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 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
5 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%
6 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
7 In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but, the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit ? A) 30% B) 70% C) 100% D) 25% E) 75%
8 The profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 900 is double the loss incurred when the same article is sold for Rs. 450. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit ? A) Rs. 600 B) Rs. 750 C) Rs. 800 D) Data inadequate E) Rs. 850
9 The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is : A) 15 B) 16 C) 18 D) 25 E) 30
10 A man bought some fruits at the rate of 16 for Rs. 24 and sold them at the rate of 8 for Rs. 18. What is the profit percent ? A) 25% B) 40% C) 50% D) 60% E) 70%
11 A man sells two flats at the rate of Rs. 1.995 lakhs each. On one he gains 5% and on the other, he loses 5%. His gain or loss percent in the whole transaction is : A) 0.25% loss B) 0.25% gain C) 2.5% loss D) 25% loss E) 5% loss
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 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
14 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%
15 At what percent above the cost price must a shopkeeper mark his goods so that he gains 20% even after giving a discount of 10% on the marked price ? A) 25% B) 30% C) $33\frac{1}{3}$% D) $37\frac{1}{2}$% E) 40%
