Question
A shopkeeper marks an article 40% above its cost price. He allows a discount of x% on the marked price and still makes a profit of 12%. If, instead, he had allowed a discount of (x + 10)% on the marked price, his profit would have been Rs 56 less than before. What is the cost price of the article?
More Profit and loss Questions
- A laptop is given a discount of Rs. 2500, which is Rs. 1000 less than the profit made on the sale. If the cost price of the laptop is Rs. 2000, find out th...
- A shopkeeper bought 3 different types of goods: 100 items at ₹50 each, 200 items at ₹40 each, and 50 items at ₹60 each. If he sold all items at ₹55 each, w...
- A dishonest milkman purchases some milk at Rs 20 per litre and mixes 6 litres water in it. By selling the mixture at the rate Rs 20 per litre, he earns a p...
- What is the total selling price of two clothes 'shirts' and 'Pants,' when a shopkeeper has made a profit of (13/37) times the cost price of 'Shirt'and incu...
- A seller marked an item above its cost price and allows a discount of 25% on it. On the discounted price, the seller charges a packaging price which is equ...
- A shopkeeper purchased an article for Rs. ‘a’ and marked it 150% above its cost price and sold it after giving two successive discounts of 300 and 25%, res...
- A vendor vended an item at a price 40% higher than its cost. If he had set the item's price at 60% above the cost, calculate the discount percentage given ...
- A retailer marked an item 25% above its cost price. If the cost price of the item is Rs. 640 and he offered a discount of 15% on the marked price, find the...
- A trader buys two articles A and B. The cost price of A is (200 + 10x) rupees and the cost price of B is (150 + 5x) rupees. If he sells each of them at a p...
- 12% more is gained by selling a shirt for Rs. 4190 than by selling it for Rs. 3782. Find the cost price of the shirt.
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)