Profit and Loss-Test 2

Jagran group launched a new magazine in January 2004. The group printed 10000
copies initially for Rs. 50000. It distributed 20% of its stock freely as specimen copy
and 25% of the rest magazines are sold at 25% discount and rest at 16.66% discount
whose printing price was Rs. 12 per copy . What is the overall gain or loss in the first
month’s issue of magazine, if the magazine could not realize the income from
advertisements or other resources?

A dishonest trader marks up his goods by 80% and gives discount of 25% . Besides
he gets 20% more amount per kg from wholeseller and sells 10% less per kg to customer. What is the overall profit percentage ?

By selling 12 marbles for a rupee, a shopkeeper loses 20% . In order to gain
20% in the transaction , he should sell the marbles at the rate of how many marbles
for a rupee?

A shopkeeper bought a DVD marked at Rs. 200 at successive discounts of 10% and
15% respectively. He spent Rs. 7 on transport and sold the table for Rs.208
.What will be his profit percentage ?

The cost of setting up a magazine is Rs.2800. The cost of paper and ink is Rs.80/ 100 copies and printing cost is Rs. 160 / 100 copies. In the last month 2000 copies were printed but only 1500 copies could be sold at Rs. 5 each . Total 25% profit on the sale price was realized. There is one more resource of income from the magazine which is advertising. What sum of money was obtained from the advertising in magazine ?

A dealer offers a discount of 20% and still makes a profit of 20% and he further
allows 4 articles free on the sale of 12 articles. Find the ratio of cost price to market price.

A and B are dealers of a bike company. The price of a bike is Rs.28,000. A gives a
discount of 10% on whole , while B gives a discount of 12% on the first Rs.20,000 and
8% on the rest Rs.8000. What is the difference between their selling price?

Sonata sells a wrist watch to a wholeseller making a profit of 10%. The wholesaler
sells it to the retailer making a profit of 10%. A customer purchases it by paying
Rs.990. Thus the profit of retailer is 2(3/11)% what is the cost incurred by the
Sonata to produce it?

Fanta and Coke, there are two companies, selling the packs of cold-drinks. For the
same selling price Fanta gives two successive discounts of 10% and 25%.
While Coke sells it by giving two successive discounts of 15% and 20%.
What is the ratio of their marked price?

Profit on selling 10 candles equals selling price of 3 bulbs. While loss on selling 10
bulbs equals selling price of 4 candles. Also profit percentage equals to the loss
percentage and cost of a candle is half of the cost of a bulb. What is the ratio of
selling price of candle to the selling price of a bulb?

A person wants to reduce the trade tax so he calculates his profit on the sale price
instead of on the cost price. In this way by selling a article for Rs. 280 he calculates
his profit as 14(2/7)%. What is his actual profit percentage ?

A person sold an electronic watch at Rs. 96 in such a way that his percentage profit
is same as the cost price of the watch . If he sells it at twice the percentage profit of its
previous percentage then find the new selling price.

A bookseller procures 40 books for Rs. 3200 and sells them at a profit equal to the
selling price of 8 books. What is the selling price of one dozen books, if the price of
each book is same?

A firm of readymade garments makes both men’sand women’s shirts. Its average profit
is 6% of the sales. Its profit in men’s shirts average 8% of the sales and women’s shirts
comprise 60% of the output. What is the average profit per sales rupee in women’s
shirts.

Of the two varieties of rice available, variety A is bought at Rs.32 per kg and
variety B at Rs.80 per kg. Two varieties of rice are mixed together in the respective
ratio of 8:5 and the mixture is sold at Rs.72 per kg. What per cent of profit
approximately the seller receives ?

Raman calculates his profit % on the selling price whereas Rajeev calculates his on the cost price. They find that the difference of their profits Rs.150. If the selling price of both the m are the same and both of them get 50% profit. Find their selling price.

A trader has 600kgs of rice , a part of which he sells at 15% profit and the remaining quantity at 20% loss. On the whole , he incurs an overall
loss of 6% .What is the quantity of rice he sold at 20% loss?

A camel and a cart together cost Rs. 5000.If by selling the camel at a profit of 10%
and the cart at a loss of 10% a total profit of 2.5% is made ,then what is the cost price of the camel ?

If there is a loss of 40% when a good is sold at (2/5)th of its earlier selling price. Find the
profit% after selling the good at a certain price.

There are two watches of cost Rs. 800. One is sold at a profit of 16% and the other at a loss of 8%. If there is no loss or no gain in the whole
transaction, the cost price of the watch on which the shopkeeper gains is?

Niel bought 30kg rice at the rate of Rs.9.50/kg and 40kg of rice at the rate of Rs.
8.50/kg and mixed them. She told the mixture at the rate of Rs. 8.90/kg. Find the total profit or loss in the whole transaction.

If a shopkeeper sell a TV at 15% profit and a DVD at 12% loss then he earns Rs. 540 as total profit but if he sells the TV at 12% loss and the DVD at 15% proft then there is no loss or profit.Find the price of the TV and the DVD ?

A cloth merchant uses 120cm scale while buying,instead a meter scale ,but uses an 80 cm
scale while selling the same cloth. If he offers a discount of 20% on cash payment. Find the profit percent.

An article is marked 50% over its cost price.Two successive discounts of 12% and
13(1/2)% are allowed on the marked price of the article.Find the profit or loss percent after selling at discount.

A trader marked his goods at such a price that after allowing a discount of 12(1/2) % for cash payment, he makes a profit of 20% . What is the marked price of the good which costs Rs. 210 ?