Practice Profit and loss Questions and Answers

• 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...
• Article ‘P’, if sold at a profit of 15% earns a profit of Rs. 405. If article ‘P’ is marked 70% above its cost price and then sold after offering t...
• Article ‘P’, if sold at a profit of 18% earns a profit of Rs. 360. If article ‘P’ is marked 30% above its cost price and then sold after offering t...
• A dishonest merchant sells goods at a 12.5% loss on the cost price, but uses 28 g weight instead of 36 g. What is his percentage profit or loss?
• Article ‘P’, if sold at a profit of 35% earns a profit of Rs. 700. If article ‘P’ is marked 30% above its cost price and then sold after offering t...
• A pen was sold for Rs.166.44 with a profit of 14%. If it were sold for Rs.154.76, then what would have been the percentage of profit or loss?
• A shopkeeper marked an article Rs. 600 above its cost price and sold it after giving a discount of 20% and earned a profit of 30%. Find the cost price of t...
• A shopkeeper marked an article Rs. 900 above its cost price and sold it after giving a discount of 20% and earned a profit of 25%. Find the cost price of t...
• A shopkeeper marked an article Rs. 650 above its cost price and sold it after giving a discount of 15% and earned a profit of 35%. Find the cost price of t...
• A shopkeeper marked an article Rs. 750 above its cost price and sold it after giving a discount of 20% and earned a profit of 28%. Find the cost price of t...
• A shopkeeper marked an article Rs. 850 above its cost price and sold it after giving a discount of 30% and earned a profit of 20%. Find the cost price of t...
• A shopkeeper marked an article Rs. 540 above its cost price and sold it after giving a discount of 25% and earned a profit of 35%. Find the cost price of t...
• The cost of a piece of diamond varies with the square of its weight. A diamond of Rs.6,084 value is cut into 3 pieces whose weights are in the ratio 3 : 2 ...
• Ram sold a plot for Rs.4,00,000 at a 20% loss. For what price should he sell the plot to gain a 5% profit?
• Marked price of an article is Rs.220 more than its cost price. If profit earned is equal to the discount given then find the profit earned?
• Marked price of an article is Rs.260 more than its cost price. If profit earned is equal to the discount given then find the profit earned?
• Marked price of an article is Rs.280 more than its cost price. If profit earned is equal to the discount given then find the profit earned?
• Marked price of an article is Rs.320 more than its cost price. If profit earned is equal to the discount given then find the profit earned?
• Marked price of an article is Rs.380 more than its cost price. If profit earned is equal to the discount given then find the profit earned?
• Marked price of an article is Rs.400 more than its cost price. If profit earned is equal to the discount given then find the profit earned?
• A man lost 15% by selling a mobile for Rs.4,675. What will be his gain percentage by selling it for Rs.6,050?