a) Rs. 21,000 b) Rs. 22,500 c) Rs. 25,300 d) Rs. 25,800 Answer: c Explanation: $$\eqalign{ & 85:18700 ...
View QuestionOn selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is:
a) 45 b) 50 c) 55 d) 60 Answer: d Explanation: $$\eqalign{ & {\text{(C}}{\text{.P}}{\text{.}}\,{\text{of}}\,{\text{17}}\,{\text{balls) - (S}}{\text{.P}}{\text{.}}\,{\text{of}}\,{\text{17}}\,{\text{balls) = (C}}{\text{.P}}{\text{.}}\,{\text{of}}\,{\text{5}}\,{\text{balls)}} ...
View QuestionSome articles were bought at 6 articles for Rs. 5 and sold at 5 articles for Rs. 6. Gain percent is:
a) 30% b) $$33\frac{1}{3}$$ c) 35% d) 44% Answer: d Explanation: $$\eqalign{ & {\text{Suppose,}}\,{\text{no.}}\,{\text{of}}\,{\text{articles}}\,{\text{bought}} \cr ...
View QuestionThe cost price of an article is Rs. 7840. What should be the selling price of the article so that there is a profit of 7% ?
a) Rs. 8000 b) Rs. 8300 c) Rs. 8388.80 d) Rs. 8500 Answer: c Explanation: $$\eqalign{ & {\text{C}}{\text{.P}}{\text{.}} ...
View QuestionIf the cost price of 12 oranges is equal to selling price of 10 oranges, then the percentage of profit is =?
a) 16% b) 20% c) 18% d) 25% Answer: b Explanation: 12 Cost Price = 10 Selling Price $$\eqalign{ ...
View QuestionIf selling price of an article is 8/5 times of its cost price, the profit percent on it is
If selling price of an article is $$\frac{8}{5}$$ times of its cost price, the profit percent on it ...
View QuestionThe ratio of the cost price and selling price is 5 : 4, the loss percent is = ?
a) 20% b) 25% c) 40% d) 50% Answer: a Explanation: $$\eqalign{ & \frac{{{\text{Cost price}}}}{{{\text{Selling price}}}} = \left. ...
View QuestionA trader mixes 26 kg of rice at Rs. 20 per kg with 30 kg of rice of other variety at Rs. 36 per kg and sells the mixture at Rs. 30 per kg. His profit percent is:
a) No profit, no loss b) 5% c) 8% d) 10% Answer: b Explanation: $$\eqalign{ ...
View QuestionA bicycle marked at Rs. 2,000, is sold with two successive discount of 20% and 10%.An additional discount of 5% is offered for cash payment. The selling price of the bicycle at cash payment is:
a) Rs. 1,568 b) Rs. 1,368 c) Rs. 1,468 d) Rs. 1,668 Answer: b Explanation: Marked Price = 2000 S.P ...
View QuestionA tradesman fixed his selling price of goods at 30% above the cost price. He sells half the stock at this price, one-quarter of his stock at a discount of 15% on the original selling price and rest at a discount of 30% on the original selling price. Find the gain percentage altogether?
a) 14.875% b) 15.375% c) 15.575% d) 16.375% Answer: b Explanation: Let C.P = 100; then marked price = ...
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