1. If by selling an article for Rs. 390 a shopkeeper gains 20%, then the cost price is ?

Rs. 370

Rs. 325

Rs. 350

Rs. 300

Answer: Rs. 325

Explanation:


2. By selling 80 ball pens for 140 a retailer loses 30%. How many ball pens should he sell for 104 so as to make a profit of 30% ?

32

52

48

42

Answer: 32

Explanation:


3. A man bought 20 dozen eggs for 720. What should be the selling price of each egg if he wants to make a profit of 20% ?

3.25

3.30

3.50

3.60

Answer: 3.60

Explanation:


4. An item when sold for 1,690 earned 30% profit on the cost price. Then the cost price is ?

507

630

1,300

130

Answer: 1,300

Explanation:


5. A merchant purchases a wrist watch for 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 of the watch is ?

650

700

550

600

Answer: 600

Explanation:


6. If the cost price of 50 oranges is equal to the selling price of 40 oranges, then the profit per cent is ?

5%

10%

20%

25%

Answer: 25%

Explanation:


7. A sold an article to B at 20% profit and B sold to C at 15% loss. If A sold it to C at the selling price of B, then A would make ?

5% profit

2% profit

2% loss

5% loss

Answer: 2% profit

Explanation:


8. Ten articles were bought for Rs. 8, and sold at 8 for Rs. 10. The gain percent is ?

54.75%

57.25%

56.25%

55%

Answer: 56.25%

Explanation:


9. A man purchased an article for Rs. 1500 and sold it at 25% above the cost price. If he has to pay Rs. 75 as tax on it, his net profit percentage will be ?

20%

25%

30%

15%

Answer: 20%

Explanation:


10. On selling 17 balls at 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is ?

45

50

60

55

Answer: 60

Explanation: