Profit and Loss Questions for RRB Section Controller Exam
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Q1Pure ghee costs ₹120 per kg. After adulterating it with vegetable oil costing ₹60 per kg, a shopkeeper sells the mixture at the rate of ₹98 per kg, thereby making a profit of 40%. In what ratio does he mix the two?Q2If a man bought 8 erasers for ₹4, and sold them at 5 erasers for ₹8, then the gain percentage is:Q3Kavita, Rakesh, and Shalini invested in a business in the ratio 5:8:15. They invested their capitals for 8 months, 7 months and 4 months, respectively. What was the ratio of their profits?Q4A shopkeeper marks an article at ₹x and offers a discount of 70% on it. He sells it for ₹384 after charging a VAT of 60% on the discounted price. What is the value of x?Q5Dev and Tej started a business by investing amounts of ₹2,450 and ₹1,960, respectively. If Dev's share in the profit earned by them is ₹270, what is the total profit (in ₹) earned by them together?Q6In what ratio must a grocer mix two varieties of wheat worth ₹94 per kg and ₹116 per kg, so that if he sells the mixture at ₹144 per kg, he may gain 44%?Q7A retailer buys an electronic item for ₹230. His overhead expenses are ₹10. He sells the electronic item for ₹480 and makes x% profit. The value of x is:Q8A dealer buys two articles X and Y for ₹500 each. He marks each of them at the same price. He sells X by giving two successive discounts of 31% and 25% and still earns ₹328 as profit. If he sells Y at a single discount of 61%, then what is the profit percentage on Y?Q9After successive discounts of 12% and 5% an article was sold for ₹418. What was the original price of the article?Q10If a man bought 8 board pins for ₹4, and sold them at 5 board pins for ₹9, then the gain percentage is:Practice Free →Q11Saeed allows two successive discounts of 30% and 10% on the marked price of a pen, which is equal to a single discount of ₹592. Then how much profit (in %) will Saeed get on that pen, if the cost price is ₹900?Q12A dealer buys two articles X and Y for ₹8000 each. He marks each of them at the same price. He sells X by giving two successive discounts of 20% and 35% and still earns ₹616 as profit. If he sells Y at a single discount of 48%, then what is the profit percentage on Y?Q13A man buys 13 identical articles for a total of ₹15 . If he sells each of them for ₹1.6 , then what is his profit percentage? (Round off your answer to two decimal places.)Q14A and B started a business with investments in the ratio 5 : 6. After 6 months, A increased his investment by 60% and B decreased his investment by 25%. At the end of the year, the total profit was ₹28,153. Find A's share in the profit.Q15A mobile phone is marked at ₹88,500. After applying successive discounts of 8%, 5% and 2%, what will be its final selling price (in ₹), rounded to the nearest integer?Q16A man buys 12 identical articles for a total of ₹20. If he sells each of them for ₹2.1, then what is his profit percentage?Q17A shopkeeper marks an article at 30% above the cost price and allows a discount of 10%. Find his profit percentage.Q18A shopkeeper buys an article for ₹2,400 and marks it for sale at a price that gives him 80% profit on his cost price. He, however, gives a 41% discount on the marked price to his customer. Find the actual profit made by the shopkeeper.Q19An item is marked 154% higher than its cost price. Even after allowing some discount, the shopkeeper earns a 27% profit. Find the discount percentage allowed by the shopkeeper.Q20A man incurs a loss of 12% by selling an article for ₹264. If he sells it for ₹495, what will be his gain percentage?
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