Profit, Loss and Discount

A trader bought 80 chairs. He sells 50 chairs at a profit of Rs. 50 per chair and the remaining for Rs. 12000. What is the cost price of a chair if he gains 25% on the whole?

Find the profit gained in the two transactions if a person sells 2/3 of a product with a profit of 20% and rest of the product at the cost price.

Amit sells an article for Rs. 144 such that the profit percentage is equal to the cost price of the article. What is the cost price of the article sold by Amit?

A watch is sold at a profit of 30%. Had it been sold for Rs. 80 less, there would have been a loss of 10%. What is the cost price in rupees?

An investor invests Rs. 36000 in buying hundred rupees shares at a discount of 10%. After three days, he sells 100 shares at a premium of Rs. 10. He retains the rest for a year. The company declared a dividend of 12%. The net percentage of profit earned by him is

Salman has opened a store, keeping the concept of 'no profit' or 'very less profit' in mind. Therefore, he claims that he majorly sells his goods at cost price. But, the twist in the tale is that he uses 4½ kg weight for 5 kg weight. Find his gain percent.

Mr. Gupta bought a refrigerator for Rs. 22000, which included a discount of 15% on the marked price and a sales tax of 10% on the reduced price. Find the marked price of the refrigerator.

The marked price of a pair of pair of shoes is Rs. 2500 and is available at a discount of 10%. If the shopkeeper further allows a discount of 5% on cash purchase; find how much a customer has to pay including 10% sales tax on the sales price.

If the marked price of an article is 40% more than the cost price, what percentage of discount can be given so that the vendor makes a profit of 20%?

Rashid sells an article, which costs him Rs. 600, to Mohan at a profit of 20%. Mohan then sells it to Rakesh, making a profit of 10% on the price he had paid to Rashid. What is the cost price of the article for Mohan and Rakesh?

The original retail price of an appliance was 60 percent more than its wholesale cost. If the appliance was actually sold for 20 percent less than the original retail price, then it was sold for what percent more than its wholesale cost?