Quiz Discussion

A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, what was his profit?

• 1]

  Rs. 18.20

• 2]

  Rs. 70

• 3]

  Rs. 72

• 4]

  Rs. 88.25

If the cost price of 12 pens is equal to the selling price of 8 pens, the gain percent is : 

• 1]

  25%

• 2]

  33*1/3 %

• 3]

  50%

• 4]

  66*2/3 %

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 fair price shopkeeper takes 10% profit on his goods. He lost 20% goods during theft. His loss percent is

• 1]

  12

• 2]

  15

• 3]

  20

• 4]

  25

A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle?

• 1]

  Rs. 1090

• 2]

  Rs. 1060

• 3]

  Rs. 1190

• 4]

  Rs. 1202

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

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

Successive discount of 10%,12% and 15% amount to a single discount of:

• 1]

  32.68%

• 2]

  35.28%

• 3]

  36.68%

• 4]

  None Of These

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%

100 oranges are bought at the rate of Rs.350 and sold at the rate of Rs.48 per dozen. The percentage of profit or loss is:

• 1]

  14 * 2/7 % gain

• 2]

  15% gain

• 3]

  14 * 2/7 % loss

• 4]

  15% loss