1 If books bought at prices ranging from Rs. 200 to Rs. 350 are sold at prices ranging from Rs. 300 to Rs. 425, what is the greatest possible profit that might be made in selling eight books ? A) Rs. 400 B) Rs. 600 C) Rs.800 D) 1800 E) None of these
2 A shopkeeper sold an article for Rs. 2090.42. Approximately, what will be the percentage profit if he sold that article for Rs. 2602.58 ? A) 15% B) 20% C) 25% D) 30% E) 40%
3 Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs. 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs. 33. What was his percentage profit ? A) 3.5 B) 4.5 C) 5.6 D) 6.5 E) None of these
4 A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle ? A) Rs. 1090 B) Rs. 1160 C) Rs. 1190 D) Rs. 1202 E) Rs. 1221
5 When a plot is sold for Rs. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price must the plot be sold in order to gain 15% ? A) Rs. 21,000 B) Rs. 22,500 C) Rs. 25,300 D) Rs. 25,800 E) Rs. 25,900
6 The ratio of the cost price and the selling price is 4 : 5. The profit percent is : A) 10% B) 20% C) 25% D) 30% E) 40%
7 The ratio between the sale price and the cost price of an article is 7 : 5. What is the ratio between the profit and the cost price of that article ? A) 2:5 B) 5:2 C) 7:2 D) Data inadequate E) None of these
8 By selling an article, Michael earned a profit equal to one-fourth of the price he bought it. If he sold it for Rs. 375, what was the cost price ? A) Rs. 281.75 B) Rs. 300 C) Rs. 312.50 D) Rs. 350 E) Rs. 375
9 A man sold 18 cots for Rs. 16,800, gaining thereby the cost price of 3 cots. The Cost price of a cot is : A) Rs. 650 B) Rs. 700 C) Rs. 750 D) Rs. 800 E) Rs. 850
10 On 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) Rs. 45 B) Rs. 50 C) Rs. 55 D) Rs. 60 E) Rs. 70
11 The cash difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is Rs. 3. The ratio of the two selling prices is : A) 51 : 52 B) 52 : 53 C) 51 : 53 D) 52 : 55 E) 53 : 56
12 A house and a shop were sold for Rs. 1 lakh each. In this transaction, the house sale-resulted into 20% loss whereas the shop sale resulted into 20% profit. The entire transaction resulted in : A) no loss, no gain B) loss of Rs. $\frac{1}{12}$ lakh C) loss of Rs. $\frac{1}{18}$ lakh D) gain of Rs. $\frac{1}{24}$ lakh E) None of these
13 Hemant sold 10 sarees for a total profit of Rs. 460 and 12 sarees for a total profit of Rs. 144. At what profit per saree should he sell the remaining 20 sarees so that he gets an average profit of Rs. 18 per saree ? A) Rs. 7.40 B) Rs. 7.60 C) Rs. 7.80 D) Rs.8 E) Rs. 8.5
14 Sanket purchased 20 dozen notebooks at-Rs. 48 per dozen, if he sold 8 dozen at profit 10% and the remaining 12 dozen with 20% profit. What is his profit percentage in the transaction ? A) 7.68 B) 15 C) 16 D) 19.2 E) 19
15 The cost price of an article is 64% of the marked price. Calculate the gain percent after allowing a discount of 12%. A) 37.5% B) 48% C) 50.5% D) 52% E) 60%