Profit and Loss (Railway Maths) (Part – VII)

Total Questions: 49

1. A fruit seller purchased 100 oranges for Rs.80. If 20 of them are rotten, then at what price should he sell the rest of the oranges to have 25% profit per orange ? [RRB JE 27/05/2019 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (b) Rs.1.25
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2. Find the cost of production of a table with a retail price of Rs. 1265, if the manufacturer makes a profit of 10%, the wholesaler makes a profit of 15% and the retailer makes a profit of 25%. [RRB JE 28/05/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) Rs. 800
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3. By selling an article, Madan earned a profit equal to one-fourth of the price he bought it. If he sold it for Rs. 375, what was the cost price? [RRB JE 29/05/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) Rs. 300
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4. An article when sold at a gain of 5% yields Rs.15 more than when sold at a loss of 5%. Find its cost price. [RRB JE 31/05/2019 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (c) Rs.150
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5. A house worth Rs.150000 is sold by X to Y at 5% profit. If Y sells the house back to X at 2% loss, then in the entire transaction: [RRB JE 31/05/2019 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (a) X gains Rs.3150
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6. Two articles are sold for Rs. 840 and Rs.960 at 20% gain and 4% loss respectively. What is the overall gain or loss percent? [RRB JE 01/06/2019 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (b)
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7. Two articles cost Rs. 2500 each. One is sold at 5% profit. On the whole if there is 20% profit, what is the percentage profit on selling the other article? [RRB JE 01/06/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 35%
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8. Ravi sold two bicycles at the same price, but gained 20% on one and on the other bicycle lost 20%. Find his profit or loss in the transaction involved. [RRB JE 01/06/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) Loss of 4%
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9. A discount of 15% on one article is the same as a discount of 20% on another article. Find the cost price of the two articles. [RRB JE 02/06/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) Rs. 80, Rs. 60
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10. The cost price of 20 tables is equal to the selling price of 'x' tables. If there is a profit of 25%, then what is the value of 'x' ? [RRB JE 02/06/2019 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (b) 16
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