Profit and Loss (SSC) (Part-3)

Total Questions: 50

41. By selling 22 items, Rohit gains the selling price of 6 items. His gain percent is: [SSC CHSL 09/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 37½ %
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42. A shopkeeper sells an item at 20% discount on the marked price and earns a profit of 90%. If he sells the same item at 40% discount, then his new profit percentage will be: [SSC CHSL 09/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 42.5%
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43. A vendor sells his goods using weights 19% less than true weights and makes a profit of 35%. His net gain percentage (rounded off to 2 decimal places) is: [SSC CHSL 10/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 66.67%
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44. Shopkeeper A marks up his price for an item at 25% and offers a discount of 15%. The same item is marked at 20% by another shopkeeper B and sold at a discount of 12%. Who gets a better deal in terms of % profit and by what profit percentage he sells that item? [SSC CHSL 10/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) A by 6.25%
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45. A vendor buys 20 dozen bananas for 1,200 and sells 5 dozen for ₹350, then his gain percentage is: [SSC CHSL 10/07/2024 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 16⅔ %
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46. A merchant sells 195 kg of wheat for ₹10,260 at a profit of ₹4.50 per kg of wheat. What is the cost price (in₹, to the nearest integer) of 15 kg of wheat? [SSC CHSL 10/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 722
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47. A costs thrice as much as B. A is sold at a loss of 10%, and B is sold at 5/4 of its own price. If the selling price of A is 5,800 more than the selling price of B, then the cost price of A is: [SSC CHSL 10/07/2024 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) ₹12,000
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48. By selling an article for ₹2,160, Prashant allows a 20% discount and earns 28% profit. If the article is sold without any discount, the profit will be: [SSC CHSL 11/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 60%
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49. A shopkeeper sells goods at 40% loss on cost price but uses 25% less weight. What is his percentage profit or loss? [SSC CHSL 11/07/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) Loss, 20%
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50. The cost price of a fan is ₹4,400. A merchant wants to make a 24% profit by selling it. At the time of sale, merchant declares a discount of 12% on the marked price. Find the marked price. [SSC CHSL 11/07/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹6,200
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