Quiz Discussion

When a commodity is sold Rs. 34.80, there is a loss of 25%. What is the cost price?

• 1]

  36.20

• 2]

  43.40

• 3]

  56.60

• 4]

  46.40

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:

• 1]

  Rs. 45

• 2]

  Rs. 50

• 3]

  Rs. 55

• 4]

  Rs. 60

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:

• 1]

  no profit, no loss

• 2]

  20% profit

• 3]

  less than 20% profit

• 4]

  more than 20% profit

Alfred buys an old scooter for Rs. 4700 and spends Rs. 800 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for Rs. 5800, his gain percent is:

• 1]

  4*4/7 %

• 2]

  5*5/11 %

• 3]

  10%

• 4]

  12%

A shopkeeper gives 12% additional discount on the discounted price, after giving an initial discount of 20% on the labelled price of a radio. If the final sale price of the radio is Rs. 704, then what is its labelled price?

• 1]

  Rs 844.80

• 2]

  Rs 929.28

• 3]

  Rs 1000

• 4]

  Rs 1044.8

In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?

• 1]

  30%

• 2]

  70%

• 3]

  100%

• 4]

  250%

If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent.

• 1]

  66*2/3

• 2]

  100

• 3]

  105*1/3

• 4]

  120

A man gains 20% by selling an article for a certain price. If he sells it at double the price, the percentage of profit will be

• 1]

  130%

• 2]

  140%

• 3]

  150%

• 4]

  160%

The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1280. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit?

• 1]

  Rs. 2000

• 2]

  Rs. 2200

• 3]

  Rs. 2400

• 4]

  Data inadequate

Jacob bought a scooter for a certain sum of money. He spent 10% of the cost on repairs and sold the scooter for a profit of Rs. 1100. How much did he spend on repairs if he made a profit of 20 %?

• 1]

  Rs. 400

• 2]

  Rs. 440

• 3]

  Rs. 500

• 4]

  Rs. 550