Exercise – 6 - APTITUDE

    A loss of 5 % was suffered by selling a plot for Rs. 4085. Find the cost price of the plot?

• Rs. 4350

• Rs. 4200

• Rs. 4300

• Rs. 4250

On selling an article for Rs. 240 a trader loss 4 %. In order to gain 10 % he must sell  that article for :

• Rs. 264

• Rs. 273

• Rs. 275

• Rs. 280

A man purchased a watch for Rs. 400 and sold it at a gain of 20 % of the selling price. Find the selling price of the watch?

• Rs. 300

• Rs. 320

• Rs. 440

• Rs. 500

By selling a table for Rs. 30 instead of Rs. 40, 5 % more is lost. Find the cost of the table?

• Rs. 250

• Rs. 210

• Rs. 200

• Rs. 225

If 5 % more is gained by selling an article for Rs. 350 than by selling it for Rs. 340. Find the cost of the article?

• Rs. 50

• Rs. 160

• Rs. 200

• Rs. 250

By selling a book for Rs. 10, the publisher losses (1/11) of what it costs him. Find the cost of a book?

• Rs. 12

• Rs. 11

• Rs. 10

• Rs. 9

The cost price of an article, which on being sold at a gain of 12 % yields Rs. 6 more than when it is sold at a loss of 12 % is :

• Rs. 30

• Rs. 25

• Rs. 20

• Rs. 24

When the price of pressure cooker was increased by 15 %, it sale fell down by 15 %. Find the effect on the money receipt?

• No effect

• 15 % decrease

• 2.25 % decrease

• 7.5 % increase

A man sells two houses at the rate of Rs. 1.995 lakh each. On one he gains 5 % and on the other he losses 5 %. Find his gain or loss percent in the whole transaction?

• No effect

• 0.25 % loss

• 0.25 % gain

• 2.5 % gain

A fruit seller buys lemons at 2 for a rupee and sells them at 5 for three rupees. Find the gain percent?

• 10 %

• 15 %

• 20 %

• 7.5 %