Discount and MP Aptitude Questions
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Q1A shopkeeper offers the following schemes on toys of the same marked price. (A) Successive discounts of 16% and 29% on any number of toys bought. (B) Successive discounts of 4%, 34% and 37% on any number of toys bought. (C) 12% discount on the first 4 toys and 27% discount on each toy thereon. (D) 4 toys free of cost on buying 10 toys. A customer wants to buy 10 toys. Which of the above schemes is the least beneficial to her?Q2Find the single discount equivalent to three successive discounts of 10% on a commodity.Q3A shopkeeper offers the following schemes on toys of the same marked price. (A) Successive discounts of 44% and 12% on any number of toys bought. (B) Successive discounts of 18%, 43% and 23% on any number of toys bought. (C) 8% discount on the first 4 toys and 38% discount on each toy thereon. (D) On buying ten items, the customer is billed for only seven items. A customer wants to buy 10 toys. Which of the above schemes is the least beneficial to her?Q4A shopkeeper wants to earn a profit of 11 1/9 % even after giving two successive discounts of 16 2/3 % and 20% on the marked price of an article. If the cost price of the article for the shopkeeper is ₹1800, what should its marked price be?Q5A shopkeeper offers the following schemes on toys of the same marked price. (A) Successive discounts of 39% and 3% on any number of toys bought. (B) Successive discounts of 36%, 13% and 8% on any number of toys bought. (C) 18% discount on the first 2 toys and 41% discount on each toy thereon. (D) 5 toys free of cost on buying 7 toys. A customer wants to buy 7 toys. Which of the above schemes is the least beneficial to her?Q6A shopkeeper offers two successive discounts of 18% and 15% on a frock whose marked price is ₹1,000. What is the final selling price (in ₹) of the frock?Q7Chitra gets a discount of 40% on a water cooler whose marked price is ₹2,200. Since she pays by credit card, she gets an additional 20% discount. How much does she pay (in ₹)?Q8A shopkeeper offers the following schemes on toys of the same marked price. (A) Successive discounts of 43% and 19% on any number of toys bought. (B) Successive discounts of 41%, 21% and 49% on any number of toys bought. (C) 35% discount on the first 5 toys and 3% discount on each toy thereon. (D) 4 toys free of cost on buying 5 toys. A customer wants to buy 5 toys. Which of the above schemes is the least beneficial to her?Q9A trader gives 10% discount on the marked price of an article and gives 40 articles free for buying 112 articles and gains 26% in the entire transaction. Assuming a customer pays for 112 articles, the marked price of an article is what percentage more than its cost price?Q10A store offers a trade discount of 16% on all items. In addition, they offer a “Buy four get one free” scheme on specific items. If a customer purchases five items each marked at ₹700 and the “Buy four get one free” scheme applies, what is the total discounted price for five items, the customer has to pay?Practice Free →Q11The list price of a washing machine is ₹87,200. It is sold to a retailer after two successive discounts of 9% and 50%. The retailer wants to earn a profit of 25% on his cost after allowing a 48% discount (on its new list price) to the customer. At what price should he list the washing machine?Q12A trader gives 8% discount on the marked price of an article and gives 3 articles free for buying 18 articles and gains 38% in the entire transaction. Assuming a customer pays for 18 articles, the marked price of an article is what percent more than its cost price?Q13The list price of a refrigerator is ₹15,000. It is sold to a retailer after two successive discounts of 32% and 40%. The retailer wants to earn a profit of 45% on his cost after allowing a 49% discount (on its new list price) to the customer. At what price should he list the refrigerator?Q14A shopkeeper buys a fan for 1,500 and marks it for₹2,500. He sells it after giving a discount of 20% on its marked price and an additional discount of 250 on cash payment. If a customer buys it on cash payment, then what is the profit (in) earned by the shopkeeper?Q15The marked price of a refrigerator is ₹28,500. If the shopkeeper offers a discount of 12% on it, what is the selling price of the refrigerator?Q16A shopkeeper sells an item for ₹652.8 after giving two successive discounts of 52% and 80% on its marked price. Had he not given any discount, he would have earned a profit of 25%. What is the cost price (in ₹) of the item?Q17A shop sells towels under an offer where a customer buys 3 towels and gets 2 towels free, all having the same marked price. What is the effective discount percentage the customer receives?Q18A shopkeeper sells an item for ₹661.2 after giving two successive discounts of 80% and 90% on its marked price. Had he not given any discount, he would have earned a profit of 25%. What is the cost price (in ₹) of the item?Q19A shopkeeper purchased a washing machine for ₹25,000. He marked up the price of washing machine and sold it after allowing a discount of 12% on its marked price. If he gained 10%, then what is the marked price of washing machine?Q20A shop announces two successive discounts on a jacket. The first discount is 10% and the second discount is 20%. If the marked price of the jacket is ₹1,000, find the final selling price.
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