Profit and Loss (SSC) (Part-7)

Total Questions: 50

41. P buys an article for Rs.280 and sells it to Q at a profit of 25%. Q sells it to R at some profit. R sells it to S for Rs.560 making a profit of 40%. What percentage profit (rounded off to the nearest integer) did Q make? [Graduate Level 05/08/2022 (Shift-3)]

Correct Answer: (b) 14%
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42. A multi-store outlet sold 1375 items in a week earning 25% gain. The gain is also equal to the selling price of 'Q' number of items. What is the value of Q? [Higher Secondary 02/08/2022 (Shift-2)]

Correct Answer: (d) 275
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43. A shopkeeper purchases supplies from a supplier. The supplier sells 750 units of bags to the shopkeeper after gaining the sale price of 125 units of bags. What is the gain percentage of the supplier? [Higher Secondary 04/08/2022 (Shift-3)]

Correct Answer: (b) 20%
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44. A shopkeeper buys three products a, b, c and sells them at 20%, 30%, 40% profit, respectively. What is the ratio of the selling price of these products, if the ratio of their cost prices is 4:3:2? [SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 48:39:28
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45. Ranveer bought a computer paying 25% less than the list price and sold it to his neighbour at a 40% profit on his purchase cost. The profit percentage earned by Rnaveer on the list price of the computer is: [SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 5%
Solution:

46. A bought a bag and a bottle for a total of ₹900. He sold the bottle at a profit of 12% and the bag at a profit of 20%. If he earned a total profit of ₹160.80, then calculate the cost price of the bottle. [SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹240
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47. If 25% discount is given on an article, then there will be a loss of 15%. if the article is sold at its marked price, Then what will the profit percentage be? [Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places] [SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 13.33%
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48. A person buys some bananas at ₹Y per dozen and sells them at ₹(Y/4) per banana. What is his gain percentage? [SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) 200%
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49. 2/5 of the marked price of an item is equal to 4/7 of its cost price. If a discount of 15% is given on its sale, then what is the approximate profit percentage earned ? [SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) 21.43%
Solution:

50. A retailer bought 50 kg of Arhar Dal at a discount of 20%. Another 2 kg of Arhar dal was offered to him for free by the wholesaler on the purchase of 50 kg of the dal. If the retailer sells the entire quantity of the dal at the marked price to a customer, what is the profit percentage gained by the retailer? [SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 30%
Solution:

Let price of arhar dal = 1 Rs/kg
According to the questions shopkeeper
purchsed 50 kg at 20% discount