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

Total Questions: 49

11. Two successive discounts on the labelled price of Rs.6000 reduces the sale price to _____________ , if the discounts are 10% and 20% successively. [RRB JE 02/06/2019 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (d) Rs.4320
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12. On selling 17 balls at Rs.720, there is a loss equal to the cost of 5 balls. What is the cost price of a ball ? [RRB JE 02/06/2019 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (c) Rs.60
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13. A man bought apples at the rate of 8 apples for Rs. 34 and sold them at the rate of 12 apples for Rs. 57. How many apples should be sold to earn a net profit of Rs. 45? [RRB JE 02/06/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 90
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14. What is the ratio of selling price to the cost price of an article, if there is a profit of 12%? [RRB JE 02/06/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) 28 : 25
Solution:

Let , C.P an article = 100
Then , S.P of an article = 112
Ratio → S.P : C.P = 112 : 100 = 28 : 25

15. Ten dozen chocolates are bought at Rs. 10 per dozen and sold at Rs. 2 per piece. If the trader had to spend Rs. 50 on conveyance, what is the profit percentage? [RRB JE 26/06/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 60%
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16. Suresh bought an oven at 10% discount on its original price. He sold it at 30% increase on the price he bought it. What was the percentage profit he made on the original price? [RRB JE 27/06/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 17%
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17. If the cost price of 24 pens is equal to the selling price of 18 pens, find the profit percent. [RRB JE 28/06/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 33.33%
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18. A retailer sells an article for ₹ 486 and makes a profit of 8%. If he had sold the article for ₹ 414, he would have ________. [ALP Tier II 21/01/2019 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) 8% loss
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19. If a shopkeeper sells an article for ₹ 2,700, he makes a profit of 8%. If he sells the article for ₹ 3,000, what will be his profit percentage? [ALP Tier II 23/01/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 20
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20. A seller buys a certain number of bananas at 8 pieces for ₹ 5 and sells them at 5 pieces for ₹ 8. What will be his percentage profit? [ALP Tier II 23/01/2019 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 156%
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