Profit and Loss

David sold a bicycle at Rs 2100 and made a loss of 25%. At what price should he sell the bicycle if he wants to make a profit of 15%?

• Rs 2500

• Rs 2990

• Rs 3220

• Rs 3500

The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss by selling the same article for Rs. 1280. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit?

• Rs. 1800

• Rs. 2000

• Rs. 2250

• Rs. 2500

A loss of 20% is made by selling an article. Had it been sold for Rs 240 more, there would have been a profit of 10%. What would be the selling price of the article if it is sold at 25% profit?

• Rs 960

• Rs 1000

• Rs 1040

• Rs 1080

Cost price of 12 articles is equal to the selling price of 8 articles. Find the profit / loss %?

• 20% loss

• 50% loss

• 33.33% profit

• 50% profit

By selling 33 m. cloth, a shopkeeper loses money equivalent to selling price of 11 m. Find his loss percentage.

• 20%

• 25%

• 33.33%

• 50%

If selling price is doubled then, the profit triples. What is profit per cent?

• 20%

• 75%

• 100%

• 50%

On selling 15 balls at Rs 400 there is loss equal to Cost Price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is?

• Rs 30

• Rs 35

• Rs 40

• Rs 45

A person buys 18 pens for 12 Rs and sells 12 pens for 18 rupees. Find his profit percentage.

• 150%

• 100%

• 125%

• 200%

Navya buys a certain number of toys at 12 per Rs 9 and the same number at 18 per Rs 9. If she sells them at 18 per Rs15 does she gain or lose and by what percentage?

• 25%

• 15%

• 20%

• 50%

A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell pulses at the cost price, but he uses a false weight of 950gm. for a kg. His gain is____%.

• 5%

• 11%

• 4 4/19%

• 5 5/19%