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Arithmetic Aptitude :: Profit and Loss

  1. A cycle is bought for Rs.900 and sold for Rs.1080, find the gain percent?
  2. A.
    16 2/3%
    B.
    20%
    C.
    18%
    D.
    25%

  3. An article is bought for Rs.675 and sold for Rs.900, find the gain percent?
  4. A.
    16 2/3%
    B.
    30%
    C.
    33 1/3%
    D.
    33 1/6%

  5. An article is bought for Rs.600 and sold for Rs.500, find the loss percent?
  6. A.
    16 4/3%
    B.
    100/3%
    C.
    16%
    D.
    16 2/3%

  7. The cost price of a radio is Rs.1500 and it was sold for Rs.1230, find the loss %?
  8. A.
    18%
    B.
    9%
    C.
    15%
    D.
    6%

  9. A watch was sold at a loss of 10%. If it was sold for Rs.140 more, there would have been a gain of 4%. What is the cost price?
  10. A.
    Rs.1000
    B.
    Rs.1140
    C.
    Rs.860
    D.
    Rs.760

  11. The sale price sarees listed for Rs.400 after successive discount is 10% and 5% is?
  12. A.
    Rs.357
    B.
    Rs.340
    C.
    Rs.342
    D.
    Rs.338

  13. The list price of an article is Rs.65. A customer pays Rs.56.16 for it. He was given two successive discounts, one of them being 10%. The other discount is?
  14. A.
    3%
    B.
    4%
    C.
    5%
    D.
    6%

  15. A single discount equivalent to the discount series of 20%, 10% and 5% is?
  16. A.
    25%
    B.
    30%
    C.
    31.6%
    D.
    33.5%

  17. What profit percent is made by selling an article at a certain price, if by selling at 2/3rd of that price, there would be a loss of 20%?
  18. A.
    20%
    B.
    25%
    C.
    13 1/30%
    D.
    12%

  19. A trader bought a car at 20% discount on its original price. He sold it at a 40% increase on the price he bought it. What percent of profit did he make on the original price?
  20. A.
    10%
    B.
    11%
    C.
    12%
    D.
    15%