Q: An electronic weighing machine can show the correct weight within the range of 10 grams. Nathan used this machine and sells items at the cost price. If Nathan sells items only in the form of 400 grams packets, then what is the maximum loss he can suffer? (in %)
A: 2.44
Q: A fruit seller purchased 50 kg of mangoes at the rate of Rs. 25 per kilo. He sold some of the mangoes at the rate of Rs. 40 per kilo and the rest at the rate of Rs. 15 per kilo. If he incurred a 20% profit overall, the amount of mangoes sold at the rate of Rs. 15 per kilo is
A: 20 kg
Q: There were two articles and the sum of the cost prices of these articles is Rs. 500. One of them was sold at a profit of 20% and another at a loss of 20%. Besides if the selling prices of both the articles were same. Find the amount of overall loss.
A: 20
Q: The amount he received as a return on investment from equities, Dinesh planned to buy few home accessories on sale. He bought a fan and a carriage worth Rs. 3000. Later his friend got the same fan and carriage from Dinesh, Dinesh sold the carriage at a loss of 20% and the fan with a profit of 25%. In this overall transaction, Dinesh gained exactly 6 percent . What would have been the cost of fan Dinesh bought ? (approximately)
A: 1733
Q: A man sells an article at a loss of 20%. Had he bought it for 20% less and sold it for Rs. 60 more, he could have gained 50%. What is the cost price of the article?
A: Rs.150
Q: A retailer bought 20 kg of tea at a discount of 10%. Besides 1 kg of tea was freely offered to him by the wholesaler at the purchase of 20 kg of tea. Now the retailer sells all the tea at the marked price of the wholesaler to a customer. What is the profit percentage of retailers?
A: 16.66%
Q: The marked price of the watch was Rs. 720. A man brought the same for Rs.550.80 after getting two successive discounts the first being 10%. What was the second discount rate?
A: 15%
Q: A man sells 5 articles for Rs.15 and makes a profit of 20%. Find his gain or loss percent if he sells 8 such articles for Rs.18.40.
A: 8% loss
Q: A milkman purchases the milk at Rs. x per litre and sells it at Rs. 2x per litre still he mixes 2 litres water with every 6 litres of pure milk. What is the profit percentage?
A: 166.66%
Q: A shopkeeper gives 3 consecutive discounts of 10%, 15% and 15% after which he sells his goods at a percentage profit of 30.05% on the C.P. Find the value of the percentage profit that the shopkeeper would have earned if he had given discounts of 10% and 15% only.
A: 53%
Q: A fruit vendor purchased 21 apples for Rs 180. 33 1/3% of the apples were rotten and had to be thrown away. What price should the trader charge per apple if he wants to earn a profit of 16 2/3%?
A: Rs.15
Q: The cost of the manufacturer's commodity increased by 20%. A trader who did not revise the selling price noted that there was a drop of Rs.20 in his profit. What is the original cost price?
A: Rs.100
Q: If by selling an article, there would have been a loss of 2½% and by selling it at Rs 6 more than the earlier selling price, there would have been a profit of 5%. Then the C.P. of the article is ______.
A: Rs. 80
Q: A housewife saved Rs.2.50 in buying an item at Rs.25. Approximately, how much percentage did she save in the transaction?
A: 9%
Q: A shopkeeper declared a 20% discount on an item. Kanahaiya bought the item from the shop for Rs. 9600 after getting a discount. Kanahaiya sells the item to another person in such a way that he earned a profit of 18% on the marked price. What is the selling price for the second person?
A: Rs 14160
Q: What profit percent is made by selling an article at a certain price if by selling it at two-thirds of that price, there would be a loss of 20%?
A: 20 %
Q: When a manufacturer allows 38% commission on the retail price of his product he earns a profit of 9%. What would be his profit percent if his commission is reduced by 22%?
A: 37.1
Q: A man sells an item for 700 and makes some profit. Then he sells the same item for 500 and his loss is 3/5th of the earlier profit. What is his approximate loss percentage in the second transaction?
A: 13
Q: A manufacturer makes a profit of 15% by selling a colour TV for Rs. 5750. If the cost of manufacturing increases by 30% and the price paid by the retailer is increased by 20%, find the profit percent made by the manufacturer.
A: 6(2/13)%
Q: An automobile agency launched a scheme that if a customer purchases two Jabaaj Discover bikes, one extra Jabaaj Discover will be free and if he purchase 3 Jabaaj Pulser he will get one extra Jabaaj Pulser free. If the cost price of 3 Jabaaj Discover and 4 Jabaaj Pulser be Rs. 67500 and Rs. 232500 respectively. If a customer purchases 2 bikes of Jabaaj Discover and 3 bikes of Jabaaj Pulser as per scheme he availed 1 bike free of each category, then at what price these bikes should be sold so that the agency can get overall profit of 17.5% :
A: 352500
Q: Tata Docomo charged Rs. 540 for 1GB(1 day)and Aircel charged 90% of Rs. 540 for the same 1GB for the same days. Gowri uses Docomo for 1st 15 days and the remaining 15 days uses Aircel. If she uses Aircel for the whole 30 days, how much amount she save?
A: 810
Q: The shopkeeper marked the selling price of an article at 12% above the cost price. At the time of selling, he allows a certain discount and suffers a loss of 2%. Find the discount percentage.
A: 12.5%
Q: A shopkeeper announced a 35% discount on an item. A customer bought the item from the shop for Rs. 21000 after getting a discount. That person sells the item to another person in such a way that he earned a profit of 32% on the original price. What is the selling price for another person?
A: Rs. 42646.15
Q: A girl buys 2 pigeons for ₹182. She sells one at a loss of 5% and another at a profit of 8%. But she neither gains nor loses on the whole. Find the price of a pigeon which has sold at a profit.
A: Rs. 70
Q: A shopkeeper sold 12 cameras at a profit of 20% and 8 cameras at a profit of 10%. If he had sold all the 20 cameras at a profit of 15%, then his profit would have been reduced by Rs.36. What is the cost price of each camera?
A: 180
Q: A man purchased wheat worth Rs. 400. He sold 3/4 at a loss of 10% and the reminder at a gain of 10%. On the whole he gets:
A: loss of 5%
Q: In a certain office, the profit is 160% of the cost. If the cost increases by 12% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what is the percentage profit?
A: 132.14%
Q: Hemant sold 10 sarees for a total profit of Rs. 460 and 12 sarees for a total profit of Rs. 144. At what profit per saree should he sell the remaining 20 sarees so that he gets an average profit of Rs. 18 per sarees?
A: Rs.7.60
Q: The cost price of 12 articles is the same as the selling price of 8 articles. What is the profit percent?
A: 50%
Q: Sridevi sells an article at a profit of 50%. If she had bought it at 40% less and sold it for Rs.21.50 less, She would have gained 60%. Find the cost price of the article.
A: 40