Practice Profit and loss Questions and Answers

• A saree having cost price of Rs. 2700 is marked up by 40% above its cost price and sold after offering two successive discounts of 10% and 20% respectively...
• The interest earned on investing Rs. 1200 for 2 years at the rate of 10% p.a., compounded annually, is used to purchase an article. If the article is later...
• A shopkeeper bought article ‘A’ for Rs. ‘x’ and marked it 20% above its cost price and sold it for Rs. 1800. Marked price of article ‘B’ is Rs....
• A shopkeeper bought article ‘A’ for Rs. ‘x’ and marked it 25% above its cost price and sold it for Rs. 2600. Marked price of article ‘B’ is Rs....
• A shopkeeper bought article ‘A’ for Rs. ‘x’ and marked it 20% above its cost price and sold it for Rs. 1500. Marked price of article ‘B’ is Rs....
• A shopkeeper bought article ‘A’ for Rs. ‘x’ and marked it 25% above its cost price and sold it for Rs. 2600. Marked price of article ‘B’ is Rs....
• A shopkeeper bought article ‘A’ for Rs. ‘x’ and marked it 20% above its cost price and sold it for Rs. 3000. Marked price of article ‘B’ is Rs....
• A trader bought an article for Rs. 3000 and marked it 20% above of its cost price. If he sold it after giving a discount of Rs. 120 then find the profit pe...
• A trader bought an article for Rs. 3600 and marked it 20% above of its cost price. If he sold it after giving a discount of Rs. 180 then find the profit pe...
• A trader bought an article for Rs. 1600 and marked it 25% above of its cost price. If he sold it after giving a discount of Rs. 160 then find the profit pe...
• A trader bought an article for Rs. 2000 and marked it 25% above of its cost price. If he sold it after giving a discount of Rs. 160 then find the profit pe...
• A trader bought an article for Rs. 1500 and marked it 25% above of its cost price. If he sold it after giving a discount of Rs. 30 then find the profit per...
• A trader bought an article for Rs. 900 and marked it 20% above of its cost price. If he sold it after giving a discount of Rs. 45 then find the profit perc...
• A shopkeeper marked an article P% above its cost price and sold it for Rs. 1600 after giving a discount of 20%. If the shopkeeper had a loss of 8% on the w...
• A shopkeeper marked an article P% above its cost price and sold it for Rs. 720 after giving a discount of 25%. If the shopkeeper had a loss of 13% on the w...
• A shopkeeper marked an article P% above its cost price and sold it for Rs. 640 after giving a discount of 22%. If the shopkeeper had a loss of 6.4% on the ...
• A shopkeeper marked an article P% above its cost price and sold it for Rs. 1150 after giving a discount of 20%. If the shopkeeper had a loss of 8% on the w...
• A shopkeeper marked an article P% above its cost price and sold it for Rs. 748.8 after giving a discount of 20%. If the shopkeeper had a loss of 6.4% on th...
• A shopkeeper marked an article P% above its cost price and sold it for Rs. 748.8 after giving a discount of 28%. If the shopkeeper had a loss of 6.4% on th...
• A shopkeeper marked an article P% above its cost price and sold it for Rs. 810 after giving a discount of 20%. If the shopkeeper had a loss of 7.4% on the ...
• A shopkeeper sold an article after offering two successive discounts of 15% and 10%, respectively. The marked price of the article is Rs. 2200. If the cost...
• A shopkeeper sold an article after offering two successive discounts of 17% and 15%, respectively. The marked price of the article is Rs. 1200. If the cost...
• A shopkeeper sold an article after offering two successive discounts of 19% and 20%, respectively. The marked price of the article is Rs. 1500. If the cost...
• A shopkeeper sold an article after offering two successive discounts of 20% and 22%, respectively. The marked price of the article is Rs. 2400. If the cost...
• 'A' purchased an article and sold it to 'B' at 10% profit. 'B' marked it up by 25% above the price at which 'A' has purchased it and then sold it after giv...
• 'A' purchased an article and sold it to 'B' at 10% profit. 'B' marked it up by 30% above the price at which 'A' has purchased it and then sold it after giv...
• 'A' purchased an article and sold it to 'B' at 10% profit. 'B' marked it up by 26% above the price at which 'A' has purchased it and then sold it after giv...
• 'A' purchased an article and sold it to 'B' at 10% profit. 'B' marked it up by 18% above the price at which 'A' has purchased it and then sold it after giv...
• A shopkeeper sold an article at a discount of 14%. If he had given a discount of 8.5% in place of 14%, then he would have earned Rs. 143 more. If the cost ...
• A shopkeeper sold an article at a discount of 16%. If he had given a discount of 7.5% in place of 16%, then he would have earned Rs. 204 more. If the cost ...
• A shopkeeper sold an article at a discount of 12%. If he had given a discount of 8% in place of 12%, then he would have earned Rs. 108 more. If the cost pr...
• A shopkeeper sold an article at a discount of 13%. If he had given a discount of 7% in place of 13%, then he would have earned Rs. 108 more. If the cost pr...
• A shopkeeper sold an article at a discount of 11%. If he had given a discount of 6% in place of 11%, then he would have earned Rs. 112 more. If the cost pr...
• Ratio of the cost price of article ‘A’ to ‘B’ is 6:7, respectively. Article ‘A’ is marked up by 30% above its cost price and then sold at a dis...
• Ratio of the cost price of article ‘A’ to ‘B’ is 4:7, respectively. Article ‘A’ is marked up by 40% above its cost price and then sold at a dis...
• Ratio of the cost price of article ‘A’ to ‘B’ is 5:3, respectively. Article ‘A’ is marked up by 40% above its cost price and then sold at a dis...
• Ratio of the cost price of article ‘A’ to ‘B’ is 5:6, respectively. Article ‘A’ is marked up by 30% above its cost price and then sold at a dis...
• Ratio of the cost price of article ‘A’ to ‘B’ is 4:5, respectively. Article ‘A’ is marked up by 26% above its cost price and then sold at a dis...
• Ratio of the cost price of article ‘A’ to ‘B’ is 8:7, respectively. Article ‘A’ is marked up by 46% above its cost price and then sold at a dis...
• Article ‘P’, if sold at a profit of 20% earns a profit of Rs. 500. If article ‘P’ is marked 40% above its cost price and then sold after offering t...