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A person bought an article and sold it at a loss of 10 % if he had bought it for 20 % less and sold it for Rs. 55 more he would have had a profit of 40 %. The C.P of the article is ______ ?
A. Rs. 276
B. Rs. 250
C. Rs. 200
D. Rs. 225Explanation:
C.P = Rs. X
S.P = Rs. (90/100 × X) = Rs. (9/10 X)
C.P = Rs. (80/100 × X) = Rs. (4X/5) Gain = 40%
New S.P = Rs. (140/100 × 4X/5)
= Rs. (28/25 X) 28/25 X – 9/10 X = 55 or X = 250
At what price must kashif sell a mixture of 80 kg sugar at Rs. 6.75 per kg with 120 kg at Rs. 8 per kg to gain 20% ?
A. Rs. 9 per kg
B. Rs. 8.85 per kg
C. Rs. 7.50 per kg
D. Rs. 8.20 per kgExplanation:
C.P of 200 kg of sugar = Rs. (80 × 6.75 + 120 × 8) = Rs. 1500
C.P of 1 kg = Rs. (1500/200) = Rs. 7.50
Gain required = 20%
S.P of 1 kg = (120% of Rs. 7.50)
= Rs. (120/100 × 7.50) = Rs. 9 per kg
A discount series of 10%, 20% and 40% is equal to a single discount of _____ ?
A. 60%
B. 70.28%
C. 56.8%
D. 50%Explanation:
Original price = Rs. 100
Price after first discount = Rs. 90
Price after second discount = Rs. (80/100 × 90) = Rs. 72
Price after third discount = Rs. (60/100 × 72) = Rs. 43.20
Single discount = (100 – 43.20) = 56.8%
Ratio of the prices of three different types of cars is 4:5:7. If the difference between the costliest and the cheapest cars is Rs. 60000 the price of the car of modest price is ______ ?
A. Rs. 140000
B. Rs. 120000
C. Rs. 80000
D. Rs. 100000Explanation:
Let the prices be 4X, 5X and 7 X rupees
7X – 4X = 60000
=> X = 20000
Required price = 5X = Rs. 100000
Jabbar buys an article with 25% discount on its marked price. He makes a profit of 10 % by selling it at Rs. 660. The marked price is _____ ?
A. Rs. 800
B. Rs. 685
C. Rs. 600
D. Rs. 700Explanation:
Original price be Rs. X
C.P = (X – 25% of X) = 3X/4
S.P = (3X/4 + 10% of 3X/4) = 33X/40
33X/40 = 660
=> X = 800
An umbrella marked at Rs. 80 is sold for Rs. 68. The rate of discount is _____ ?
A. 20 %
B. 15%
C. 12%
D. 17 11/17%Explanation:
Discount = (12/80 × 100)% = 15%
A retailer buys a sewing machine at a discount of 15% and sells it for Rs. 1955. Thus, he makes a profit of 15%. The discount is ______ ?
A. Rs. 300
B. Rs. 280
C. Rs. 270
D. Rs. 345A Shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed. The ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book is ______ ?
A. 77:547
B. 99:125
C. 50:61
D. 45:56While selling the watch, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 5% if he gives a discount of 7 % he earns Rs. 15 less as profit. The marked price of the watch is ______ ?
A. Rs. 712.50
B. Rs. 787.50
C. Rs. 697.50
D. None of theseExplanation:
Marked price is Rs. X
(7% of X) – 15 = 5% of X (Or)
7X/100 – 5X/100 = 15 or X = 750
A trader lists his articles 20% above C.P and allows a discount of 10% on cash payment. His gain percent is _____ ?
A. 5%
B. 6%
C. 8%
D. 10%Explanation:
C.P = Rs. 100.
Then marked price = Rs. 120
S.P = 90% of Rs. 120 = Rs. 108
Gain = 8%