A and B invest in the ratio 4 : 5. After 6 months, A withdraws half of his capital. Out of a year-end profit of Rs. 32,000, what is A’s share?
Correct answer D. Rs. 12,000
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A starts a business with Rs. 80,000. B joins after 3 months with Rs. 60,000 and C joins 3 months after B with Rs. 1,00,000. Out of a year-end profit of Rs. 63,000, what is C’s share?
Correct answer A. Rs. 18,000
A invests Rs. 40,000 and B invests Rs. 50,000. After 4 months, A adds Rs. 20,000 more. Out of a year-end profit of Rs. 31,000, what is A’s share?
Correct answer C. Rs. 16,000
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A and B share profit in the ratio 5 : 3. A invested for 10 months and B invested Rs. 45,000 for 12 months. How much did A invest?
Correct answer C. Rs. 90,000
A shopkeeper originally made a profit of 25% by selling at the marked price. He now raises the marked price by 20% and then gives a 20% discount. What is his new profit percentage?
Correct answer B. 20%
A manufacturer sells a fridge to a wholesaler at 10% profit, who sells it to a retailer at 15% profit. The retailer’s cost is Rs. 3,036. What is the manufacturing cost?
Correct answer C. Rs. 2,400
A trader buys goods for Rs. 6,000. He sells one-third of them at a 20% loss. At what gain percentage must he sell the rest to gain 10% on the whole?
Correct answer A. 25%
A trader mixes 40 kg of rice costing Rs. 60 per kg with 20 kg costing Rs. 75 per kg, and sells the mixture at Rs. 78 per kg. What is his profit percentage?
Correct answer C. 20%
A grocer’s 1 kg weight actually weighs 920 g, and he also sells at 15% above cost price. What is his total gain percentage?
Correct answer D. 25%
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A man sells a desk at 12% profit. Had he bought it for 10% less and sold it for Rs. 32 more, he would have made a 30% profit. What is the cost price?
Correct answer C. Rs. 640
A discount of 12% on a washing machine amounts to Rs. 240. What is the selling price of the machine?
Correct answer C. Rs. 1,760
A dining chair is sold at a loss of 8%. If it had been sold for Rs. 270 more, there would have been a gain of 10%. What is its cost price?
Correct answer B. Rs. 1,500
A dishonest trader uses a weight 10% heavier when buying and a weight 10% lighter when selling, and sells at cost price. What is his gain percentage?
Correct answer C. 22.22%
A shopkeeper sells tea at cost price but uses a weight that is 15% short of 1 kg. What is his gain percentage?
Correct answer A. 17.65%
A trader marks his spices 25% above cost price, sells at the marked price and uses a 900 g weight for 1 kg. What is his total gain percentage?
Correct answer D. 38.89%
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Two chairs are sold at Rs. 1,200 each. One is sold at a 25% gain and the other at a 25% loss. What is the overall loss percentage?
Correct answer D. 6.25%
Two cycles together cost Rs. 5,000. One is sold at a 20% gain and the other at a 20% loss, and both fetch the same price. What is the cost of the cycle sold at a gain?
Correct answer B. Rs. 2,000
Two articles are bought for Rs. 8,400 in total. One is sold at a 16% loss and the other at a 19% gain, and there is no overall gain or loss. What was the cost of the article sold at a loss?
Correct answer D. Rs. 4,560
A shopkeeper makes a profit of 20% on a lamp. If both its cost price and selling price were Rs. 100 less, the profit would be 25%. What is the cost price?
Correct answer D. Rs. 500
By selling a book at three-quarters of its listed price, a seller loses 10%. What would his profit percentage be if he sold it at the full listed price?
Correct answer C. 20%