Profit and Loss

ABC26GN2879 · A shopkeeper sells some toys at ` 250 each. What percent profit does he make? To find the answer, which of the following information given…

ABC26GN2593 · In terms of percentage profit, which is the best transaction? C.P. (in ₹) Profit (in ₹)

ABC26GN2594 · If books bought at prices ranging from ₹ 200 to ₹ 350 are sold at prices ranging from ₹ 300 to ₹ 425, what is the greatest possible profit…

ABC26GN2595 · Rakesh purchased a mobile phone for ₹ 5400 and a refrigerator for ₹ 9600. He sold the mobile phone at three-fourths of its cost price and… · 2010

ABC26GN2596 · Rajni purchased a mobile phone and a refrigerator for ₹ 12000 and ₹ 10000 respectively. She sold the refrigerator at a loss of 12 percent… · 2010

ABC26GN2597 · Mohanlal purchased a TV set for ₹ 12500 and spent ₹ 300 on transportation and ₹ 800 on installation. At what price should he sell it so as… · 2009

ABC26GN2598 · Harshad bought 15 pieces of DVD players @ ₹ 4500 each and sold all of them at the total price of ₹ 81000. What is the percent profit earned… · 2009

ABC26GN2599 · Alfred buys an old scooter for ₹ 4700 and spends ₹ 800 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for ₹ 5800, his gain percent is

ABC26GN2600 · A shopkeeper purchased 70 kg of potatoes for ₹ 420 and sold the whole lot at the rate of ₹ 6.50 per kg. What will be his gain percent? · 2007

ABC26GN2567 · By selling 33 metres of cloth, one gains the selling price of 11 metres. Find the gain percent.

ABC26GN2601 · Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of ₹ 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of ₹ 33. What was his percentage…

ABC26GN2568 · A vendor bought bananas at 6 for ₹ 10 and sold them at 4 for ₹ 6. Find his gain or loss percent.

ABC26GN2602 · 100 oranges are bought at the rate of ₹ 350 and sold at the rate of ₹ 48 per dozen. The percentage of profit or loss is · 2008

ABC26GN2569 · A vendor sells 10 clips for a rupee gaining thereby 40%. How many clips did he buy for a rupee?

ABC26GN2603 · A sells an article which costs him ₹ 400 to B at a profit of 20%. B then sells it to C, making a profit of 10% on the price he paid to A…

ABC26GN2570 · A vendor bought buttons at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?

ABC26GN2604 · By selling an article for ₹ 100, a man gains ₹ 15. Then, his gain% is · 2010

ABC26GN2605 · A trader buys some goods for ₹ 150. If the overhead expenses be 12% of cost price, then at what price should it be sold to earn 10%? · 2007

ABC26GN2572 · Pure ghee costs ` 100 per kg. After adulterating it with vegetable oil costing ` 50 per kg, a shopkeeper sells the mixture at the rate of `…

ABC26GN2606 · A man buys 10 articles for ₹ 8 and sells them at the rate of ₹ 1.25 per article. His profit is

ABC26GN2607 · If an article is sold at 200 percent profit, then the ratio of its cost price to its selling price will be · 2010

ABC26GN2574 · A shopkeeper advertises for selling cloth at 4% loss. However, by using a false metre scale he actually gains 25%. What is the actual… · 2008

ABC26GN2608 · If the ratio of cost price and selling price of an article be 10 : 11, the percentage of profit is · 2010

ABC26GN2609 · A trader sells an article and loses 12 1/2%. The ratio of cost price to the selling price is · 2007

ABC26GN2576 · If the manufacturer gains 10%, the wholesale dealer 15% and the retailer 25%, then find the cost of production of a table, the retail price… · 2007

ABC26GN2610 · A person buys an article for ₹ p and sells it for ₹ q thereby gaining r%. The selling price in terms of cost price may be written as · 2005

ABC26GN2899 · How many articles were sold? (Bank P.O., 2008) I. Total profit earned was ` 1596. II. Cost price per article was ` 632. III. Selling price…

ABC26GN2611 · The owner of a furniture shop charges his customer 28% more than the cost price. If a customer paid ₹ 23680 for a dining table set, then… · 2009

ABC26GN2612 · A gold bracelet is sold for ₹ 14500 at a loss of 20%. What is the cost price of the gold bracelet? · 2007

ABC26GN2901 · What was the cost price of the watch? I. The shopkeeper labelled the price of the watch 20% above the cost price. II. After allowing a…

ABC26GN2579 · A tradesman sold an article at a loss of 20%. If the selling price had been increased by ` 100, there would have been a gain of 5%. What… · 2004

ABC26GN2613 · A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22 1/2% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of ₹ 392, what was his profit?

ABC26GN2580 · A man sells an article at a profit of 25%. If he had bought it at 20% less and sold it for ` 10.50 less, he would have gained 30%. Find the…

ABC26GN2614 · The sale price of an article including the sales tax is ₹ 616. The rate of sales tax is 10%. If the shopkeeper has made a profit of 12%…

ABC26GN2903 · By selling an article what is the profit percent gained? I. 5% discount is given on list price. II. If discount is not given, 20% profit is…

ABC26GN2615 · A shopkeeper buys 144 eggs at 90 paise each. On the way 20 eggs were broken. He sold the remaining eggs at ₹ 1.20 each. The percentage gain… · 2006

ABC26GN2904 · An item costing ` 3000 is sold at a certain discount. Find the rate of discount offered. I. The profit earned after discount is 5%. II. Had…

ABC26GN2616 · Abhishek purchased 140 shirts and 250 trousers @ ₹ 450 and @ ₹ 550 respectively. What should be the overall average selling price of shirts… · 2009

ABC26GN2583 · Two-thirds of a consignment was sold at a profit of 5% and the remainder at a loss of 2%. If the total profit was ₹ 400, find the value of… · 2009

ABC26GN2617 · A person purchased 10 dozen pens at the rate of ₹ 4 per dozen. On checking, he found that 20 pens were not working. In order to earn 25%… · 2008

ABC26GN2584 · A man bought a horse and a carriage for ₹ 3000. He sold the horse at a gain of 20% and the carriage at a loss of 10%, thereby gaining 2% on…

ABC26GN2618 · Saransh purchased 120 reams of paper at ₹ 80 per ream. He spent ₹ 280 on transportation, paid octroi at the rate of 40 paise per ream and…

ABC26GN2619 · A person bought 20 litres of milk at the rate of ₹ 8 per litre. He got it churned after spending ₹ 10 and 5 kg of cream and 20 litres of…

ABC26GN2620 · 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 ₹ 1100. How…

ABC26GN2622 · Ronit and Vinit purchased a scooter for ₹ 25000 and sold the same for ₹ 26250. If at the time of purchase Ronit paid 1 1/2 times as much as… · 2004

ABC26GN2623 · A trader buys a chair for ₹ 600 and sells it for ₹ 765 at a credit of 4 months. Reckoning money worth 6% p.a., his gain percent is

ABC26GN2624 · By selling a bicycle for ₹ 2850, a shopkeeper gains 14%. If the profit is reduced to 8% then the selling price will be · 2010

ABC26GN2625 · When a plot is sold for ₹ 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price must the plot be sold in order to gain 15%? · 2003

ABC26GN2626 · A fruitseller sells mangoes at the rate of ₹ 9 per kg and thereby loses 20%. At what price per kg, he should have sold them to make a…

ABC26GN2627 · Raju purchased an item for ₹ 8200 and sold it at a gain of 25%. From that amount he purchased another item and sold it at a loss of 20%… · 2010