A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price but uses a weight of 875 gm for the kilogram weight. His gain in percentage is

• 17%

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• 14%

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A man bought 30 defective machines for Rs. 1,000/-. He repaired and sold them at the rate of Rs. 300 per machine. He got profit of Rs. 150 per machine. How much did he spend on repairs? (in Rs)

• Rs 5,500

• Rs 4,500

• Rs 3,500

• Rs 2,500

The rate of discount being given on a shirt, where selling price is Rs. 546 after deducting a discount of Rs. 109/- on its marked price is

• 14%

• 18%

• 15%

• 16%

The marked price is 10% higher than the cost price. A discount of 10% is given to the marked price. In this kind of sale, the seller

• bears no gain, no loss

• gains

• loses 1%

• None of these

By selling cloth at Rs 9 per metre, a shopkeeper loses 10%. Find the rate at which it should be sold so as to earn profit of 15%

• Rs. 11.20

• Rs. 11.30

• Rs. 11.40

• Rs. 11.50

Two successive discounts of 10% and 20% are equivalent to a single discount of

• 28%

• 27%

• 25%

• 30%

If the selling price of 40 articles is equal to the cost price of 50 articles, the loss or gain percent is

• 25% gain

• 20% gain

• 25% loss

• 20% loss

Two successive price increases of 10% and 10% of an article are equivalent to a single price rise increase of

• 19%

• 20%

• 21%

• 22%

By selling an article, a man makes a profit of 25% of its selling price. His profit percent is

• 20

• 25

• 

• 

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

• 8

• 10

• 11

• 15