Practice Profit and loss Questions and Answers

• A shopkeeper marks up an item by 25%. If he increases the discount from 12% to 14%, the profit will decrease by Rs. 70. Find the selling price of the item ...
• A shopkeeper marks up an item by 25%. If he increases the discount from 11% to 15%, the profit will decrease by Rs. 90. Find the selling price of the item ...
• 25 kg of rice ‘A is purchased for Rs. 4/kg while 30 kg of rice ‘B’ is purchased for Rs. 10/kg. If the mixture of the both types of rice is sold at Rs...
• A man bought an article at 25% less of the marked price and sold it at 15% more than the marked price. Find the profit earned by him. ...
• A man bought an article at 12.5% less of the marked price and sold it at 5% more than the marked price. Find the profit earned by him.
• A man bought an article at 30% less of the marked price and sold it at 12% more than the marked price. Find the profit earned by him. ...
• A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs 78 and earns double the profit that he would have earned on selling this article for Rs 69. Find the C.P of this artic...
• A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs 70 and earns thrice the profit that he would have earned on selling this article for Rs 50. Find the C.P of this artic...
• A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs 120 and earns thrice the profit that he would have earned on selling this article for Rs 66. Find the C.P of this arti...
• A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs 350 and earns twice the profit that he would have earned on selling this article for Rs 300. Find the C.P of this arti...
• A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs 80 and earns thrice the profit that he would have earned on selling this article for Rs 69. Find the C.P of this artic...
• A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs 78 and earns twice the profit that he would have earned on selling this article for Rs 50. Find the C.P of this articl...
• Ram spent 20% of his monthly income on study and 72% of the remaining on rent. If amount spent on rent is Rs. 2016, then find the amount spent on study. ...
• Mr. Kiran sold a bus for Rs. 18,700 at a loss of 15%. At what price should the bus be sold to get a profit of 15% ?
• A invested Rs X in a scheme. After 6 months, B joined with Rs 7500 more than that of A. After an year, ratio of profit of B to the total profit was 3: 7. F...
• A loss of 15% is made by selling an article. Had it been sold for Rs.75 more, there would have been a profit of 10%. What would be the selling price of the...
• The difference between the cost price and sale price of an article is Rs.600 and the profit is 30%. Find the selling price.
• The difference between the cost price and sale price of an article is Rs.450 and the profit is 25%. Find the selling price.
• The difference between the cost price and sale price of an article is Rs.680 and the profit is 32%. Find the selling price.
• By selling an article for 2640, a person loses 15% of its selling price. At what price (in RS) should he sell it to gain 15% on its cost price?
• The marked price of an article is Rs 1500. A shopkeeper sells it by giving 20% discount on its marked price. If the cost price of the article is Rs 991. th...
• Find the cost of manufacturing each article if a manufacturer estimates that on inspection 22% of the articles he produces will be rejected. He accepts an ...
• Find the cost of manufacturing each article if a manufacturer estimates that on inspection 14% of the articles he produces will be rejected. He accepts an ...
• The profit earned after selling an article for Rs.1518 is the same as loss incurred after selling the article for Rs.1116. What is the cost price of the ar...
• The profit earned after selling an article for Rs.1516 is the same as loss incurred after selling the article for Rs.1012. What is the cost price of the ar...
• The profit earned after selling an article for Rs.1643 is the same as loss incurred after selling the article for Rs.1121. What is the cost price of the ar...
• A shopkeeper sold a jacket for Rs. 3500 at a loss of 30%. At what price should he have sold the jacket, to earn a profit of 25%?
• A shopkeeper sold a jacket for Rs. 2500 at a loss of 20%. At what price should he have sold the jacket, to earn a profit of 20%?
• A shopkeeper sold a jacket for Rs. 2400 at a loss of 40%. At what price should he have sold the jacket, to earn a profit of 30%?
• The selling price of an article by two different vendors is Rs.660 and profit earned is 25%. One vendor counts his profit on cost price while other one cou...
• The selling price of an article by two different vendors is Rs.680 and profit earned is 25%. One vendor counts his profit on cost price while other one cou...
• 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 pr...
• The ratio of the cost price to the marked price of an article is 1:4 and the ratio of the profit percentage to the discount percentage is 4:1. Find the pr...
• The ratio of the cost price to the marked price of an article is 3:4 and the ratio of the profit percentage to the discount percentage is 4:3. Find the pr...
• The ratio of the cost price to the marked price of an article is 2:5 and the ratio of the profit percentage to the discount percentage is 5:3. Find the pr...
• The ratio of the cost price to the marked price of an article is 2:5 and the ratio of the profit percentage to the discount percentage is 5:2. Find the pr...
• A bought a laptop for Rs.15000. He spent 15% of the amount that he had paid for buying it for its repair. He then sold the laptop to B and earned a profit ...
• A bought a laptop for Rs.16000. He spent 22% of the amount that he had paid for buying it for its repair. He then sold the laptop to B and earned a profit ...
• A bought a laptop for Rs.20000. He spent 20% of the amount that he had paid for buying it for its repair. He then sold the laptop to B and earned a profit ...
• A bought a laptop for Rs.25000. He spent 22% of the amount that he had paid for buying it for its repair. He then sold the laptop to B and earned a profit ...