Consumption and Expenditure Aptitude Questions
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Q1If price of pineapples is increased by 75 percent, then a person can buy 15 pineapples less for Rs. 7700. What is the original price of an pineapple?Q2The length of a rectangle is increased by 60% . By what percent should the width be decreased to maintain the same area?Q3Due to fall in manpower, the production in a factory decreases by 25%. By what percent should the working hour be increased to restore the original production?Q4If the price of a commodity be raised by 20%, find by how much percent must a householder reduce his consumption of that commodity so as not to increase his expenditure.Q5If the price of an article is reduced by 25% and its daily sale is increased by 30%, then the net percent effect on daily sale isQ6If due to 10% decrease in the price of sugar, Ram can buy 5 kg more sugar in ₹ 100, then the actual price of the sugar (in ₹) per kg isQ7If the price of an article is reduced by 25% and its daily sale is increased by 30%, then the net percent effect on daily sale isQ8If due to 10% decrease in the price of sugar, Ram can buy 5 kg more sugar in ₹ 100, then the actual price of the sugar (in ₹ ) per kg isQ9If the price of petrol increased from ₹ 32 per liter to ₹ 65 per liter, by what percentage must a person reduce their consumption so that their expenditure remains the same?Q10A 20% reduction in the price of rice allows a housewife to buy 6.4 kg more rice for ₹ 640. Find the price (per kg) after the reduction.Practice Free →Q11The price of an item was increased by 12%. This reduced the monthly total sales by 16%. The overall effect on the value of monthly sales is __________.Q12An increase of 25% in the price of mangoes enables a person to purchase 3 mangoes less for ₹ 50 . The price of 12 mangoes before the increase was :Q13A reduction of 20% in the price of sugar enables a housewife to purchase 6 kg more sugar for Rs. 240. What is the original price per kg of sugar?Q14A company cut product price by 10% and saw a 30% increase in sales volume. Which inference is correct?Q15The price of a watch is reduced by 12%, but the daily sale of the watch increased by 20%. Find the net effect on the daily sale receipts.Q16When the price of a toy was increased by 24%, the number of toys sold was decreased by 18%. The effect on the total sales of the shop is:Q17Due to decrease in manpower, the production in a factory decreases by 10%. By approximately what percentage should the working hours be increased to restore the original level of production?Q18The price of sugar increases by 25%. By what percentage should a family reduce its consumption so that the expenditure remains the same?Q19The price of an article is decreased by 24%, but the daily sale of the article is increased by 33%. Find the net effect on the daily sale receipts.Q20The price of sugar is increased by 3%. How much percent the consumption of sugar must be reduced so as not to increase the expenditure on sugar? (correct your answer to one decimal place)
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