The ratio ofthe cost price tothe marked price is (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012) (@ 4:5 () 5:4 © 5:6 (@) 6:5 Byselling an artcile for” 21,000, a man gains 5%, To geta Profit of 15%, hehas to ell it for (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012) (@ * 19,800 () * 20,700 © * 23,000 (@ * 25,000 Rahul bought two cycles for a total sum of ~ 1,500. He sold ‘one cylce at 20% loss and the other cycle at 20% gain. Ifthe selling price of both the eycles is the same, find the cost price of the two cycles. (SSC Sub. Ins. 2012) (@) ~ 500,” 1,000 () * 600,” 900 (©) > 750each (@ > 550,” 950 33. M4. 36. 36. a. 38, 39. a a Auman sold two articles at” 375 each. On one, he gains 25% and on the other, he loses 25%. The gain of loss% on the whole transaction is (SSC CHSL 2012) 1 @) @% 45% © ~50 ‘Abought anartile, paying 5% less than the original price. A soldit with 20% profit on the price he had paid. What percent ‘of profit did A earn on the original price? (SSCCHSL 2012) 7 ®o0 © B Of WF The profit percent ofa bookseller ifhe sells book at marked price after enjoying a commission of 25% on marked price willbe: (SSC CHSL 2012) 1 @) 3% 3% |) 2M 335% “Theprinted price ofa book is” 320. A retailer pays" 244.80 for it. He gets successive discounts of 10% and an another rate, His second rate is (SSC CHSL 2012) @) 15% ©) 16% © M% @ Im Asellsan artcleto Bata gain of 10%, BsellsittoC ata gain 05%, IFC pays "462 forit, what diditcost to? (SSC CHSL 2012) 500) ~ 450 (@ 600 (a) * 400 ‘A discount of 30% on the marked price ofa toy educes its selling price by 30, What is the new selling price in)? (SSC CGL 1* Sit. 2012) OP? &% 7 OR w mw “AY sellsan artcleto' at a profit of 20% and'B'sellsitto'C” ata prot of 25%. IFC’ pays * 1200, the cost price of the articloriginally (nis (SSC CGL 1" Sit. 2012) @ % @) @ © LM @ ‘A.watch is sold ata profit of 30%, Had it been sold for” 80, less, there would have been a los of 10%, What is the cast price of rupees? (SSC CGL Sit 2012) @ 0 2 ~~ @ mw Ifa commission of 10% is given on the marked price of a ‘work, the publisher gains 20%, Ifthe commission is increased 10 15%, the gain percents: (SSCCGL Sit. 2012) 2 \ \ a) 19% 5% (@) 135% 4 (a) 15% (b) 165% (e) 135% a) 155) Byselling 9 articles fora rupee, a man ineurreda loss 4% ‘Tomake a gnin of 44%, the number ofartclesto be sold for a rupee is: (SSC CGL 1*'Sit.2012) (a) 5 3 wa @ 6 ‘A dealer offered a machine for sale for “27,500 buteven ithe hhad charged 10% less, he would have made a profit of 10%. ‘Theactual cost ofthe machine is (SSC CGL 2™'Sit, 2012) (@ “200 (b) 24250 (© °2500 (@ “227580 Profit & Loss, 45. 47. 9. SL. 52. 3. 54, 56. ‘A man makes a profit of 20% on the sale by selling 20 articles for “1. The number of articles he bought by "1 (SSC CGL2™4Sit. 2012) @» © 4 O©8 @ ¥ A businessman allows a discount of 10% on the written price. How much above the cost price must he mark his goods to makea profit of 1796? (SSC CGL 2" Sit. 2012) G@) 3% — ) 20% = 2% a) 18% ‘A man sold an article ata loss of 20%. Ifhe sells the article for 12 more, he would have gained 10%. The cost price of the articleis (SSC CGL 2 Sit. 2012) @ 6 “4 @°39 @ ~2 A trader has a weighing balance that shows 1,200 gm for a kilogram. He further marks up his cost price by 10%%. Then the net profit percentage is. (SSC CGL2"4 Sit. 2012) G@) 32% — &) _B%® (| NIM (25% ‘A merchant purchases a wrist watch for” 450 and fixes its list price in such a way that after allowing. discount of 10%, hae earns aprofit of 20%, Then the lis price ofthe watch is| (SSC Multi-Tasking 2013) @ ~ 600 @) *60 @70 W@ ~550 Two successive discounts of 70% and 30% are equivalent to single discount is (SSC Multi-Tasking 2013) @) Fb) 75% (©) H% = )_—100% A merchant allows a discount of 10% on marked price for the cash payment. To make a profit of 17%, he must mark his ‘2oods higher than their cost price by (SSC Multi-Tasking 2013) @) WH 3% © 4% W 2% ‘A dishonest grocer sells rice ata profit of 10% and also uses ‘weights which are 20% lessthan the marked weight. The total gain carnedby him willbe (SSC Multi-Tasking 2013) (@) 3% — (b) 375% (©) 4m (a) 305% ‘The cost price of a radio is * 600. 5% of the cost price is charged towards transportation. After adding that, ifthe net profit to be made is 15%, then the selling price ofthe radio ‘must be (SSC Multi-Tasking 2013) (a) * 68450 (b) > 70450(@) * 72450 (@) > 664.50 Bysellinga fan for 600, a man loses 10%. Tomake a gain of | 20%, the selling price ofthe fan should be (SSC Multi-Tasking 2013) (@) ~ 800 (b) * 900 (@) * 1000) * 700 ‘Aman sold 250 chairs and had a gain equal to selling price of ‘SO-chairs. His profit per cent is: (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013) @) Mh) 25% =) 5M =) 15% - An article was sold at 16% gain, Had it been sold for > 200 ‘more, the gain would have been 20%. Then the cost price of the article is: (SSC Sub. Ins. 2013) (a) ~5000 (b) ~ 4800 (@) “4500, * 5200 A shopkeeper blends two varieties of tea casting ~ 18 and 13 per 100 gm in the ratio 7:3. He sells the blended variety at the rate of” 18.15 per 100 gm. His percentage gain in the @ % ©) 10% © 1% 87. o. A got 30% concession on the label price ofan artile sold for 8,750 with 25% profit on the price he bought. The label price was (SSC CHSL 2013) (@) 10.000 (b) 13,000) 16000 @) 12,000 3. The cost price ofa book is * 150, At what price should it be sold to gain 20% ? (SSC CHSL 2013) @ ~~) °120 | 189 @ *100 . If books houghtat prices ranging from” 1500” 300 aresold at prices ranging ffom ~ 250 t0 ~ 350, what is the greatest possible profit that might be made in selling 15 books ? (SSCCHSL 2013) @) * 3,000 (©) Cannot be determined © 750 (@) “4250 |. A shopkeeper marks the price ofan article at” 80, What will be the selling price, ifhe allows two suecessive discounts at S%each? (SSC CGL 1* Sit. 2013) @ 972 ) °22 "2 @ *85 ‘The marked price of mixie is” 1600. The shopkeeper gives successive discount of 10% and x% to the customer. If the ‘customer pays "1224 for the mixie, find the value of x (SSC CGL 1* Sit. 2013) (a) 8% © m% —@ 15% ) 10% . Which of the following successive discounts is better to a customer? (A) 20%, 15% 10% oF B) 25%, 12%8% (@) (Ajis better (©) @yisbeter (©) (A)or(B) (both are sume) (@) None of these (SSCCGL 1* Sit. 2013) |. On selling an article for ~ 170, a shopkeeper loses 15%. In ‘order to gain 20%, he must sell that article at rupees, (SSC CGL 1 Sit. 2013) 21530 (©) 2120 @ 240 @ 20 = © |. A retailer purchased radiosets at the rate of "400 each from wholesaler. He raised the price by 30% and then allowed a discount of 8% on each set. His profit will be (SSC CGL 2 Sit.2013) @) 1% @) B4% © DM (@ 196% A reduction in the price of apples enables a person to purchase 3 apples for | instead of” 1.25, Whatis the % of reduction in price (approximately)? (SSC CGL 2" Sit. 2013) oO» © OD 33, A fui seller buys some orangesat the rate of for” 10and an equal number more at 5 for "10. Hesellsthe whole lot at 8 for * 20, What is his loss or gain percent? (SSC CGL 2" Sit. 2013) 19, 19, (@) Loss pereent 157% — (b) Gain percent 157% (©) Nolossorno profit (d) Loss percent 2%Profit & Loss 67. nm B. ". B. 76. ‘An article is sold for * 300 at a profit of 20%. Had it been sold * 235, the loss pereentage would have been (SSC CGL 2"! Sit. 2013) @ 5 6 ©b6 3 A dozen pairs of socks quoted at ~ 180 are available at discount of 20%. How many pairs of socks can be bought for” 48? (SSC CGL 2 Sit. 2013) (@) pairs (6) Spairs (©) 3pairs @) 4pairs ‘The marked price ofa table is * 12,000. If t was sold for * 10,500 after allowing a certain discount, then the rate of discount is (SSC.CGL 2" Sit. 2013) (@) 125% (b) 15% (@) 175% 10% ‘The marked price of a radio set is "480. The shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% and gains 8%. Ifno discount is allowed, his gain percent would be (SSC CGL 2™ Sit. 2013) (0) 185% () 20% (©) 25% — (A) 18% Kabir buys an article with 25% discount on its marked price. He makes a profit of 10% by selling itt 660. The marked price is (SSC CGL 1 Sit.2013) (@) "600 (b) *685 (~) 700) * 800 nthe eve of Gandhi Jayanti, Gandhi Ashram declared a 25% discount on silk. If selling price ofa silk saree is” 525, whatis its marked price? (SSC CGL 1" Sit. 2013) (@) 700) 25 750 > 775 ACD was soldat profit of 12794. Hithad been soldata profit of 15%, it would have gained him * 10 more. The cost Prices of CD is (in~) (SSC CGL 1* Sit. 2013) @ % % © M @ 0 A shopkeeper marks his goods 20% above his cost price and tives 15% discount on the marked price. is gain percent is (SSC CGL 2"4 Sit. 2013) © % &% % OM W Mm A shopkosper earns profit of 12% n selling abook a 10% discount on printed price. Theratio ofthe cost price to printed price ofthe book is (SSC CGL2"4 Sit. 2013) (@) 45:56 (&) $0261 (©) 90:97 (99:15 ‘The list prisof an article is” 160 and a customer buy it for 122.40 afer two successive discounts Ifthe frst discount is 10%, then second discounts (SSC CGL 2 Sit. 2013) @ 2% ©) 1% CO M% W 15% A tradesmen sold an article at a loss of 20%. ifthe selling price had been increased by * 100, there would have been @ sain of 5%, The eos price ofthe arile (in) was (SSC CGL2"!Sit.2013) 0 @ 3% (@) 100) 200 3. The price of an article i first decreased by 20% and then increased by 30%. ifthe resulting price is" 416, the original price of thearticleis, (SSC CGL 24 Sit. 2013) (@) > 350 “408 (“400 a) * 450 6) ). A bookseller sellsa book ata profit of 10%. Ifhe had bought itat 4% less and sold it for * 6 more, he would have gained a1. 82, a 87. 89. 90. |. Aman sells two watches at 81 3 18:)%. The cost price ofthe book is (SSC Multi-Tasking 2014) ©) 170 (@ * 188 99 each, On one he gets 10% profit and on the other he loses 10%. His net gain or loss percent is (SSC Multi-Tasking 2014) @) loss of 1% (©) no profit no loss (©) profit of 10% (@) loss of 10% 160 ~ 150 ) © Ifa person lost 8% by selling an article for~1,035,hebought the article for (SSC Multi-Tasking 2014) @ 13S) 1152 © * OS @) > 425 A cycle merchant allows 25% discount on the marked price ‘ofthe cycles and still makes a profit of 20%, Ifhe gains» 360 over the sale of one cycle, find the marked price of the cycle. (SSC Multi-Tasking 2014) (@) ©2920 (b) * 2,800 (e) *2,880 @) * 2,900 Rita purchased a car with a marked price of ~2,10,000 at a discount of 5%. If the sales tax charged is 10%, find the ‘amount she has to pay. (SSC Multi-Tasking 2014) (@ ~2,19,500 (b) * 219,000 (©) 219.450 (@) * 2,20,000 A shopkeeper sold an item for * 1,800 ata discount of 10% and gained * 200. Had he not given the discount, his gain ‘would be sC Multi-Tasking 2014) (@) ~ 300 (b) * 400 (@) * 180 (@) * 200 ‘A tea-merchant professes to sell tea at cost price but uses a false weight of 900 gram fora kilogram. The profit percent in his transaction is (SSC Sub. Ins. 2014) 113% ©) 1% © 9% Mahesh earned a profit of 20% by selling 60 apples atthe rate of * 42,50 fr 5 apples. Then the total cost, at which the apples were bought is (SSC Sub. Ins. 2014) @) 42) 5 |) 450 @ ~48S A retailer buys a sewing machine ata discount of 15% and sellst for "1955, Thushe makesa profit of 15%. The discount is (SSC Sub. Ins.2014) (@ °270 @&) 20 © > ~~ “HO ‘The marked price ofasareeis "200, After allowing a discount .0f20% on the marked price, the shopkeeper makes a profit of 16, Find te gain percent (SSC CHSL 2014) @ @ 15% 1 L @) NS% 9% (11% 4 @ 15% © 97% © 1% —W % “The marked price of an item istwice the cost price. Fora gain ‘of 15%, the discount should be (SSC CHSL 2014) @) 75% (0) 205% (©) 325% (@) 425% ‘A man sold his watch ata loss of $%. Had he sold it for '86.25 more, he would have gained 10%, What is the cost price of the watch (in ”)? (SSC CHSL 2014) @ 30 35 © 35 = 3082 Profit & Loss. on. 9, 98. 95, 100. A shopkeeper allows 10% discount on goods when he sells without credit. Cost price of his goods is 80% of his selling price. Ifhe sells his goods by cash, then his profit is. (SSC CGL 1* Sit.2014) @) 5% —) 1% ©) 25% =) 40% A dealer of scientific instruments allows 20% discount on the marked price ofthe instruments and stil makes a profit of 25%. Ifhis gain over the sale of an instrument is 150, find the marked price of the instrument (SSC CGL 1*Sit.2014) (@) * 938.50 (>) * 940 (©) 938d) * 937.50 Ram bought a'T.V. with 20% discount on the labelled price. Had he bought it with 30% discount he would have saved * 800. The value ofthe TLV. set that he bought is (SSC CGL 1*Sit.2014) (@) ~5,000 (6) ~ 8,000 (e) *9,000 (@) * 10.000 A sold an article to B at 20% profit and B sold ittoC at 15% loss. IfA sold it to C atthe selling price of B, then A would make (SSC CGL 1* Sit. 2014) (@) SYprofit (©) 2profit (©) 2%profit (A) 5% loss A trader marks his goods 20% above C.P, but allows his customersa discount of 10. The C-P of blackboard, which is sold for * 216, (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015) (@) ° 200 (b) ~ 180 (@) ~ 108d) * 196, Ifa shopkeeper purchases cashewnut at ” 250 per kg and sellsit at ~ 10 per 50 grams, then he will have: (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015) (a) 25% profit (b) 20% profit (©) 20% loss (A) 25% loss Aman bought a watch at 25% discount on the original price. He got ~ 40 more than the original price by selling it at 140% of the price at which he bought. The price of buying the wateh was: (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015) (@) *900 () *600 (80d * 700 A fui seller buys 240 apples for” 600, Some ofthese apples are bad and are thrown away. He sells the remaining apples at” 3.50 each and makes profit of” 198. The % of apples thrown away are (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015) @ % &) % | % W % Bysellingan article for ~450, Llose20%. For what amount, should Isellitto gain 20%? (SSC CHSL 1* Sit. 2015) @ “40 () 470 (©) 56250 > 675 A fiut seller buys oranges at the rate of” 10 per dazen and sellsat the rate of 12 per dozen, His gain pereent is (SSC CHSL 1*'Sit.2015) om om ole om A house was sold for * y by giving a discount of x%, then the list price was (SSC CHSL 1* Sit. 2015) oy gy tO tony, 0 © ioe w= Tx O 1 102 Successive discounts of 20% and 10% are equivalent to a single discount of (GSC CHSL 2" Sit. 2015) @) B% — (25%) 3%) 15% 103. A man purchased an article for ~ 1500 and sold it at 25% above the cost price. IThe hast pay” 75astax ont hisnet profitpereentagewillbe: (SSC CHSL 24 Sit. 2015) @) 2% —&) 3% © I @ 104. After allowing a discount of 20% 1200. Its marked price was: (SSC CHSL. 2 Sit, 2015) (@) 1500 (b) 1800 () ~1400 @) 1550 105. 10% discount and then 20% discount in succession is ‘equivalent to foal discount of (SSC CGL 2! Sit. 2015) @) 1% ©) W% ©) 2% @ 2% 106. The marked price of a watch was “720. A man bought the same for" 550,80 aller getting two successive discounts the first being 10%. The second discount rate is (SSCCGL 2™ Sit. 2015) @ 2% © M% © 1% @ 18% 107. Allowing 20% and 15% successive discounts, the selling price ofan article becomes” 3,060; then the marked price will be (SSC CGL 24 Sit. 2015) (@) “4400 (b) “S000 (6) °4500 (@) “4000 108. shopkeeper bought 30 kg of rice atthe rate of "70 per kg and 20 kgofrice atthe rate of 70.75 perk Ifhe mixed the two brand of rice and sold the mixture at $0.50 per kg. his 20% gains (SSC CGL 2™ Sit. 2015) (@) “S10 () 525) HS) “450 109. The difference between successive discounts of 40% followed by 30% and 45% followed by 20% on the maked price of an article is” 12, The marked price ofthe articles (SSC CGL 1* Sit. 2015) (@) “400 (6) 20) 80) 0 110, Find a single discount equivalent to a discount series of 10%, 20% and 25% (SSC CGL1*Sit. 2015) (@) 43% — (b) 58%) SMH) 111. Cost price of 100 books is equal tothe selling price of 60 books. The gain or loss percentage will be : (SSC CGLI* Sit. 2015) 2 Ly % 3. () 665% (by 664% (©) 66% — (665% 112, Anarticle which smarked * 975 issold for "897. The discount is? (SSC CGL 1 Sit. 2015) @) &% 0) We © 1% @ % 113. Ifthe successive discounts be 20% , 10% and $%, then the single equivalent rate of discount is (SSC CGL 1* Sit. 2016) (@) 316% (by 315% (©) 31% =) 314% 114, The selling price of bananasis equal tothe cost price of 8 bananas. Then the percentage of prof @% & Bi Os @Profit & Loss 1115, The marked price ofa ceiling fan is” 1200.and the shopkeeper allows a discount 5 % on it. Then selling price ofthe fan is, (SSC CGL 1 Sit.2016) (a) “1410 (>) * 1400 (@) 1140) 1104 116. The successive discount of 15%, 20% and 25% on an article is equivalent tothe single discount of (SSC CGL 1*Sit. 2016) @) @% ©) 4% ©) 4% 4% 117. IF the ratio of cost price and selling price be 10:11, then the profit percentage is (SSC CGL 2" Sit. 2016) @ % © 1% ©] % W % 118, A dealer marks a washing machine for * 7500, and allows a discount of 6% on it, Find the selling price (SSC CGL2™! Sit. 2016) (a) 6850) 7050 (©) 250 (a) 6950 119. Loss of 20% on selling price is equal tox% loss in cost price. Whatis x? (SSC CGL 2" Sit. 2016) 2 @ 2% © D © 16% @ 6 120. A man sells an article at 5% above the cost price. Ifhe had bousht it at 5% less than what he paid for it and sold it for 2 less, he would have gained 10%. The cost price of the articleis, (SSC Sub Inspector 2016) (@) ~250 (b) 400 (~) 350 @) * 200 121. A trader listshis article 20% above the cost price and allows ‘adiscount of 10% on cash payment. His gain percent is (SSC Sub Inspector 2016) © % @ % @) 6% — 1% loss of 10%. The profivloss percentage, when itis sold at thcoriginal selling prices, is (SSC Sub Inspector 2016) @) 120%profit (0) 32.5% loss (©) 20% loss (6) 20% 123. A merchant purchase a wrist watch for “1,200 and fixes its listpricein such a way that after allowing a discount of 10%, he earnsa profit of 20%. The list price ofthe watch is (SSC Sub Inspector 2016) (a) 1,600. (b)* 12,000(6) * 1,400 (@) 1,800 124.After @ discount of 34% an article is sold for 3168, What isthe marked peice (in “ofthe article? (SSC CGL2017) @ 4750 (b) 4900 (©) 4850) 5000 128, For an article the profit is 170% of the cost price. Ifthe east price increases by 20% but the selling price remains same, then what isthe new profit percentage? (SSC CGL2017) O41 © 9 OS @ 2B 83 126, After two successive discount of20% and 35% an articles sold for ~ 50700, What is the marked price (in ”) of the article? (SSC CGL.2017) (a) 92500 (by 98500 (©) 97500 (@) 94000 127. Ifthe price of pen decreases by 20%, then a man can buy 10 more pens for ~ 100. What is the new price (in ~ ofeach pen? (SCCGL2017) @1 ® 2 @4 @ s 128. The marked price of a sofa set is * 4800 which is sold at > 3672 at two successive discounts. Ifthe first discount is 10%, then what will be the second discount (in%)? c ®@B ® # © @WnH 129, By selling 175 pineapples, the gain is equal tothe selling price of $0 pineapples. What isthe gain percentage? (SSCCGL 2017) @3 ©» ©2 @ #0 130, The marked price ofan article is 20% more than its cos price. 15% discount is given on the maked price, then what is the profit percentage? (SSCCGL 2017) @s ow O8 @ Xs 131. A person bought pens at 25 fora rupee and sold at 15 for a ‘rupee. What is his profit percentage? ‘CGL2017) 2 1 2 @ 6; & B; © 6; @ 0 132, Marked price ofan item is Rs 500, On purchase of 2 items discount is 8%, on purchase of 3 items discount is 16%. Radha buys items, what isthe effective discount? (SSC CHSL 2017) (a) 204 percent (6) 23.25 percent (©) 12.8 percent (@ 35percent 133. The price of an article is cut by 33%, to restore toits original value, the new price must be increased by (SSCCHSL 2017) (a) ¥3percent (6) 4925 percent (©) 24.81 percent (©) 41.25 peroent 134. shopkeeper by selling 13 Titan watches, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 3 Titan watches. His profit percentage is (SSCCHSL 2017) (@) 30percent (0) 23percent (©) 46 percent © 16percent 135, A merchant buys 20 kgs ofa variety ofrice at "14 per kg and another 40 kgs of rice at” 10 per kg. He mixesthem and sells 13 ofthe mixtureat "12.50 porkg, At what rate should be sell the remaining mixture so as to earn a profit of 25% on the ‘whole outlay? (SSC MTS 2017) @ 1 & Is | “RsO @84 Profit & Loss 136, A man sells an articleata loss of 10%. [fhe had sold it for “75 ‘more he would have gained 20%, The cost price of the article isin); (SSCMTS 2017) @ 25 (b) 300 © 20 (a) 150 137. A fan is listed at * 150/- with a discount of 20%. What additional discount must be offered to the customer to bring the net price to“ 108/-” (SSCMTS 2017) (@) 15% b) 5% © 10% (@) 2% 138, A fruit seller buys 100 kg of superior variety of mangoes at ~ 45 per kg and 200 kgs of inferior variety at "40 per kg and sells ll the mangoes at “45 per kg. The profit percentage of the fruit sellers: (SSC MTS 2017) 2 ® 2 & Bs @8 @ % 139. A shopkeeper sold a TV set for” 17940 with a discount of 8% and earned a profit of 19.6%. What should have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered? (SSC MTS 2017) (@) 20% () 246% (©) 240% (@) We 140, Atwhat percent above the cost price must a person mark the price ofan article so that he can enjoy 20% profit afer allowing 20% discount? (SSC MTS 2017) (a) 6% —() WM) 50% —)_ AH 141. An article is sold for” 6552 after a discount of 22%. Whatis the marked price (in ~) ofthe article? (SSC Sub. Ins.2017) (a) $450) $425 (by HO) BTS. 142. A man bought 15 mangoes fora rupee. How many mangoes ‘were sold for a rupee so that there isa loss of 25%? ib. Ins.2017) @0 © 2 @©8 Ww» 143. By selling. fan for ~ 1900.a man has a loss of 5%, then at ‘what price (in ”) should he sell the fan to gain 20%? (SSC Sub. Ins.2017) (a) 2000 (b) 2400 (e) 2600 (a) 2300 144. A, Band C started a business by investing ° $5,000, “65,000 and *75,000 respectively. A is a working partner and gets 20% of the profit as working allowance and remaining distributed in the proportion oftheir investment. Ifthemoney received by Cis “27,000 what is the total profit? (SSC Sub-Inspector-2018) () * 85500 (@ °70200 (@ °87750 (© °76880 145. A shopkeeper marks his good ata price such that after giving a discount of 25%, the gains 20%. Ifthe marked price ofthe article is “736, whats the cos price ofthe article? (SSC Sub-Inspeetor 2018) (@) 460 () “450 © 40 (a) “485 146. shopkeeper sold two articles for “9831 each. On one he gained 13% and on the other, he lost 13%, What is the 43 ‘overall percentage gain or loss? (SSC Sub. Ins. 2018 ) @) 1.69% gain ©) 65%gain ©) 1.69% loss (0) 65%loss 147. shopkeeper bought an article for * 100 and marked its price 25% above the cost price, How much discount percentage should he announce in order to make a profit of 15%? (SSCCHSL 2018) (a) 825% ©) 85% (©) 8% @ 10% 148, Twoarticles are sold for *9,720 each, On one, the seller gains '8% and on the other, he loses 10%. What is his overall gain of loss? (@) ~ 380 gxin (© > 360 bss 149, Two articles are sold for "962 each. On one, the seller gains 30% and on the other he loses 26%, What ishis overall gain oF loss percentage, nearest to one decimal place? (SSCCGL 2018) (@) 6.0% gain (0) 5.7% loss (©) 8Pegain (@) 6.0% oss 180, Themarked price of an article is” 3040, Ifthe discount offered on this article is 20% then what willbe the selling price? (SSCMTS 2018) (@ * 2412 (&) > 3262 (©) > 2432 (3132 151. Raman and Sanjay started a business by investing” 63000 and * 42000 respectively. Ifthe total profit atthe end of year is” 9000, then what isthe share of Raman(SSC MTS 2018) (@ > 5400 () * 4500 (© * 4200 (a) > 3600 152, The ratio ofthe selling price to the eost price in a transaction is4:5. Ifthe sellin prices" 80, then how much i the loss? (SSC MTS 2018) @ 16 15 ©) 20 @ >30 153. The profit earned on selling an article at ” 720 is halfofthe lass incurred on selling the same article at” 360. What isthe cost price ofthe article (SSC MTS 2018) (@) 540) 60 (©) “480 (> 420Profit & Loss 154, A person sells an article at 10% below its cst price. Had he saldit foe Rs. 332 more, he would have made a profit of 20%. ‘What isthe original selling price in Rs) ofthe article? (SSC CCL. 2019-20) @ 108% ©) 138 © % @ 155.4 shopkeeper marks the prie ofthe article in such a way that after allowing 28% discount, he wants a gain of 12%. If the marked price isRs. 224, then the cost price of the article is (SSC CGL 2019-20) @) RS 144) RS.168 (©) RS.120 (@)_RS.196 136. By selling an article for @ 320, a men incurs a loss of 20%, ‘What should be the selling price of an article to gain 20%? (SSC MTS 2019-20) (@) ~ 450 (b) 480 “420 (@) * 500 157. What is a single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 10% and 15%? (SSC MTS 2019-20) @) 2% ) B% © 2% GH 265% 15, Sling price ofan atl i © of cost price, What is the profit percentage? 100 100 f@) 1 gy @® > oF 159, On selling abike for "2500 seller incurs loss of 20%, What price would have caused him to lose 30%? (SSCCHSL 2019-20) (a) “21865. (b) “21875 (6) “21885 (“21855 160. Mohan offers to sell his articles ata discount of 20%, but he ‘marks hs articles by inereasing the price ofeach by 35%. What percentage would his gain be? (SSC CHSL 2019-20) @ % 0b) % © % WH 1% 161. A trader bought 640 ke of rice. He sold a part of rice at 20% profit andthe rest t 5% loss. He earned a profit of 15% in the entire transatcion. What is the quantity (in ke) of rice that he sold at 5% loss (SSC CGL 2020-21) @ 1b) 2% «=O @ 12 162. A shopkeeper marks his good 30% higher than the cost price andallowsa discount of 10% on the marked price. In order to eam 6.5% more profit, what discount percent should heallow ‘on the marked price? (SSC CGL 2020-21) @ 4 © 55° 6 @ 5 163. A shopkeeper sold an article for 3,750. Ithehad charged24% less, even then he would have earned a profit of 14%. Wh: the original cost of the article? (SSC CHSL 2020-21) (@) ~2500 (b) ~3289 (2717 @ * 2.880 164, What will be the selling price ofan article iftwo successive discounts of 15% and 12% are offered on its marked price of * 25,500? (SSC CHSL 2020-21) (@) > 19,074 &) ~ 18615 (@) * 25041 > 21,165 166th rota? ite cose Wa isthe loss/gain percentage (correct up totwo decimal places)? (SSC MTS 2020-2 (a) Loss 16.67% (b) Gain 16.67% (©) Loss 19.54% (©) Gain 19.54% 166. A sells an article toB at 12% profit, Bsels itto Cat 9% loss. IEC pays 15,288 for it, then at what price (in")is the article purchased by A? (SSC MTS 2020-21) (@) 15,000 (b) 16,800 (©) 14,250 (@) 16,000 167. After allowing a discount of 10% on the marked price of an article, it s sold for ~ 450. Had the discount not been given, the profit would have been 25%. What is the cost price (in) ofthearticle? (SSC MTS 2020-21) @) 4) 0 (BS) HS 168. Two successive discounts, each of x % on the marked price ofan article, areequal toa single discount of 331.20. Ifthe marked price ofthe article is * 920, then the value of: is (SSC Sub-Inspector 2020-21) @» O&O 5 OF WB 169. A person sold an articleat a loss of 16 %. Had he sold it for {660 more, he would have gained 8 %. What should be the selling price (in ”) to gain a profit of 12% ? (SSCSub-Inspector 2020-21) (@) 29% >) 320 (©) 2790 3080 110. Three successive discounts 22%, 17% and 11% are ‘equivalent to a single discount of: (SSC Sub-Inspector 2020-21) (@)_ approximately 42% (©) approximately 50% 171. The price of diesel increased by 16 %. A person wants to increase his expenditure on diesel by 10 % only. By what percentage, correct to one decimal place, should he reduce his consumption? (SSC Sub-Inspector 2020-21) () 65% (© 52% (37% (@) 45% tecme{f] HINTS & EXPLANATIONS [ffs 2. (©) Marked price SP.after discou Ifthe CP of article be 125%x then3. (a) Letthe CP be 100. 4. 6. © © © @ Profit & Loss 2 Ifthe marked price be “x, then 0% ofx= 112 112x100, 1120 1120 s. Required ratio =100:—5> oon: 20=8:86 10. @) Speco dont suc dco a Single equivalent discount for 28% and 30% [Shortcut Method: Marked price = Cost Price « Requirsd ratio= Cost Price: Cost Price » 4/2 aired ratio= Cost Price: Cost Price * 55 [=90:112=45:56 [Shortcut Method: 100 [Letmarked price be 100% CRotbieyele = 70 *2880 ="2500 ‘00-p ina discount = 100 100% 108 100 * 100 S.P-fora profit of8% = 195% 2500 Here D,, DD, «are suecessve discounts too - 90 80 70 Ifthe S.P.ofarticle be x, Required value =100—100% x FO a Tem = 100-50, 11. Net increase percentage x (10420129) 2 Gain = 2x10 _ 100 m ae 833 2 29100 4 100 132 Ifthe CP=" 100, then SP=" 120 and gain=" 20 12. (@) Letthemarked priceof the article be” x. 20 in % = 2 100 Gain % 120 3 Ifthe CP of each book be 1, then 13. ©) ‘sp 730073713 14. @ Lethe CP ofeach article be * 1. Let the marked price be x . CP.ofaricles=" 10 70x andS.P. of 1articles=* 11 s-Imease 1, SP= * 100 11-10 Single discount equivalent to successive discounts of «Profit percent 100 = 10% 20% and 10%. aixid 15. (€) Difference in discount = 1% ll | ae 1 een = (20410-2019) 9, a9, wns x=1500Profit & Loss 87 17. ®) The sum of cost prices of two horses is” x. One of them and other is sold ata gain of b% is sold ata loss of a anda "CR of horse sold ata loss of a% 1004 1OOHIS 559 200=a+b "~~ 300-2018 us = U5 19500 = iB 11500 » CP. ofsecond article * $000 ‘Aiermate Method CP offist horse x A = .Potsecond horse »1 > offirst horse “= C.P of soznd horse 12 CP of first horse: C.P of second horse= 115 :80 18 @ wo 20.) eo _ Rogie pace = 109 250% Let the original price of sugar be” x/kg. 270 _270 = 0 Cost rie offs article = 400042 =3200 ‘Total cost price ofboth articles = Total selling price of | ‘both articles = 4000 +4000 = 8000 Cost price of second articles = 8000 -3200 = 4800 Selling price of second articles = 4000 Loss on second articles= 4800 — 4000 = 800 800100 4800 Rept %- ste 22, (@) LetSP=100 2. @) 24, 25, 26. 21. 28, 29. ® @ © @ © Loss% on SP=20% CP = 100+ 2 Loss % of CP= Let CP=x, Total” =600, Sugar bought o Percentage increase = 100 =25 6 . Percentage decrease in consumption 25 75.100 =20% 125, 20 Mp=275 3 SP after discount of 5% = [55275 ww 9s covioer ats oP Sesion duonoe voce (see) (3004-384) a aera “hin eens) cota 100 ="720 2 Percentage profit= «100 = 25% 2 ‘Marked price ofurticle= * 100 (let) CRofanticle=" 64 "SP. ofarticle=* 88 88-64 Profit per cent = +100 =37.5% Profit percent =F 37.5% Let he buyes 15 eggs. Gain x 100 10% discount 03. © 32.) 3B. @ M4. Let cost price (CP ‘& Marked price (M.P)=" 100 Cost price : Marked price 90100 108 100=5:6 [Shorteut Method: \c.P:M.P=(100— 10) :(100-+8)=90: 108=5:6 100 100 91000 (00+ 5%) P= 20000 New profit= 15% (100+15%), News. 20000 =” 230000 100 To get 15% profit he has to sell an article at “23000, 2eyeles— 1500 By options, 600 900 4 ‘ 420% 9720 20% + 720 Shortcut Method: i 120 Cost price offs eyele *}57 —eost pre of second a0 eyes « IC.P of frst cycle : C.P of sovond cycle 2: c-P offiest cycle 600 IC-P ofsecond eyele= 1500 ~ 600= 900 In such type of question, 15002: 3 Required % lo 88, ~ 100 Required % earned by A fro. (1004-20), 100 Oe 00}% 100 =(114-100)%=14% 35. 36. @) 37. @) 38. @) 29. 0. © 4L, a2, Profit & Loss, =100-25% of 100 =100-25=75 _ 100-75 5 So, Profit percent 100 25 1 1 25 100% = + «100 =334% 78 ’* 3 3% Printed price=" 320,¢, = 10% Let, =%% Amount actually id=" 244.80 wy, x amount actually paid=(1-2}(1- 22) 320 Ssamasuatyd=(1-705) Tg) 244 90-2 U9), 390 100" 100 sopsa~ 24:80%100%100 x 90x 320 Cost to 7 5 cost to By cost to New $.P. = 100-30=" 70 env patpscat 20-28-2224) Original cost price = 108.,.1200=* 800 150 Difference of P% and L%= 30—(- 10)= 40%. 2 Required number ofartcles = 9*5Profit & Loss 89 43. (©) Ifthe C.Pof machine by” x, then (70-30) xe L10,_ 2750090, F130 Tog 121-796 100100 ‘denotes discount. Hence, single discount equivalent lie 07% 3g 72790 50. (@) Solving this type of question by short cut. 275x900 _ Netprofitto= x44 55 on (H0)xy 1M =-104 ys "for dicount 460 crermennta =e d eo , L) CR of20 articles = 5 =" > Dgyy Mme Number of articles bought foe" meine 0 $229 = 10% “Ss 20-24 ‘Hence, He must mark his goods 30% higher than their 45. (a) LetCP=" 100 ‘cost price. Then, SP="117 SI.) Letus consider apacke or ricemarked Ike. I’sactual Latimarked pice be Rsx. weight 80% of 1000gm=800 gm LatCP-ofeach gm be" ‘Then, C-P. of this packet~ > 800 S.P.ofthis packet= 110% of CP. of Ike = 12 <1000="1110 46. ) el) 100 110 “2 Gain 9 = 11800) 99 = 37.50% spvir=co(H0)-os ® 100 100, 52. (©) C.P.ofaradio= » 600 Feomnene (1)and 2) New C.P after adding transportation charges sop Meper = (605% 60) = (60045400) = «30 5p u 4 . (100s Bee %) =Yop-scp= - = (oeProfit?e) cp Hor-Scr=125cP="40 sp. 00 47, (@)Thetrader prossstosel 1200 gm btslls only 1000 gm. looeis us - +630 = 5.63 "724.50 10 (100—toss%) 1 33. @) s.p-LO— Ws) 6p Taal prot =104 20440%20 39% ° 100 ‘ 48. (@) C.R-=" 450;profit=20% 649 = 2°29), 100:+20) yey 120020), 450 = ~540 2 sp= Oe en = 1000 Letthe list price ofthe wrist watch be “x 90 10 Tomakea gian 020%, the S.P of Fan should be Then discount @ 10% =" = 10 8 100 _ 100-420) 1005600 120 fay _ spa ROS, 100% 60 _ 120. 0=$00 Hence S.P should be * $00, 250-200 99-25% 54, () Percentage profi 55. (a) IftheC.P.ofarticle be x, then ly a99 2120 i= “oo 49. (6) Single discount= + 9+ 5556. ®) 57. @) 58.) 59. @) 0. &) “1. @ 2. ® CP of 1000 gmtea= 187+ 13 «3 = (126 +39)=" 165 CPof100g=" 165 SP.of 100g=" 18.15 Profit="(18.15~-16.5)=" 1.65, 1.65 %eain= 72100 = 10% Let the labelled price be "x 100 20 15047" 4150 = ino 180 sP-"180 Least cost price: Greatest selling pri ‘Required profit = ° (5250-2250) ° 3000 (s1s-)n von 36 oy) 400 1600 «10 100 Price after it= 1600-164 ait v0 (Nain eal i Net discount for 32% and 10% Net discount SP= 80% First discount = 160 1440 1440 1224=216 5% 2% 8. @ “4. @ 6. @ 66. (a) Profit & Loss (©) Net discount for 25% and 12% 25%! 12) too = [Net discount for 34% and 8% 4% - Required SP, = 4784 . 784 . Gain pecent= T5100 = 196% Percentage decrease = 5 sm-20% Let apples tach ype bebo Crates ~ (0e!2va0< pias 4020 Total SP.= 10 Sy 39°!” Loss per cen [Alternate Method: 10 |Cost price of? apples 1 ofeach typle= +> 40, 10.4, 20 Oia x =0.85% 100 15 0.85% + 1 0.85% =198 i00 loss => 85x-+ 12.75x=1955* 100 $97.75K= 195500 195500 97.75 JS . Discount is; 5 *2000=* 300 88. (@) Selling price = Marked price - Discount =200- 20% of 200= 160 Cost Price = 160-16 = 144 16 100, ainte= 1S x100= 1% 96 =111% Ga 144 9 9 89. (@ Marked Price, M=2C, where C is cost price for 15% 1s gain, SP = C+ 5, C= 1L1SC Let discount be x% 2C— pg X2C= LSC x= 42.5% “Alternate Method: Let Cost Price be 100 Marked price= 100 «2 =200 Salling price = 115 Discount= 200115 =85 % of Discount $5x100 _ 22.5% 90, (©) Let Cost Priceof watch be x spon SPHx- j5x=958 US.P=095x+ 56.25 then proit= 10% 095.4+5625 100-10 OL © 92. @ 93.) Let marked price of goods be * 100. 10 Selling price of goods = 100-="-» 100 = Selling price of good oo 90 Cost price of goods is 80% of its selling price -p. 8 crx 5X90 72 Profit on goods = (90-72) 18 rofit %= 2 «100 = 259 Profit%= = 25%, Letmarked price ofthe instrument be * x Sdlingprice, SR=x~ 72-08 100 Boy Cost price, CR=CR.+ 75 CR-=0.8x 0.8100 _ 16 1s 25 23, eer 28 Given that 55 C.P=150

x=100-85 SP. ofan articl 3060= “OS marked price ofan atl = Se x SS marked priceofan article . Marked ofan article 3060 100100 _ 459 80% 85 Solving by aligation 7.7078 NZ v 36 Selling price =80.5 50=" 4025 ‘Required gain = 4025 ~3515=510 1M successive discount final rate cgay 2% 249-39 2 40230 **T00 100 = 58% 2°4 successive discount final rate 45x24 0 = 45-204 $05 +9=- 56% 100Profit & Loss 95, Let mare price be MP then MP 58 y4p x 56 = x28 212 100 100 700 w= 0 110, 100224 55928. 79284 54 Required single discount (100 54)%6=46% 111, @)_ Now according to question 10% CP 608 SP _100_5 cP 60 3 Both sides sbstact SP-CP cP 3 2 2 centage oss = 2100 = 662% Percentages = 2 a 112. (Now, Let discount be x% 2 3 a00-x) Sx = 975xY =901 89700 > 100-x= "Fe 97500-89700 _ 7800 =* 975 975 113. @) For3 discont 20%, 10% and 5% Now take 20% and 10% 20x10 20410-2839 100 8% Now take 28 % and 5% 285 2845-7"? 33 1.4=31.6% +5-— To =33-14=31.6% 114.) Let CPof 8 banana=" 8 CP of6banana=" 6 Sp of 6 banana =” 8 Profit % 2 1 2100-3314 6 3% 118. (&) Marked price = 1200, Discount %= '5% Selling price=? Selling price = 75 1200 =" 1140 116, (@) Successive discount = 15, 20, 25 net discount when, 15, 20 taken together 117.0) 118.) (0) 120.) 21. 122.) LetCP=10,SP=11 1 = +100 = 10% P%= 75 10% Market Price=7500, Discount 94, felling Price= ——* 7500 = Selling Price= 755 7050 Let Selling Price= 100 Loss=20% Cost price= 120 20 2 Loss% of cost price = +55%100 = 165% Lace, 95 Profit=10% of Profit=SP—CP 95 105x~200 95 1000" 100 100" 9s (iss 210-958) 1000 100 95 10x-200 1000" 100 95x= 100x200 Let selling price be 100 Now sling price = 100% Loss= 10% 100 _ 250 ost price = 75100 . 250 Cost pri 0 3 i = 109 250.80 Profits iia! rice= 100-282 . 5 sutrtt= 22100» 2-204123.) 124.0) 125.) 126.) ‘Marked price ofthe wrist watch: 90 1200%120 100 100 _1200%120%100 ~~ 905100 ce Mp =__SPx100 (100—Discount) _3168%100 “100-34 _ 3168100 Profit percentage Let the mark price be x ate con pie => afler the second discount, price 27.0) '30700%100 100 80% 65 ‘marked price of article is, 97500, Let the cost price of pen =x Number of pens he can purchase for 00 actual price agen =! Number of pens he can purchase for teuced pres of po 00 100 125 Ox)? ex S) e According to question, 12s _100 25 0 Profit & Loss 128.(0) 648% 100 4320 Second discount = 15% Let$.P. ofeach pineapple= Re 1 Gain: 15% 129.@ 50 Required percentage =~ *100= 40% Let CP ofan artic MP ofan article= 120 Afer discount 5% on marked price, then = 120% 0,95= 114, 130.0) Profit percentage 131.(@) According question, l 3 1 1s CP ofapen S.Pofaper profit 1525 Profit percentage = 200 652.4, 33 Marked price ofeach item No. ofitems=5 Total marked price = 500 x 5=2500 132.) =500 100 with the 100 with the = 129% Lethe pric ofthe arte New Price= 100-3367 ‘Therefore he new pee must be ineeated by (100-67) 100 _ 3300 67 o 133.) = 49.25%Profit & Loss. 7. 134.(a) Let selling price ofeach watches" 1 Selling price of 13 watches = 13, Profit 3 x selling pric of watches =3%153, Cost price of 13 wateres=(13-3)= 10, 135.) CP=(20% 14+40 * 10) => (2804400) =680 Profit=25% (100+ 25) 680 100 s srot pret 208 125-25 SP ote (50-25-60 ‘SP of remaining mixture per kg 136.(@) Let CP ofan article =x According to question, ‘The cost price of.an article =" 250. 137.(¢) M.P.ofa fu Discount= 20% Price of a fan after 20% discount 130%20 150- = Tans 120 Let x%is additional discount Then, 130-20 _ jog 100 120% < 120-108 100 138, (¢) Total CPof the mangoes= (100 » 45) + (200 « 40) =4500+ 8000 12500 ‘otal SP ofthe mangoes = (300 * 45)= 13500 (13500-12500), ured profit pereentage = 100, Required profit percentag: 12500 1000 +100 12500 Sper ke 139.@ 140.0 ML 142.) ‘According to question, Sellingprice of the TV set=* 17940 ‘% discount= 8% and % gain = 19.6% Let the cost price be» 100 Gain=" 196 SP=100-+19.6=1196 IfSPis 119.6,CP=100 100 i196 % discount = 8% A780 100 = 19500 oo-) if no discount is given, the selling price= 19500 Profit= 19500 15000=4500 ‘Therefore, if SPis 17940, CP = 17940 = 15000 Now, Marked price 500 «100 = 30% 000 So, the gain percent is LetC.P=" 100Then SP Let marked price bex Then, 80% ofx = 120 a (2 E 100) 80 Marked price = 50% above CP. Let mark price be x. According to question, xx22 100 % Profit 0% 120 50 1552 8X _ 6552 100 6552100 78 Marked price ofthe article=” 8400, 8400. 1 CPofamango = 75 Loss=25% =1, B31 15” 100 20 So, A man sold 20 mangoes for a rupee. 143.(b)SPofafan=* 1900 Loss= 5% 1900%100 _ 1900100 _ 554 (lo0-5) "95 Now, Gain=20%,145. (a) 146.0) 147.0) Then, 2000x120 100 SP ofa fan = Selling price ofa fan =" 2400. Ratio of investment of A, Band C 5000 : 65000: 75000= 11:13:15, Letthe total profits x. then, profit amount that has to be distributed among 20 caro c08r A,Band C woo ? 13 cog = 27000 Now Cs share “(1s 13415) 7000 2700239 Tota profit, ¥ = TOES =" 87,750 100 discoun Selling price = Marked price x (eatieouns) 100 _ (23) = 86" T00 Ne Selling price « 10° __ om cost prce® SEBBEPDSS” (100+ Profi = 552% iM = 460 72° (100+20) Cost price offiest article = 9831 —10 (00413) ‘On which gain is 13% 100 do0-13) 8700+ 11300=20000 19662 ‘Cost price ofsecond article= 9831. Total cost price of two article: ‘otal selling price of wo article =9831 + 9831 ‘Overall loss = 20000 ~ 19662= 338 338 20000 ‘Overall loss +100 = 1.69% loss 25 Marked price ofthe article = 100-+ 100% 555, = 125. selling price to get 15 % profit 1 = 100+ 100% 755 Let discount percent is x% (ee) then, 125 { “Top Is. (100-x) 4 5 1s 1300 Profit & Loss 14869). Crapriofoe e720 1-0 Cost rice after article = 9720% 5° = 10800 Total loss = + Cost Price ~ Selling Price +9000 + 10800-2%9720 360 149.(b) Cost price of one article on pista Loss= (740+ 1300) —(962+962)= 116 Losst= 16 <100= 5.7% loss 2040 150.(¢) Marked price ofan article is=3040 oe 2 ot 700 5 So, Hence the sling price =4 unit Marked prceis Suni Suni 300 Tani once selling peice s= 4 608 Raman's capital =” 63000 Discount=: 2432. 1SL.@) ‘otal profit="9000 as weknow, (Capital « Time =Profit So, Ratio oftheir investments Raman 3000 I year 000 3 2 Hence the Raman's share is 9000%3 Sanjay Capital Time Profit year es = 18003" 5400 Ratio ofthe selling price to the cost price is= Selling price is” 80 Ratio, SP. cr. 4 5 N4 + Hence the loss is 1 unit unit +80 152.) Lunit +20 Hence the loss is 1 x 20= * 20Profit & Loss, 183.(b) Let cost price be x Profit=720—x Loss=x—360 According to the question 1 720-x= 5 (360) 1440—2x=x-360 3x= 1800 1800 _ “ 154.(@) Let CP ofanarticle= ‘SP ofan article=0.9x ‘According to question, 158.) Mark price of the article= 224 Discount= 28% Now profit= 12% 161.28% 100 (10012) Cost pri 144 320 156. @) S.P.ofan articleto gain 20% = F120 480 157. () Single equivalent discount 158. @ 1 rofit % = 1x10 Profit% = > 159, ©) Selling price=* 2500 Loss= 20% 100 Cost price Selling pres *Fa9—Lgsseay = 2500x100 _ 5125 (100-20) To get a loss of 30% 1o0-tns Saige 35 =Uas ig pri 3125 700 = 3125 x L00=30) 2187.5. 160. (¢) Letcost price ofthe article is” 100. 35 en, marked price = 100-+100 «=> ‘Then, marked pr i00 Selling price, when discount is 20% wse(!2=29) 0, 100 108-100 rect ") ps 161.66) 20° 1s, SN mo: & 4 1 According to the question, 5S 640 19 Bais So, 128 kg rice was soldat 5% loss. 162. (@)_Let the cost price of the goods is 100. 130 of the goods = 100% 52 = 130 MP. of the good ioe 5 Pot: 0 SP ofthe goods ~ 130% 77 So, he gains 17% profit. In order to gain 6.5% more profit= 17 +65 =B5% Discount should be allowed (130-235) 69 130 7 6s = S100 =59 130 % 163, (@) Now selling price after 24% less 16 = 3750 78 —- 2950 00 Hence, the original cost price ofthe article100 85 Selling price of an article = 25,500x-—> 164, (a). Selling price ofan artick 00 255x858 “100 =six1Tx22=" 19074 165. (b) Let theecost price of arti cise is 1 ‘Then, selling price ofthe article =6x% 7 = Px (sp-cr) _ Gain Percentage= 100 Ix 6x = By = 16.67% 166. (a) Let A purchased the article in x. Then, According to the question: arto 12x91 => x=" 15,000. 167. @) Letthe CP. of article is * y. According to the questions, _ 15288100100 Profit & Loss = y=400 So, cost price of article is” 400, Equivalent discount = 331.2 - fe ~ \ 920 25 5 2 Discount x= § * 100=40% Single discount = 20% Let cost pri 2217 Successive discount = 22+ 17 — 100 =39-3:74=35.26% 35.2611 = 35264 11- Qo Let price of diese! = 100 Increased by 16%= 100 x 2 Increased by 16%= 100 755 Lo Expenditure inerease by 10%= 100 «735 = 110 Reduction in consumpion= ;£*100 =5.2%