Profit and Loss 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?Q4The marked price of an article is Rs. 740. After two successive discounts of 15% and x%, it is sold for Rs. 566.10. What is the value of x?Q5One-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:Q6A 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%?Q7A 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?Q8A 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∶Q9Anu allows a 20% discount on the marked price of an article and still makes a profit of 25%. If he gains Rs. 44.80 on the sale of the article, then the cost price of the article is∶Q10On selling an article for Rs. 800, a person loses 20% of its selling price. At what price should he sell it to gain 25% on its cost price?Practice Free →Q11Renu bought an article for Rs. 1,240 and sold it at a loss of 25%. With this amount, she bought another article and sold it at a gain of 40%. Her overall percentage profit is:Q12The 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?Q13After 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:Q14A person sold an article at a loss of 15%. Had he sold it for Rs. 30.60 more, he would have gained 9%. To gain 10%, he should have sold it for:Q15A dealer sold 6 sewing machines for Rs. 63,000 with a profit of 5%. For how much should be sell 8 machines if he intends to earn 15% profit?Q16A 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?Q17Anu 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):Q18A 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:Q19A 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:Q20A 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?
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