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Q.101 Easy Profit and Loss

If cost price and selling price of an item are in ratio 4:5, what is the profit percentage?

A 20%

B 25%

C 33.33%

D 40%

Correct Answer: B. 25%

EXPLANATION

Let CP = 4x, SP = 5x. Profit = x. Profit% = (x/4x) × 100 = 25%

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Q.102 Easy Profit and Loss

A person buys notebooks at ₹15 per piece and sells at ₹22 per piece. If he sells 300 notebooks, what is his profit?

A ₹1,800

B ₹2,000

C ₹2,100

D ₹2,400

Correct Answer: C. ₹2,100

EXPLANATION

Profit per notebook = 22 - 15 = ₹7. Total profit = 7 × 300 = ₹2,100

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Q.103 Easy Profit and Loss

If an article is sold for ₹460, the profit is 15%. What would be the profit percentage if it is sold for ₹500?

A 22.5%

B 25%

C 27.5%

D 30%

Correct Answer: B. 25%

EXPLANATION

If SP = 460 and profit = 15%, then CP = 460/1.15 = ₹400. If SP = 500, Profit% = (500-400)/400 × 100 = 25%

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Q.104 Easy Profit and Loss

A retailer purchases items at ₹80 per unit and sells them at ₹120 per unit. If he sells 150 units, what is his total profit percentage?

A 50%

B 40%

C 60%

D 75%

Correct Answer: A. 50%

EXPLANATION

Profit per unit = 120 - 80 = ₹40. Profit% = (40/80) × 100 = 50%

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Q.105 Easy Profit and Loss

A shop offers 'Buy 3 Get 1 Free' offer on items marked at ₹100 each. What is the effective discount percentage?

A 20%

B 25%

C 30%

D 33.33%

Correct Answer: B. 25%

EXPLANATION

For 4 items: Total marked price = ₹400. Customer pays for 3 = ₹300. Discount = 100/400 × 100 = 25%.

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Q.106 Easy Profit and Loss

A shopkeeper buys two items for ₹1,000 each. He sells one at 20% profit and the other at 15% loss. What is his net profit/loss?

A ₹25 profit

B ₹50 profit

C ₹50 loss

D ₹100 profit

Correct Answer: B. ₹50 profit

EXPLANATION

Item 1 SP = 1,000 × 1.2 = ₹1,200. Item 2 SP = 1,000 × 0.85 = ₹850. Total SP = ₹2,050. Total CP = ₹2,000. Net profit = ₹50.

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Q.107 Easy Profit and Loss

A person buys 3 kg of sugar for ₹150 and sells 2 kg for ₹120. What is his profit/loss percentage?

A 20% profit

B 20% loss

C 25% profit

D No profit no loss

Correct Answer: A. 20% profit

EXPLANATION

CP per kg = 150/3 = ₹50. SP per kg = 120/2 = ₹60. Profit per kg = ₹10. Profit% = 10/50 × 100 = 20%.

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Q.108 Easy Profit and Loss

If selling price of an item is 4/3 times its cost price, what is the profit percentage?

A 25%

B 30%

C 33.33%

D 40%

Correct Answer: C. 33.33%

EXPLANATION

SP = (4/3)CP. Profit = SP - CP = (4/3)CP - CP = (1/3)CP. Profit% = (1/3)/(CP) × 100 = 33.33%.

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Q.109 Easy Profit and Loss

The cost price of 12 items equals the selling price of 10 items. Find profit percentage.

A 15%

B 16.67%

C 20%

D 25%

Correct Answer: C. 20%

EXPLANATION

Let CP of 1 item = x. Then 12x = 10 × SP. SP = 1.2x. Profit = 20%.

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Q.110 Easy Profit and Loss

A man buys books at 5 for ₹400 and sells at 4 for ₹400. What is his profit percentage?

A 20%

B 25%

C 30%

D 15%

Correct Answer: B. 25%

EXPLANATION

CP per book = 400/5 = ₹80. SP per book = 400/4 = ₹100. Profit = 20/80 × 100 = 25%.

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