Description : A person, by selling an article at half of the list price incurs a loss of 20%. Find the profit percentage if he sells at the list price? A. 25% B. 60% C. 5% D. 30 %
Last Answer : Answer – B (60 %) Explanation – 0.50 MP = 0.8 CP (since 20% loss) So, MP = 160CP ⇒ 60% gain.
Description : The Selling price of 12 articles equals the cost price of 15 articles. find the profit/loss percentage? a)25% profit b)20% profit c)25% loss d)20% loss
Last Answer : a)25% profit
Description : The profit made by David in selling his calculator for Rs.400 would be the same as the loss he would have made in selling it at a 25% loss. If he sold his calculator after offering a discount of Rs.100, find the percentage at which he marked it above the cost price. a)56.25% b)62.5% c)60% d)50%
Last Answer : a)56.25%
Description : A shopkeeper marked a suit at Rs.400. He sold it after allowing a discount, and still made at a profit of 25%. At what percentage above its cost price did he marked the suit, if he sold it for Rs.320? a)50% b)66 2/3% c)62 1/2% d)56 1/4%
Last Answer : d)56 1/4%
Description : The loss made by selling 20 m of a cloth equals the cost price of 5 m of that cloth. Find the loss percentage a)33 1/3% b)25% c)20% d)40%
Last Answer : b)25%
Description : A man sells two flats at the rate of Rs. 2 lakhs each. On one he gains 3% and on the other, he loses 3%. His gain or loss % in the whole transaction is A. 9% loss B. 2% loss C. 3% loss D. 25% loss
Last Answer : Answer – A (0.09% loss) Explanation – Loss% = X^2/100=(3)^2/100 % =0.09%
Description : Durga invested Rs X for 5 months and Y for remaining time. Moushsree invested Rs Y for 9.months and X for the remaining time. At the end of the year profits are in the ratio 4:5. Then find what % of X is Y? A) 6.2 % B) 7.69% C) 5.25% D) 3.2%
Last Answer : Answer: B) Durga investment =5X+7Y Moushsree investment =9Y+3X (5X+7Y)/(9Y+3X)=4/5 X/Y=1/13 *100=7.69%
Description : Geetha groups sell their two hotels which are made up of teak woods. One at 25% loss and other at 20% profit. If the cost prices of the two hotels are in the ratio of 3:4, what is his % profit or loss?
Last Answer : CP are in the ratio 3:4 which is Rs.300& Rs.400 1st SP= 300-25% of 300 = Rs.225 2nd Sp=400 +20% of 400 = Rs.480 Total Cp= Rs 700 Total SP= 225+480 = Rs 705 Profit = Rs. 705 - 700 = Rs .5 then % profit= (5*100)/700 = 5/7%profit.
Description : Reenu sold an article at a loss of 40%. If the selling price had been increased by Rs.200, there would have been a gain of 10%. The cost price of the article was
Last Answer : Let the C.P. of article be Rs. x. 110% of x - 60% of x = Rx. 200 50% of x = Rx. 200 x = Rs. (200×100)/50 = Rs. 400
Description : Nandu purchased a mobile phone and got a discount of 5% from dealer. he sold that mobile phone at a profit of 10% on his purchase price. What is the percentage profit on actual price of the mobile phone? 1. 2% 2. 3% 3. 4% 4. 4.5 %
Last Answer : 4. 4.5 %
Description : Rosy buys Oats at Rs.10/kg and sell it in order to earn a profit of 40%. However, her faulty balance shows 1000gm when it is actually 800gm. What is her actual gain percentage? a) 35% b) 70% c) 75% d) 25% e) None of the Above
Last Answer : Let price of 1 kg rice = Rs.10. CP of 800 gm rice = Rs.8. She wants to earn a profit of 40% on per Kg SP = 10 + 40% of 10 = Rs. 14 per kg. Faulty balance shows 800 gm = 1000 gm (1 kg) She sells 800 gm for Rs.14. Profit = 14 – 8 = Rs. 6. Profit(%) = 6/8 * 100 = 75%. Answer: c)
Description : When the sales increase from Rs. 40,000 to Rs. 60,000 and profit increases by Rs. 5,000, the P/V ratio is — (a) 20% (b) 30% (c) 25% (d) 40%.
Last Answer : (c) 25%
Description : Sridevi sells an article at a profit of 50%. If she had bought it at 40% less and sold it for Rs.21.50 less, She would have gained 60%. Find the cost price of the article.
Last Answer : 1st selling price=150% of x = 150x/100 = 15x/10 New Cost price=60% of x = 60x/100 = 6x/10 2nd selling price = 160% of 6x/10 = 160/100 * 6x/10 = 96x/100 Therefore 15x/10 – 96x/100 = Rs.21.50 X=Rs.39.81 Therefore cost price of the article = Rs.40 (approx.)
Description : The profit made by selling 30 m of a cloth equals the cost price of 6 m of that cloth. find the profit percentage a)25% b)20% c)16 2/3% d)30%
Last Answer : b)20%
Description : Total cost of a product: Rs. 10,000 Profit: 25% on Selling Price Profit is: (a) Rs. 2,500 (b) Rs. 3,000 (c) Rs. 3,333 (d) Rs. 2,000
Last Answer : (b) Rs. 2,80,000
Description : Rahim is dealer of magnetic components. He imports the components from Russia. Rahim sells a radio valve at profit of 20%. If he bought it at 20% less and sold it for Rs 5 less than the previous selling price, he would have gained 25%. Find the cost price?
Last Answer : 25
Description : If water content of a soil is 40%, G is 2.70 and void ratio is 1.35, the degree of saturation is (A) 70 % (B) 75 % (C) 80 % (D) 85 %
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : A taxi driver makes a profit of 25% on every trip when he carries 4 passengers and the price of petrol is Rs. 35 a litre. Find the approximate % profit for the same journey if he goes for 5 passengers per trip and the price of petrol reduces to Rs. 28 litres?
Last Answer : When 4 passengers income was 4x Expense= Rs.35. Profit =25% of 35+35= Rs.43.75 That means his earning is Rs.44.775.so that per passenger fare must be Rs.10.93 When 5 passengers earning = 10.99x5=Rs.54.68 Expense =Rs.28 Profit = 95.28 % approx.
Description : The profit percentage of banu and renu is same on selling the articles at Rs 900 each but banu calculates his profit in the selling price while renu calculates it correctly on the cost price which is equal to 10%. What is the difference in their profits?
Last Answer : when profit calculate on SP the profit = 10% of 900 = 90 when profit calculate on CP(x) = x+X/10 = 900 11X=9000 X=818.18 profit= 81.82 required diffference= 90-81.82 = Rs 8.18
Description : By selling an article for Rs. 40, there is loss of 40%. By selling it for Rs. 80 there is (1) Gain of 20% (2) Loss of 10% (3) Loss of 20% (4) Gain of 10%
Last Answer : (1) Gain of 20%
Description : The profit made by selling 25 m of a cloth equals the selling price of 5 m of that cloth. find the profit percentage? a)25% b)20% c)16 2/3% d)30%
Last Answer : a)25%
Description : By selling a telephone for Rs. 2400, a shopkeeper make a profit of 25%. Then, his profit percentage, if he had sold it for Rs. 2016, is ? (a) 10% (b) 6.25% (c) 6.5% (d) 5% (e) 12%
Last Answer : (d) 5%
Description : The selling price of 30 items is equal to the purchasing price of 25 items. What is the profit percent? 1. 25% 2. 20% 3. 16.67% 4. 20.33%
Last Answer : 3. 16.67%
Description : What will happen if a firm in perfect competitive market, increase its output by 50% (a)Total sales revenue will also increase by 50% ; (b) (b)Selling price will come down by 50%; (c)Total sales revenue will decrease by 50% ; (d)Profit will increase by 25%
Last Answer : (a)Total sales revenue will also increase by 50% ;
Description : The profit earned after selling a Laptop for Rs.1,754/- is the same as loss incurred after selling the article for Rs.1,492/-. What is the cost price of the article? a) Rs. 1,239/- b) Rs. 1,456/- c) Rs. 1,786/- d) Rs. 1,623/- e) Rs. 1,345/-
Last Answer : Let the C.P. of a Laptop = Rs. x 1754 - x = x - 1492 2x = 3246 x = 3246 / 2 = 1623 Answer: d)
Description : The difference between the cost price and sale price of an article is Rs. 500 if the profit is 20%. The selling price is: A. Rs 4000 B. Rs 1500 C. Rs 3000 D. Rs 3300
Last Answer : Answer – C. Rs.3000 Explanation – 120%-100%=20% 20%…………………500 120%…………….? ?=3000
Description : Profit after selling an article for Rs 736 is the same as loss after selling the article for Rs 638. What is the cost price of the article? 1. Rs 687 2. Rs 649 3. Rs 597 4. Rs 674
Last Answer : 1. Rs 687
Description : A trader wants to sell a watch at 25% profit. If its cost price was Rs.x more, an extra profit of Rs.50 would be made on it. find x(in Rs.) a)100 b)125 c)150 d)200
Last Answer : d)200
Description : What is the highest % discount(approximately) that a trader can offer on his marked price, so that he ends up selling at no profit or loss, if he initially marked his goods up by 60%?
Last Answer : Let CP= Rs 100 MP= Rs100+60=160 Discount= x% then, 160*[100-x/100] =100 100-x=100*100/160 x=37.5%
Description : A drug (200 mg dose) administered in tablet form and as intravenous injection (50 mg dose) showed AUG of 100 and 200 microgram hr/mL, respectively. The absolute availability of the drug through oral administration is : (A) 125% (B) 250 % (C) 12.5% (D) 1.25%
Last Answer : (C) 12.5%
Description : X, Y, Z started a business by a share of 8:6:9. The time for which they invested was 6:7:8. The difference in the profit of X and Z is what % of difference in the profit of Zand Y? A) 65 B) 80 C) 55 D) 75
Last Answer : Answer: B) Ratio of investment =8:6:9 Ratio of time =6:7:8 Ratio of X,Y,Z=48:42:72 =8:7:12 (X-Z)/(Z-Y) = 4/5 *100 =80%
Description : A dealer allows a discount of 40 % on the marked price to the retailer. The retailer sells at 10% below the marked price. If the customer pays Rs.38 for an article, what profit is made by the retailer on it?
Last Answer : Let dealer marked price = 100%, Retailer's C.P = 60% And the retailer sells at 10% less than the marked price =>S.P = 90% If S.P of 90% of the retailer costs Rs.38 to customer, So its C.P of 60% will cost 60*38/90 = 25 Profit made by the retailer = 38-25 = Rs.13
Description : A trader buys two articles at the same price. He sold one article at 20% profit and sold the other at 10% loss . Find his overall profit/loss percentage a)10% loss b)10% profit c)5% loss d)5% profit.
Last Answer : d)5% profit.
Description : BDL Ltd. is currently preparing its cash budget for the year to 31 March 2014. An extract from its sales budget for the same year shows the following sales values. Rs March 60,000 April 70,000 May 55,000 June 65,000 40% ... 2013 is (a) Rs 60,532 (b) Rs 61,120 (c) Rs 66,532 (d) Rs 86,620
Last Answer : (a) Rs 60,532
Description : Which of the following pairs regarding typical composition of hospital wastes is incorrect? (A) Plastic - 9-12% (B) Metals - 1-2% (C) Ceramic - 8-10% (D) Biodegradable - 35-40%
Last Answer : (A) Plastic - 9-12%
Description : 3. S produces and sells one product, P, for which the data are as follows: Selling price Rs 28 Variable cost Rs 16 Fixed cost Rs 4 The fixed costs are based on a budgeted production and sales level of 25 ... period(a) 10.1% decrease (b) 11.2% decrease (c) 13.3% decrease (d) 16.0% decrease
Last Answer : (a) 10.1% decrease
Description : Present rate of interested on on 1, 2, 4, 5 years fixed deposit(TD) is a) 6.25%, 6.50%, 7.25%, 7.50% b) 7.25%, 7.50%, 8%, 8.2% c) 8.2%, 8.3%, 8.4%, 8.5% d) None of these
Last Answer : c) 8.2%, 8.3%, 8.4%, 8.5%
Description : Which of the following would require least amount of secondary air for combustion? (A) Coke breeze containing 25% ash and 2% volatile matter (B) Anthracite containing 10% volatile matter and 8% ash ... ash and 25% volatile matter (D) Semi-bituminous coal containing 25% ash and 20% volatile matter
Last Answer : (A) Coke breeze containing 25% ash and 2% volatile matter
Description : The percentage of human genome which encodes proteins is approximately a) Less than 2% b) 5% c) 25% d) 99%
Last Answer : a) Less than
Description : The cash difference between the selling price of an article at a profit of 8% and 4% is Rs 3 the ratio of the two selling price is A. 51 : 52 B. 27 : 26 C. 51 : 53 D. 52 : 55
Last Answer : Answer – B (27:26) Explanation – Let the C.P of the article be Rs. x Then required ratio = 108% of x / 104% of x = 108/104= 27:26
Description : When a article is sold for Rs.3400, there is a loss of 2%. What is the cost price of the commodity? A. Rs 3500.50 B. Rs 3200 C. Rs 3400.56 D. Rs 3469.34
Last Answer : Answer – D. Rs 3469.34 Explanation – loss=2% so, 98%………….3400 100%………..? ?=(3400×100)/98=3469.34
Description : Fentanyl (Sublimaze) is categorized as which type of intravenous anesthetic agent? a) Neuroleptanalgesic Fentanyl is 75-100 times more potent than morphine and has about 25% of the duration ... morphine and meperidine hydrochloride (Demerol). d) Dissociative agent Ketamine is a dissociative agent.
Last Answer : a) Neuroleptanalgesic Fentanyl is 75-100 times more potent than morphine and has about 25% of the duration of morphine (IV).
Description : Nithish bought two purses which together cost him Rs.440. He sold one of the purse at a loss of 20% and the other one at a gain of 40%. The selling price of both purse are same. Then find out the cost price of both ... Rs.140 and Rs.300 c) Rs.170 and Rs.270 d) Rs.160 and Rs.280 e) None of the Above
Last Answer : 80/100 * x = 140/100 * y x = 7/4y x + y = 440 7/4 y + y = 440 y = 160 ; x = 280 Answer: d)
Description : Anwar marked his radio at 40% above his cost price. He, then sold it after offering a discount of 40%. If he made a loss of Rs.640, find his selling price (in Rs.) a)4320 b)4640 c)3360 d)3720
Last Answer : c)3360
Description : Murugan sold a book at a loss of 40%. If the selling price had been increased by Rs.200, there would have been a gain of 10%. What was the cost price of the book?
Last Answer : Let cost price be Rs ‘x’ Then (110% of x) – (60 % of x) = 200 (110x/100) - (60x/10) = 200 110x – 60x = 20000 X = 400 So cost price of the book = Rs.400
Description : Adult human brain is about-----% of the total body weight. A. 2% (Answer) B. 3% C. 7% D. 8%
Last Answer : A. 2% (Answer)
Description : Percentages of agriculture workers in total work force would drop to from 58.2% in 2001. a. 40 % by 2050 b. 50 % by 2040 d. None of the above
Last Answer : 25.7% by 2050
Description : Side face reinforcement shall not exceed [ A ] 0.1% of total cross sectional area [ B ] 0.2% of total cross sectional area [ C ] 0.1% web area [ D ] 0.2 % web area.
Last Answer : [ C ] 0.1% web area
Description : Ravi earned a sum of Rs. 10800 and donated `40%` of it to charity. He give `15%` of the remaining amount to Ramu. After giving `25%` of the remaining
Last Answer : Ravi earned a sum of Rs. 10800 and donated `40%` of it to charity. He give `15%` of the ... bank. How much money did he deposit in the bank?
Description : The minimum fore at cover necessary to maintain ecological balance is (a) 50% of the total land area (b) 40% of the total land area (c) 33% of the total land area (d) 25% of the total land area
Last Answer : Ans: (c)