Discount and MP Questions for SSC CGL Exam
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Q1For an article the profit is 170% of the cost price. If the cost price increases by 20% but the selling price remains same, then what is the new profit percentage?Q2A sells an article to B at a loss of 20%, B sells it to C at a profit of 12.5% and C sells it to D at a loss of 8%. If D buys it for Rs. 248.40, then what is the difference between the loss incurred by A and C'?Q3If the selling price of an article is 8% more than the cost price and the discount offered is 10% on the marked price of the article, then what is the ratio of the cost price to the marked price?Q4One-third of goods are sold at a 15% profit, 25% of the goods are sold at a 20% profit and the rest at a 20% loss. If the total profit of Rs. 138.50 is earned on the whole transaction, then the value (in Rs.) of the goods is:Q5A trader allows a discount of 18% on the marked price of an article. How much percentage above the cost price must he mark it so as to get a profit of 6.6%?Q6A person buys 5 tables and 9 chairs for Rs. 15,400. He sells the tables at 10% profit and chairs at 20% profit. If his total profit on selling all the tables and chairs is Rs. 2,080 what is the cost price of 3 chairs?Q7A man purchases 100 copies of a book from the publisher and gets a discount of 25%. He buys 50 copies from a retailer at a discount of 10%. He got an overall discount of∶Q8The marked price of an article is Rs. 315. It is sold for Rs. 288. If there is a loss of 4%, then by what percent above the cost is the article marked?Q9After giving two successive discounts, each of x%, on the marked price of an article, the total discount is Rs. 259.20. If the marked price of the article is Rs. 720, then the value of x is:Q10A person marked his goods at a price that would give him 40% profit. But he declared a sale and allowed 20% discount on the marked price. What is the profit percentage of the person in the whole transaction?Practice Free →Q11Anu fixes the selling price of an article at 25% above its cost of production. If the cost of production goes up by 20% and she raises the selling price by 10% then her percentage profit is (correct to one decimal place):Q12A dealer marks an article 40% above the cost price and sells it to a customer, allowing two successive discounts of 20% and 25% on the marked price. If he suffers a loss of Rs. 140, then the cost price (in Rs) of the article is:Q13A shopkeeper marks the price of the article in such a way that after allowing 28% discount, he wants a gain of 12%. If the marked price is Rs. 224, then the cost price of the article is:Q14A person sells an article at 10% below its cost price. Had he sold it for Rs. 332 more, he would have made a profit of 20%. What is the original selling price (in Rs.) of the article?Q15If 1 shirt is offered free on purchase of 4 shirts, what is the effective discount (in %) on each shirt?Q16A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 80% and offers 20% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs. 450?Q17If on a Sale there is 40% discount on the marked price of Rs. 1000, but the sale is done at Rs. 510 only then what additional discount (in %) did the customer get?Q18The discount offered on a Shirt of Rs. 500 and a pair of Trousers of Rs 1000 is 20% and 40% respectively. If Ajay bought 2 Shirt and 3 pair of Trousers then what was the effective discount (in %) he received?Q19If 1 saree is offered free on purchase of 3 sarees, what is the effective discount on each saree?Q20If the selling price of an item is Rs 1000 after getting a discount of 20%, then what was the marked price (in Rs)?
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