Profit and Loss (SSC-Maths) (Part-3)

Total Questions: 50

11. Ravi sells his goods at a 25% loss on cost price but uses 45% less weight. What is his percentage profit or loss? [SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) Profit, 36 ⁴⁄₁₁ %
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12. A shopkeeper gives a 10% discount and still earns 10% profit. The marked price of the item is how many times (correct to 2 decimal places) the cost price? [SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 1.22
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13. If the selling price of 100 pens is equal to the cost price of 140 pens, find the profit percentage. [SSC CHSL 01/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 40%
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14. A merchant sold two refrigerators for ₹10,000 each. On one refrigerator, he incurred a 20% loss, and on the other, he gained 20%. What was his profit/loss percentage on the whole transaction? [SSC CHSL 02/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) Loss of 4%
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15. A shopkeeper marks an article at 150 and sells it at a discount of 25%. He also gives a gift worth ₹2.5. If he still makes a 10% profit, then the cost price (in ₹) of the article is: [SSC CHSL 02/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 100
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16. A shopkeeper bought 288 oranges for ₹115.20. He sold 50 of them at 70 paise each and the remaining at 46.20. Find his profit or loss. [SSC CHSL 02/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) Loss, ₹34
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17. The difference between the cost price and the selling price of an article is 1,800. If there is a profit of 20%, then the cost price of the article is: [SSC CHSL 02/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹9,000
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18. A retail fruit vendor buys a score of apples for ₹400 and retails them for 264 at a dozen. What was his loss/gain per cent? (a score = 20 no's) [SSC CHSL 03/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 10% profit
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19. The marked price of an article is ₹600. A shopkeeper purchased it on two successive discounts of 10% and 20%. He spent ₹68 on transportation and sold the article for ₹600. Find his gain or loss percentage. [SSC CHSL 03/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 20% Profit
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20. A sells a bike to B at 45% profit. Then B sells it to C at 30% profit. If C pays 43,355, then what is the cost price of the bike for A ? [SSC CHSL 03/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) ₹23,000
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