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Profit, Loss & Discount

Kamala bought a refrigerator in Rs. 4800 and he spent 20% of the cost price on its repairing. How much amount in percentage should he add in the cost price to get a profit of Rs. 1400 ? 

(a) 20%

(b) 24.3% 

(c) 25% 

(d) 34.28% 

Ramu buys an old scooter in Rs.4,700 and spends Rs. 800 on its repairing. If he sells the scooter in Rs. 5,800 then what is his percentage profit?

 (a) 5% 

(b) 67/11% 

(c) 60/11% 

(d) 6% 

A person buys a cycle in Rs. 1,400 and sell it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle (in Rupees)?

 (a) 1202 

(b) 1190 

(c) 1160

(d) 1000 

After selling 17 balls for Rs. 720 the loss is equal to the cost price of 5 balls. What is the cost price of 1 ball?

 (a) Rs. 45 

(b) Rs. 50 

(c) Rs. 60

(d) Rs. 55 

 After selling a tape-recorder in Rs. 950, I suffer a loss of 5%. What will be the percentage profit if it is sell for Rs. 1040 ?

 (a) 5 

(b) 4

(c) 4.5 

(d) 9 

The amount of profit earned by selling an object in Rs. 524 is equal to the amount of loss suffered by selling it on Rs. 452. What is the cost price b of the object?

 (a) 480 

(b) 500 

(c) 488 

(d) 485 

A person wants to sale an item at a profit of 20% but he sold it for Rs. 430 at a loss of 20%. At what price should have he sold it to get the required profit? 

(a) Rs.720 

(b) Rs.840 

(c) Rs. 600

(d) Rs. 750 

A seller earned 20% profit by selling a wall-clock for Rs. 250. In what price the purchaser should sell it to get a profit of 20%? 

(a) Rs. 300

(b) Rs.280

(c) Rs. 320

(d) None of these 

A person buys 5 pencils for Rs. 1 and sells at the rate of 3 per rupees. His percentage profit will be 

(a) 200/3%

 (b) 230/3%

 (c) 170/3%

(d) 25/2%

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