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Profit and Loss

Multiple Choice Questions

181.

A manufacturer marked an article at ₹ 50 and sold it allowing 20% discount. If his profit was 25%, then the cost price of the article was

₹ 40
₹ 35
₹ 32
₹ 30

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182.
A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. The ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book is

45 : 56

45 : 51

47 : 56

47 : 51

45 : 56

Let printed price of the book be Rs x.
and cost price of the book be Rs. y.
According to the question,
$90 percent sign thin space of space straight x space space equals space 112 percent sign space of space straight y$
$rightwards double arrow space space space fraction numerator straight x space cross times space 90 over denominator 100 end fraction space equals space fraction numerator straight y space cross times space 112 over denominator 100 end fraction rightwards double arrow space space space space space space straight y over straight x space equals space 90 over 112 space equals space 45 over 56$
Hence, required ratio = 45 : 56

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183.

By selling a bicycle of ₹ 2850, a shopkeeper gains 14%. If the profit is reduced to 8%, then the selling pri e will be

₹ 2600
₹ 2700
₹ 2800
₹ 3000

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184.

What single discount is equivalent to two successive discounts of 20% and 15%?

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185.

While selling a watch, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 5%. If he gives a discount of 6%, he earns ₹ 15 less as profit. What is the marked price of the watch?

₹ 1250
₹ 1400
₹ 1500
₹ 750

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186.

If the selling price of 10 articles is equal to the cost price of 11 articles, then the gain per cent is

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187.

The cost price of an article is 40% of the selling price. What percent of the cost price is the selling price?

140%
200%
220%
250%

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188.

Krishna purchased a number of articles at ₹ 10 for each and the same number for ₹ 14 each. He mixed them together and sold them for ₹ 13 each. Then, his gain or loss per cent is

loss $8 1 third percent sign$
gain $8 2 over 3 percent sign$
loss $8 2 over 3 percent sign$
gain $8 1 third percent sign$

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189.

A trader bought two horses for ₹ 19500. He sold one at a loss of 20% and the other at a profit of 15%. If the selling price of each horse is the same, then their cost price are respectively.