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131.

A watch dealer pays 10% custom duty on a watch which costs Rs. 500 broad. He desires to make a profit of 20% after giving a discount of 25% to the buyer. The marked price should be

  • Rs. 950

  • Rs. 800

  • Rs. 880

  • Rs. 880


C.

Rs. 880

Total C.P. = 500 + 10% of 500 = Rs 500.
Profit % = 20% (given)
Discount = 25% (given)
Let the marked price be Rs. x
Now, According to the question
straight x space cross times space space 75 over 100 space equals space fraction numerator 550 space cross times space 120 over denominator 100 end fraction space
rightwards double arrow space space space straight x space equals space fraction numerator 550 space cross times space 120 over denominator 75 end fraction space equals space Rs. space 880


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132.

A merchant marked the price of an article by increasing its production cost by 40%. Now he allows 20% discount and gets a profit of Rs. 48 after selling it. The production cost is

  • Rs. 320

  • Rs. 360

  • Rs. 400

  • Rs. 400

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133.

The marked price of an article is 30% higher than the cost price. If a trader sells the articles allowing 10% discount to customer, then the gain percent will be

  • 17

  • 20

  • 19

  • 19

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134.

A shopkeeper sells rice at 10% profit and uses weight 30% less than the actual measure. His gain per cent is

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135.

If the profit on selling an article for Rs. 425 is the same as the loss on selling it for Rs. 355, then the cost price of the article is

  • Rs. 410

  • Rs. 380

  • Rs. 400

  • Rs. 390

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136.

Last year Mr. A bought two paintings. This year he sold them for Rs. 20,000 each. On one, he made a 25% profit and on the other hand he had a 25% loss. Then his net profit or loss is

  • He lost more than Rs. 2000

  • He lost less than Rs. 2000

  • He earned more than Rs. 2000

  • He earned less than Rs. 2000

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137.

4% of the selling price of an article is equal to 5% of its cost price. Again 20% of the selling price is Rs. 120 more than 22% of its cost price. The ratio of cost price and selling price is

  • 2 : 3

  • 3 : 2

  • 4 : 5

  • 5 : 4

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138.

Cost price of an article is ₹ 200/-. If 20% profit is made after giving 20% discount on marked price, the marked price is

  • ₹ 300/-
  • ₹ 320/-

  • ₹ 420/-

  • ₹ 420/-

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139.

An article is sold at a certain price. If it is sold at half of the previous selling price, then there is a loss of 25 1 half percent sign. The profit after selling the article at the previous selling price is:

  • 51%

  • 49%

  • 12 3 over 4 percent sign
  • 12 3 over 4 percent sign
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140.

Sapna purchased a cycle for ₹ 1,000/- and sold it for ₹ 1,200/-. Her gain in percentage is

  • 20%

  • 10%

  • 12%

  • 12%

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