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1. If the commission of 10% is given on the marked price of a book, the publisher gains 20%. If the
commission is increased to 15% the gain of the publisher will be
A) 13.33%
B) 15%
C) 18%
D) Data Insufficient
E) None of these
2. Ashish and Bhanu both are dealers of KML Scooters. The price of a KML scooter is Rs28000.
Abhishek gives a discount of 10% on the whole while Bhanu gives a discount of 12% on first
20000 and 8% on the rest 8000. What is the difference between the selling price
A) 240
B) 420
C) 640
D) Data Insufficient
E) None of these
3. The Ratio of cost price and marked price of articles is 2:3 and ratio of percentage profit and
percentage discount is 3:2. What is the discount percentage
A) 16.66%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 33.33%
E) None of these
4. The difference between CP and SP of a table fan is Rs.175/-. When it gives a profit of 14%. What
is the selling price of that fan
A) 1225
B) 1450
C) 1425
D) 1275
E) None of these
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5. A Dealer buys a washing machine, listed at Rs10000/- and gets 10% and 20% successive
discounts. He spends 10% of his CP on transport. At what price should he sell the washing
machine to earn a profit of 10%
A) 8722
B) 7892
C) 8712
D) 8840
E) None of these
6. On selling an article for Rs240/, a trader loses 4%. In order to gain 10% he must sell that article
for:
A) Rs.275/B) Rs.340/C) Rs.320/D) Rs.264/E) None of these
7. A, B and C invest in the ratio of 3:4:5. The percentage of return on their investment is in the
ratio of 6:5:4. Find the total earnings, if B earns Rs.250 more than A.
A) Rs.6000/B) Rs.7250/C) Rs.5000/D) Data Insufficient
E) None of these
8. On Selling 17 balls at Rs720 , there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of
the ball is
A) Rs.45
B) Rs.50
C) Rs.55
D) Rs.60
E) None of these
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9. A dealer buys a table listed at Rs.1,500 and gets successive discounts of 20% and 10%. He
spends Rs.20 on transportation and sells it at a profit of 20%. The selling price of the table is
A) Rs1320/B) Rs1350/C) Rs1360/D) Rs1380/E) None of these
10. Chandra Mohan bought a Samsung mobile phone @ Rs. 800. He sold it to Master ashish after
allowing a discount of 10%. In this deal, Chandra Mohan made a profit of 12.5%. What was the
marked price?
A) Rs1000/B) Rs1100/C) Rs1200/D) Rs1300/E) None Of these
Answers
1 >> A , 2 >> A , 3>> A, 4>> C, 5>> C
6>> A, 7 >> B, 8>> D , 9>> A , 10>> A
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