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

Total Questions: 49

21. If a seller sells a coconut for ₹ 32, he makes a loss of 20%. Find the cost price of the coconut? [ALP Tier II 23/01/2019 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (d) 40
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22. A shopkeeper is expected to make a profit of 50% on his cost price. If in a week, his sales were ₹450, what was his profit? [ALP Tier II 08/02/2019 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (b) ₹150
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23. The printed price of a book is 700 rupees. The book manufacturer has given a 10% discount on it. If he still earns 20% profit then what will be the cost of the book (in rupees)? [RPF Constable 17/01/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 525
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24. A shopkeeper sells two articles at Rs. 594 each. In one article he earned a profit of 10% and in the other one incurred a loss of 10%. Find the overall profit or loss percentage. [RPF Constable 18/01/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 1% Loss
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25. A shopkeeper bought one item for 108 rupees and sold it for 135 rupees. Find the percentage of profit (in %). [RPF Constable 18/01/2019 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) 25
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26. One shopkeeper bought an item for 76 rupees and sold it for 57 rupees. Find the percentage of losses. (In %) [RPF Constable 18/01/2019 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 25
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27. The face value of a book is Rs. 1000. A book seller offers a discount of 10% on this. If he still earns 20% profit then what will be the cost of the book? (In rupees) [RPF Constable 18/01/2019 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 750
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28. A merchant sells an item at a rate of Rs. 336 and earns 12% profit. Find the cost value of that item. [RPF Constable 19/01/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) Rupee 300
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29. The loss incurred by selling an article for Rs. 535 is 60% of the profit made by selling the same article for Rs. 775. Find the cost price (in Rs.) of that article. [RPF S.I. 06/01/2019 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 625
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30. A shopkeeper earns 12.5% profit by selling an item at a price of Rs. 2,763. Calculate half of the original cost of that item. (In rupees) [RPF S.I. 06/01/2019 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) 1,228
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