Profit and Loss SSC CGL Questions

SSC CGL-Quantitative Aptitude

Profit and Loss MCQ Questions


7.
A shopkeeper marks his goods at a price 20% higher than their cost price and allows 10% discount on every item. Find his gain percentage.
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A.
10%
B.
10.50%
C.
9%
D.
8%
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ANSWER :
D. 8%
8.
The cost prices of two articles A and B are in the ratio 4:5. While selling these articles, the shopkeeper gains 10% on article A and 20% on article B and the difference in their selling prices is ₹480. The difference in the cost price (in ₹) of articles B and A is:
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A.
250
B.
300
C.
400
D.
350
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ANSWER :
B. 300
9.
A shopkeeper marks an article at a price 20% higher than its cost price and allows 10% discount. Find his gain percentage.
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A.
9.5%
B.
8%
C.
9%
D.
10%
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ANSWER :
B. 8%
10.
The cost prices of two articles A aod B are in the ratio 4: 5. While selling these articles, the shopkeeper gains 10% on article A and 20% profit on article B, and the difference in their selling prices is Rs.480. Find 30% of the total cost price (in ₹) of both the article
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A.
1,250
B.
1,000
C.
900
D.
810
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ANSWER :
D. 810
11.
A shopkeeper earns a profit of 17% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. If the cost price is ₹500, then the marked price (in ₹) is:
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A.
615
B.
750
C.
585
D.
650
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ANSWER :
D. 650
12.
An article is sold at a profit of \(13\dfrac{1}{4}\)%. Had it been sold for ₹76.70 more, the profit would have been \(16\dfrac{1}{5}\)%. 50% of the cost price of the article (in ₹) is:
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A.
1,250
B.
2,500
C.
1,300
D.
1,500
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ANSWER :
C. 1,300