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111.

A merchant purchases a wrist watch for Rs. 450 and fixes its list price in such a way that after allowing a discount of 10%, he earns a profit of 20%. Then the list price (in rupees) of the wrist watch is

  • 500

  • 600

  • 750

  • 750


B.

600

C.P. = ₹ 450
Profit  = 20%
S.P. = (450 + 20% of 450) = (450 + 90) = ₹ 540
Discount  = 10%
M.P. = open parentheses 540 space cross times fraction numerator 100 over denominator left parenthesis 100 minus 10 percent sign right parenthesis end fraction close parentheses space equals space open parentheses 540 space cross times space 100 over 90 close parentheses space equals space ₹ space 600

 

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112.

The marked price of a clock is Rs. 3200. It is to be sold at Rs. 2448 at two successive discounts. If the first discount is 10%, then the second discount is

  • 5%

  • 10%

  • 15%

  • 15%

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113.

A dealer marks his goods 30% above his cost price and then allows 15% discount on it. What is the cost price of an article on which he gains Rs. 84?

  • Rs. 800

  • Rs. 560

  • Rs. 373.33

  • Rs. 373.33

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114.

A shopkeeper wishes to give 5% commission on the marked price of an article but also wants to earn a profit of 10%. If his cost price is Rs. 95, then the marked price is

  • Rs. 100

  • Rs. 110

  • Rs. 120

  • Rs. 120

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115.

A merchant has announced 25% rebate on prices of ready-made garments at the time of sale. If a purchaser needs to have a rebate of Rs. 400. then how many shirts, each costing Rs. 320, should he purchase?

  • 10

  • 7

  • 6

  • 6

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116.

A person sold a horse at a gain of 15%. Had he bought it for 25% less and sold it for Rs. 60 less, he would have made a profit of 32%. The cost price of the horse was

  • Rs. 370

  • Rs. 372

  • Rs. 375

  • Rs. 375

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117.

A sells an article to B at a gain of 25% B sells it to C at a gain of 20% and C sells it to D at a gain of 10%. If D pays Rs. 300 for it, how much did it cost to A?

  • Rs. 200

  • Rs. 250

  • Rs. 275

  • Rs. 275

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118.

By selling an article for Rs. 21, a man lost such that the percentage loss was equal to the cost price. The cost price of the article was

  • Rs. 30 or Rs. 70

  • Rs. 35 or  Rs. 60

  • Rs. 45

  • Rs. 45

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119.

Half of 100 articles were sold at a profit of 20% and the rest at a profit of 40%. If all the articles had been sold at a profit of 25%, the total profit would have been Rs. 100 less than earlier profit. The cost price of each article was

  • Rs. 10

  • Rs. 15

  • Rs. 20

  • Rs. 20

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120.

An article is sold at a certain fixed price. By selling it at 2 over 3 of that price, one loses 10%. The gain per cent on selling it at the original price is

  • 20

  • 33 1 third
  • 35

  • 35

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