Aptitude - Profit And Loss Test

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1. The Test is 1hr duration.
2. The Test Paper consists of 30 questions. The maximum marks are 30.
3. All the questions are multiple choice question type with three options for each question.
4. Out of the three options given for each question, only one option is the correct answer.
5. Each question is allotted 1 mark for each correct response.
6. 0.25 will be deducted for incorrect response of each question.
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If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 10% and the denominator is increased by 20% the resultant fraction is 11/15. What was the original fraction?

  

  

  

  

  

A juice shop requires 35 kgs. of sugar for seven days. How many kgs. of sugar will it require for 50 days?

  

  

  

  

  

A shopkeeper sells a badminton racket, whose marked price is Rs. 30, at a discount of 15% and gives a shuttle cock costing Rs. 1.50 free with each racket. Even then he makes a profit of 20%. His cost price per racket is:

  

  

  

  

A shopkeeper buys 144 eggs at 90 paise each. In the way 20 eggs were broken. He sold the remaining eggs at Rs. 1.20 each. The percentage gain or loss is

  

  

  

  

A man invests Rs. 4400 in stock at 110 and sells when the stock rises to 119. What is profit?

  

  

  

  

The C.P. of an article is 40% of the S.P. The percent that the S.P is of C.P is:

  

  

  

  

The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1280. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit?

  

  

  

  

If the S.P of Rs. 24 results in a 20% discount on list price. What S.P. would result in a 30% discount on list price?

  

  

  

  

The price of 2 sarees and 4 shirts is Rs. 1600. With the same money one can buy 1 saree and 6 shirts. If one wants to buy 12 shirts, how much shall he have to pay?

  

  

  

  

  

Manoj sold and article for Rs. 15,000. Had he offered a discount of 10% on the selling price he would have earned a profit of 8%. What is the cost price?

  

  

  

  

  

Find C.P when S.P =Rs 40.60, gain =16%

  

  

  

  

Arun borrowed a sum of money from  Jayant at the rate of 8% per annum simple interest for the first four years; 10% per annum for the next six years and 12% per annum for the period beyond ten years. If he pays a total of ?12,160 as interest only at the end of 15 years, how much money did he borrow?

  

  

  

  

  

Sam purchased 20 dozens of toys at the rate of Rs. 375 per dozen. He sold each one of them at the rate of Rs. 33. What was his percentage profit?

  

  

  

  

By selling a pen for Rs. 15, a man loses one-sixteenth of what it costs him. The cost price of the pen is:

  

  

  

  

In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?

  

  

  

  

The profit earned after selling a T-shin for Rs. 575/- is the same as loss incurred after selling the same T-shirt for Rs. 295/-. What is the cost price of the T-shirt? 

  

  

  

  

  

A man sold 18 cots for Rs. 16,800, gaining thereby the cost price of 3 cots. The cost price of cot is:

  

  

  

  

A shopkeeper sold an article offering a discount of 5% and earned a profit of 23.5%. What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount had been offered?

  

  

  

  

  

I bought a watch for Rs. 60. What will it fetch if I sell at a gain of 25%??

  

  

  

  

Alcohol cost 3.50 per litre and kerosene oil cost 2.50 per litre. In what proportion these should be mixed so that the resulting mixture may be 2.75 per litre?

  

  

  

  

  

The compound interest on any sum at the rate of 5% lb two years is ?512.50. Find the sum.

  

  

  

  

  

In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit

  

  

  

  

Vivek purchased 120 tables at a price of Rs 110 per table. He sold 30 tables at a profit of Rs 12 per table and 75 tables at a profit of Rs 14 per table. The remaining tables were sold at a loss of Rs 7 per table. What is the average profit per table?

  

  

  

  

  

A man buys a cycle for Rs. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle?

  

  

  

  

A firm of readymade garment? makes both men's and women's shirts. Its average profit is 6% of the sales. Its profit in men's shirts average 8% of the sales  and women's shirts comprise 60% of the output. The average profit per sale rupee in women shirts is

  

  

  

  

  

A shopkeeper expects a gain of 22.5% on his cost price. If in a week, his sale was of Rs. 392, what was his profit?

  

  

  

  

A house and a shop were sold for Rs. 1 lakh each. In this transaction, the house sale resulted into 20% loss whereas the shop sale resulted into 20% profit. The entire transaction resulted in:

  

  

  

  

A shopkeeper marks up his goods to gain 35%. But he allows 10% discount for cash payment. His profit on the cash transaction therefore, in percentage, is

  

  

  

  

  

On selling an item for 96 Rs a man gains 20%. In order to gain 35%. What will be the increase in the selling price?

  

  

  

  

  

Mr. Bagdi purchased an Air Conditioner for Rs. 12,000/- and sold it for Rs. 15,000/-. What was the profit percentage?

  

  

  

  

  

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