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31.

A home theatre set is ₹ 4,950/-. If two successive discounts of 20% and 15% are given, then its selling price is

  • ₹3,336 /-

  • ₹6,633/-

  • ₹3,636/-

  • ₹3,636/-

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32.

A bookseller bought 500 text books for ₹ 20,000. He wanted to sell them at a profit so that he get 50 books free. At what profit percent should he sell them?

  • 10%

  • 20%

  • 15%

  • 15%

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33.

A discount series of 15%, 20% and 25% is equal to the single discount of

  • 48%

  • 49%

  • 50%

  • 50%

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34.

A dealer sold an article at 6% loss. Had he sold it for Rs 64 more, he would have made a profit of 10%. Then the cost of the article is

  • Rs.400

  • Rs.200

  • Rs.164

  • Rs.164

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35.

Find the marked price if the selling price is ₹ 9,250/- and discount is 7 1 half percent sign.

  • ₹ 9,000/-

  • ₹ 8556.25/-

  • ₹ 10,000/-

  • ₹ 10,000/-

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36.

A contractor has got two orders A and B. On one (A) he spends ₹ 25,000/- and makes a bill of ₹ 30,500/-. On the other (B) he makes a bill keeping a profit of 20%. Which of the two orders is more profitable to him?

  • B

  • A

  • A nor B

  • A nor B


B.

A

Profit on order A = 30500 - 25000 = ₹5,500/-
Profit on order B = 25000 space cross times space 120 over 100 space minus 25000
                        equals 25000 space cross times space 20 over 100 space equals space ₹ space 5 comma 000 space divided by negative
So, order A is more profitable to him

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37.

The list price of an article is ₹ 900/- It is available at two successive discounts of 20% and 10%. The selling price of the article is

  • ₹ 640

  • ₹ 648

  • ₹ 540

  • ₹ 540

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38.

An article was sold at ₹ 950/- allowing 5% discount on the marked price. The marked price of the article is:

  • ₹ 960

  • ₹ 1000

  • ₹ 955

  • ₹ 955

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39.

The price of a shirt after 15% discount is ₹ 119/- What was the market price of the shirt before discount?

  • ₹ 129

  • ₹ 140

  • ₹ 150

  • ₹ 150

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40.

A store sells a watch for a profit of 25% of the cost. Then the percentage of profit against selling price is

  • 22%

  • 20%

  • 18%

  • 18%

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