Question
Amit marked up an article of cost price Rs. 500 by certain percent and then sold it at discount of 20%. He suffered a loss of 12% in the whole transaction. Find the mark up percentage.
More Profit and loss Questions
- An item is initially priced 36% higher than its cost price. After applying a 25% discount, it sells for a profit of Rs. 30. If, instead, the item is marked...
- A Shopkeeper sold an article at 20% loss. If he had sold it for Rs. 420/- more, he would have made 40% profit, find the selling price of the article?
- The ratio of the cost price to the marked price of an article is 2:3 and the ratio of the profit percentage to the discount percentage is 3:1. Find the pro...
- The ratio of the cost price of an article to its selling price is 5:6. The marked price of the same item is Rs. 3,000 whereas the sum of the discount offer...
- Oil equal to 20% of the weight of ground nut is extracted in a mill. The matter left after extraction is sold as cattle feed at the rate of Rs 12.5/kg. The...
- An item is marked up by Q% above its cost price. If a shopkeeper gives a 30% discount and still makes a profit of 40%, what discount should be given to ach...
- When an item is sold for Rs. 800, the profit is 10% more than when it's sold for Rs. 780. To achieve a 60% profit, determine the selling price.
- A shopkeeper bought 60 kg of apples at ₹80 per kg and 40 kg of oranges at ₹60 per kg. If he wants to make a profit of 20% on the total cost, at what price ...
- The selling price of a lighter and two candles is Rs. 70. However, selling price of two lighters and one candle is Rs. 95. If each lighter is sold at 25% p...
- The shopkeeper purchased an article for Rs. "X." He marked the article __________% above its cost price and allowed a ________% discount on the marked pric...
Relevant for Exams:
Hey! Ask a query
Please enter email id
The email must be a valid email address.
Please enter Mobile Number
Please enter valid Mobile Number
Please enter your Doubt
Think You're Ready for RBI Grade B?
RBI Grade B 2026 Phase 1 Memory Based Paper
- 200 Questions with Detailed Solutions
- Section-wise Coverage (GA, English, Quant & Reasoning)