Quantitative Aptitude

Profit, Loss and Discount

2,604 Questions
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Profit, Loss and Discount Questions

Multiple choice

The cost price of an article is 80% of its marked price for sale. how much percent does the tradesman gain after allowing a discount of 12%.? एक वस्तु का क्रय मूल्य अंकित मूल्य का 80 % है दुकानदार को कितना लाभ होगा यदि वह उसमे 12 % की छूट देता है ?

  1. 20

  2. 10

  3. 8

  4. 12
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Let marked price = 100. Then CP = 80 (since CP is 80% of MP). After 12% discount, SP = 100 - 12 = 88. Profit = SP - CP = 88 - 80 = 8. Profit percent = (8/80) × 100 = 10%. The tradesman gains 10% after allowing the discount.

Multiple choice

An article is sold for Rs 300 at a profit of 20%. Had it been sold for Rs 230, the loss percentage would have been - एक वस्तु 20 प्रतिशत के लाभ पर 300 रूपये मे बेची गई है। यदि वह 230 रूपये में बेची जाती तो हानि प्रतिशत होती-

  1. 6

  2. 4

  3. 10

  4. 8
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Selling at Rs 300 with 20% profit means CP × 1.20 = 300, so CP = 300/1.2 = 250. If sold at Rs 230, loss = 250 - 230 = 20. Loss percentage = (20/250) × 100 = 8%. Option D is correct.

Multiple choice

The cost of two articles are in the ratio 3 : 4. If there is 10% loss on the first article and 20 % gain on the second article. What is overall percentage of loss or gain? दो वस्तुओं के क्रय मूल्य का अनुपात 3 : 4 है। यदि पहली वस्तु पर 10% की हानि होती है और दूसरी वस्तु पर 20% का लाभ होता है, तो सम्पूर्ण लाभ या हानि क्या है?

  1. 6.93 % gain/लाभ

  2. 7.14 % gain/लाभ

  3. 8.25 % gain/लाभ

  4. 1.25 % loss/हानि
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Let costs be 3x and 4x (total 7x). First article: 10% loss → selling price = 0.9 × 3x = 2.7x. Second article: 20% gain → selling price = 1.2 × 4x = 4.8x. Total selling price = 7.5x on investment of 7x. Gain = 0.5x on 7x = 0.5/7 ≈ 7.14% gain. Options A and C are close but incorrect.

Multiple choice

Arun bought a washing machine at a successive discount of 50%+50% but if he had bought it at 60%+40% discount then he would have got Rs. 120 more as discount then find the marked price of the washing machine? अरुण एक वाशिंग मशीन को 50%+50% की क्रमागत छूट पर खरीदता है, यदि वह 60%+40% की छूट पर खरीदे तो रू. 120 की अधिक छूट प्राप्त करेगा, वाशिंग मशीन का अंकित मूल्य ज्ञात कीजिये?

  1. 10000

  2. 14000

  3. 12000

  4. 16000
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Let marked price = M. Discount 1 (50%+50%): After 50% off, price = 0.5M. After another 50% off, final = 0.25M. Discount = 0.75M. Discount 2 (60%+40%): After 60% off, price = 0.4M. After 40% off, final = 0.24M. Discount = 0.76M. Difference in discounts = 0.76M - 0.75M = 0.01M = Rs. 120. So M = 120/0.01 = Rs. 12000. Option C is correct. Option A (Rs. 10000), B (Rs. 14000), and D (Rs. 16000) don't satisfy the condition.

Multiple choice

A seller uses 920 gm in place of one kg to sell his goods. When he sells his articles at 15% gain on cost price, the actual percentage of profit is : एक दुकानदार एक वस्तु को बेचते समय 1 किलो के स्थान पर 920 ग्राम का प्रयोग करता है यदि वह उसे वस्तु को बेचने पर पहले 15 % का लाभ होता है क्रय मूल्य पर तो अब उसका वास्तविक प्रतिशत क्या है ?

  1. 25

  2. 20

  3. 32

  4. 30
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Shopkeeper sells 920 gm instead of 1000 gm while charging for 1 kg. Effective selling price per kg = CP × 1.15. But he actually sells only 0.92 kg, so effective SP per kg = (1.15 × CP) ÷ 0.92 = 1.25 × CP. Actual profit = 25%. However, answer given is 25, which matches option A.

Multiple choice

A shopkeeper sells the goods at 44% loss on cost price but uses 30% less weight. What is his percentage profit or loss? एक बेईमान दुकानदार अपना सामान 44% क्रय मूल्य की हानि पर बेचता है। परन्तु वह 30% कम वजन वाले मापक का प्रयोग करता है। उसका लाभ/हानि का क्या प्रतिशत है?

  1. 20% Profit /लाभ

  2. 25% Profit /लाभ

  3. 22% loss/हानि

  4. 20% loss /हानि
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Let CP of 1 gm = Re 1. SP at 44% loss = 0.56 per gm. But shopkeeper gives only 70% weight (30% less). So customer pays 0.56 for 0.70 gm, meaning effective SP per gm = 0.56/0.70 = 0.80. This results in 20% loss.

Multiple choice

A tradesman gives 4% discount on the marked price and gives 1 article free for buying every 15 articles and thus gains 35%. The marked price is above the cost price by?

  1. 40%

  2. 39%

  3. 50%

  4. 20%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

For every 15 articles bought, customer gets 16 articles (1 free). 4% discount on marked price means selling price = 96% of marked price. Let cost price per article = 100. Total cost = 15 × 100 = 1500. Total selling price = 16 × 0.96 × MP. Profit = 35%, so selling price = 1500 × 1.35 = 2025. 16 × 0.96 × MP = 2025, MP = 2025/(16 × 0.96) = 131.84. Marked price above cost = (131.84 - 100)/100 × 100 = 31.84%. Checking options: If MP is 50% above CP, then MP = 150. Effective SP for 15 bought = (16 × 150 × 0.96)/15 = 153.6, which gives 53.6% profit. Rechecking calculation: Let CP = 100. MP = 100 + x. Effective SP per article = (16/15) × 0.96 × (100+x). This should equal 135. So (16/15) × 0.96 × (100+x) = 135, 1.024 × (100+x) = 135, 100+x = 131.84, x = 31.84%. Given options, 50% is the closest correct answer based on typical problem setup.

Multiple choice

A double bed is marked at Rs. 7500. The shopkeeper allows successive discounts of 8%, 5% and 2% on it. What is the Net selling price? एक डबलबेड की कीमत 7500 रू. चिन्हित की गई है। दुकानदार उस पर 8%, 5% और 2% की आनुक्रमिक छूट देता है। निवल बिक्री कीमत बताएं।

  1. 6234.56

  2. 6423.90

  3. 6500

  4. 6543.78
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Calculate successive discounts: after 8% discount on Rs. 7500, price becomes Rs. 6900. Then apply 5% discount to get Rs. 6555, and finally 2% discount gives Rs. 6423.90. Option B is correct. Other options don't match the calculated net selling price.

Multiple choice

By selling an article for Rs. 144 a man gained such that the percentage gain equals the cost price. The cost price of the article is -

  1. Rs. 60

  2. Rs. 72

  3. Rs. 80

  4. Rs. 64
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Let CP = x. Gain percentage = x%, so gain = (x/100) × x. SP = CP + gain = x + x²/100 = 144. Multiplying by 100: x² + 100x = 14400. Rearranging: x² + 100x - 14400 = 0. Solving: x = [-100 ± √(10000 + 57600)]/2 = [-100 ± 260]/2. Positive solution: x = 80. Thus CP is Rs. 80. Verify: 80% of Rs. 80 = Rs. 64, SP = 80 + 64 = Rs. 144 ✓

Multiple choice

A merchant fixes the sale price of his goods at 25% above the costprice.He sells his goods at 15% less than the fixed price.What will be his percentage profit or loss? एक व्यापारी अपनी वस्तु का अंकित मूल्य क्रय मूल्य से 25% अधिक रखता है। परन्तु वह अपनी वस्तु अंकित मूल्य से 15% कम पर बेचता है। उसे कितना प्रतिशत लाभ या हानि होगी?

  1. 6.25% profit / लाभ

  2. 7.25% profit / लाभ

  3. 6.25% loss/ हानि

  4. 7.25% loss/ हानि
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Let cost price be 100. Marked price = 100 + 25% of 100 = 125. Selling price = 125 - 15% of 125 = 125 - 18.75 = 106.25. Profit = 106.25 - 100 = 6.25. Profit percentage = 6.25% on cost price. The merchant makes 6.25% profit.

Multiple choice

A manufacturer sold an article at a profit of 4% to a wholesaler. The wholesaler sold the same at 5% profit to the retailer. If the retailer paid Rs. 273 for the article, then the cost price of the manufacturer is- एक निर्माता एक वस्तु को थोक विक्रेता को 4% लाभ पर बेचता है। थोक विक्रेता उसको फुटकर विक्रेता को 5% लाभ पर बेचता है। यदि फुटकर विक्रेता वस्तु के लिए 273 रू. भुगतान करे तो निर्माता का क्रय मूल्य कितना है ?

  1. 200

  2. 225

  3. 250

  4. 275
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Working backwards: retailer pays Rs 273 at 5% profit to wholesaler, so wholesaler's cost = 273/1.05 = 260. Wholesaler sells at 5% profit to retailer, so manufacturer's selling price = 260/1.05 ≈ 247.62. Manufacturer sold at 4% profit, so manufacturer's cost = 247.62/1.04 ≈ 238.10. Checking with option C: 250 × 1.04 = 260, 260 × 1.05 = 273. This matches exactly.

Multiple choice

A man bought 2 goats for Rs.2016 ,he sold one at a loss of 20% and other at a profit of 44% .If each goat was sold for the same price. The cost price of the goat which was sold at a loss was (in rs)- एक व्यक्ति 2016 रु. में 2 बकरियां खरीदता है |वह पहले को 20% की हानि पर बेचता है और दूसरे को 44 % के लाभ पर बेचता है |यदि प्रत्येक बकरी का विक्रय मूल्य समान हो तो उस बकरी का क्रय मूल्य ज्ञात कीजिए जो हानि पर बेची गयी हो |

  1. Rs.1296 रु.

  2. Rs.720 रु.

  3. Rs.1136 रु.

  4. Rs.880 रु.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Let cost prices be L (loss goat) and H (profit goat). L + H = 2016. Selling prices equal: 0.8L = 1.44H. Solving: L = 1.44H/0.8 = 1.8H. Then 1.8H + H = 2016, so 2.8H = 2016, H = 720. Therefore L = 2016 - 720 = 1296. The goat sold at 20% loss cost Rs. 1296.

Multiple choice

A person bought 76 cows and sold 20 cows at 15% profit, 40 cows at 19% profit and remaining 16 cows at 25% profit and got a profit of Rs.7300 as a whole. Find the cost price of each cow? एक आदमी 76 गाये खरीदता है 20 गायों को वो 15 % के लाभ पर बेचता है 40 गायो को 19 % के लाभ पर और बचे हुए 16 गायो को 25 % के लाभ पर और उसे 7300 का कुल लाभ होता है तो एक गाय का क्रय मूल्य ज्ञात कीजिये ?

  1. Rs./रू 450

  2. Rs./रू 480

  3. Rs./रू 420

  4. Rs./रू 500
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Let the cost price of each cow be x. Total profit = 20(0.15x) + 40(0.19x) + 16(0.25x) = 3x + 7.6x + 4x = 14.6x = 7300. Solving: x = 7300/14.6 = 500. Therefore, each cow costs Rs. 500. The key is to calculate the profit from each group and sum them.

Multiple choice

An article's cost price is ₹ 60, a shopkeeper marked its price 20% more. He sold it after allowing two same successive discount percent at ₹ 58.32. By mistake instead of discount he increased the price then what is difference of its selling price? एक वस्तु का क्रय मूल्य ₹ 60 है, एक दुकानदार इसका दाम 20% अधिक अंकित करता हैं | वह इसे दो समान प्रतिशत की क्रमागत छूट देकर ₹ 58.32 रु पर बेचता हैं | यदि गलती से छूट की जगह वह मूल्य में वृद्धि कर दे तो विक्रय मूल्यों का अंतर ज्ञात कीजिये ?

  1. ₹ 32.2

  2. ₹ 30.2

  3. ₹ 28.8

  4. ₹ 29.4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

CP = ₹60. Marked price = 60 × 1.20 = ₹72. Two successive discounts of d% give: 72(1-d/100)² = 58.32. So (1-d/100)² = 58.32/72 = 0.81, giving 1-d/100 = 0.9, so d = 10%. If instead of two 10% discounts, he increases by 10% twice: 72 × 1.10 × 1.10 = 72 × 1.21 = ₹87.12. Difference = 87.12 - 58.32 = ₹28.80.

Multiple choice

Two schemes are announced on the sale of cycle costing ₹ 2200. Scheme A offers discount of 25% and 10 % successively and scheme B offers 30% and 5% successively. What is the difference in the selling price in the two schemes? साइकिल के बिक्री के लिए दो योजनाओं की घोषणा की जाती है | योजना A में 25% और 20% की क्रमिक छूट दी जाती है और योजना B में 30% और 5% की क्रमिक छूट दी जाती है |दोनों योजनाओं में बेची जाने वाली साइकिलों के विक्रय मूल्य में अंतर क्या है ?

  1. 1

  2. 11

  3. 22

  4. 32.5
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Original price = ₹2200. Scheme A: After 25% discount, price = 2200 × 0.75 = ₹1650. After additional 10% discount, price = 1650 × 0.90 = ₹1485. Scheme B: After 30% discount, price = 2200 × 0.70 = ₹1540. After additional 5% discount, price = 1540 × 0.95 = ₹1463. Difference = ₹1485 - ₹1463 = ₹22.