Profit and Loss-Test 4

After selling 12 balls a man suffer a loss equal to cost price of 6 balls. Find loss percent?

A man bought a horse & a carriage for Rs60,000. He sold the horse at 15% profit
and the carriage at a loss of 6%. But still he gained of 1% on overall. The cost price of the horse was?

A customer saves Rs 400 at the rebate of 20% on market price of an article. If the
cost price of the article for shopkeeper is Rs 1200.Then find the profit percent of
shopkeeper?

A trader wants to earn 16(2/3)% after allowing a discount of 25%. Find by how
much % he has to increase his cost price to make M.P?

Nikita bought 30 kg of wheat at the rate of 9.50/kg of wheat and the same amount of
wheat at the rate of Rs 8.50 per kg and mixed them. She sold the mixture at the
rate of Rs 8.90/kg. Find her total profit or loss in the whole transaction?

A trader bought two horses for Rs 39,000. He sold one at a loss of 20% and another at
a profit of 15%. If the selling price of each horse is same, then what are their cost price
respectively?

The marked price of an article is 60% above the cost price. When marked price is
increased by 30% and selling price is increased by 20%, then the profit doubles.
What is the original selling price if marked price is Rs 3200?

An article passes successfully in the hand of three traders. Each trader sold it further
at a gain of 20% of the cost price. If the last trader sold it for Rs 432 then what was the
cost price?

A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at 10% profit on Cost Price and also
uses a false weight and gives 900 grams instead of 1 kg. Find his total gain.

A man buys some toffees at 3 in Re. 1 and some at 3 in Rs 2 and sold them at 1 in Re.1. Find his gain or loss %.

A trader wants to increase his cost price in such a way that after giving 25% discount
he earns 20%profit. Find how much percent he increases his Cost Price?

On selling 15 balls at Rs 400 there is loss equal to Cost Price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is?

By selling 12 oranges for Rs 60 a man losses 25%. The number of oranges he has to sell for Rs 100 so as to gain 25% is?

A person sold an article at 16 (2/3)% profit on Selling Price. Afterwards when the cost
price reduced by 10% then he also reduced the selling price by 10%. His percentage of
profit on cost price will be?

A shopkeeper allows 2% discount and gives 1 article free on purchase of 6 articles. He earns 40% profit during the transaction. By what percent above the cost price he marked his good.

By selling 20 articles, a person gains CP of 5 articles. Find the profit% incurred by him.

A person wants to sell his goods at 20% profit after allowing a discount of 16 2/3%
on marked price. How much % above the cost price should he mark his article?

Three successive discounts of 20%, 25% and 16 2/3% is equivalent to

After selling a table worth Rs 12000 at 20% loss, a trader buys a TV with the same
money. Next he sold the TV at 20% profit. What is his profit/loss in the whole transaction?

A sold a watch to B at 10% loss. B sold it to C at 11.11% loss and c again sold it to A
at 12.5% profit. How much profit/loss % is incurred by A?

After selling an article at some price, a trader gain 20% on the selling price. Find his profit% on the cost price.

A man bought some toffees at the rate of 3 toffees per Re. and same number at the rate
of 2 toffees per Re. He mixes them and sold 3 toffees for Rs 2. Find his profit/loss% in the whole transaction.

A shopkeeper sold his articles at cost price. But he used false weights and gives 800 gm
instead of 1 kg. Find his profit%.

A trader sold his goods at 20% profit and along with this he used weights of 800 gm instead of 1 kg. Find his total profit%.

A loss of 20% is made by selling an article. Had it been sold for Rs 240 more, there
would have been a profit of 10%. What would be the selling price of the article if it is sold at 25% profit?