Profit and loss test 1-12

Aman sold a computer at Rs 3500 and made a loss of 30%. At what price should he sell the computer if he wants to make a profit of 20%?

• Rs 4000

• Rs 6000

• Rs 5000

• Rs 5200

The percentage profit earned by selling an object for Rs. 2420 is equal to the percentage loss by selling the same object for Rs. 1580. At what price should the object be sold to make 25% profit?

• Rs. 2000

• Rs. 2200

• Rs. 2500

• Rs. 2800

A loss of 30% is made by selling an item. Had it been sold for Rs 260 more, there would have been a profit of 10%. What would be the selling price of the item if it is sold at 25% profit?

• Rs 980

• Rs 1020

• Rs 812.5

• Rs 1120

Cost price of 10 books is equal to the selling price of 6 books. Find the profit / loss %?

• 20% loss

• 50% loss

• 33.33% profit

• 66.67% profit

By selling 44 m. cloth, a shopkeeper loses money equivalent to selling price of 6 m. Find his loss percentage.

• 20 %

• 12 %

• 13.6 %

• 50 %

 If the selling price is doubled, then the profit quadruples. What is the profit percent?

• 100%

• 50%

• 150%

• 200%

On selling 30 balls at Rs 600 there is a loss equal to the cost price of 10 balls. The cost price of a ball is?

• Rs 20

• Rs 25

• Rs 30

• Rs 35

A merchant buys 30 pens for 15 Rs and sells 20 pens for 30 rupees. Find his profit percentage.

• 150%

• 200%

• 250%

• 300%

Keshav buys a certain number of books at 24 per Rs 18 and the same number at 30 per Rs 15. If he sells them at 24 per Rs20 does he gain or lose and by what percentage?

• 25%

• 20%

• 15%

• 33.33% 

A bookseller bought notebooks at 15 for a dollar. How many notebooks must they sell for a dollar to gain 35%?

• 16

• 9

• 15

• 10