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Simple Profit and Loss Question 1:

Gopal sold 152 chairs and had a gain equal to the selling price of 76 chairs. What is his profit percentage?

  1. 100%
  2. 110%
  3. 105%
  4. 95%

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : 100%

Simple Profit and Loss Question 1 Detailed Solution

Given:

Number of chairs sold = 152

Gain = Selling price of 76 chairs

Formula used:

Profit = Selling Price (SP) - Cost Price (CP)

Profit % = (Profit / CP) × 100

Calculation:

Let the selling price of 1 chair be ₹1.

Selling Price (SP) of 152 chairs = 152 × ₹1 = ₹152

Gain = Selling price of 76 chairs = 76 × ₹1 = ₹76

We know that Profit = SP - CP

⇒ 76 = 152 - CP

⇒ CP = 152 - 76

⇒ CP = ₹76

Now, calculate the profit percentage:

Profit % = (Profit / CP) × 100

⇒ Profit % = (76 / 76) × 100

⇒ Profit % = 1 × 100

⇒ Profit % = 100%

∴ Gopal's profit percentage is 100%.

Simple Profit and Loss Question 2:

A shopkeeper bought an article for ₹500. At what price (in ₹) should he sell the article to make 26% profit?

  1. 630
  2. 370
  3. 642
  4. 618

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : 630

Simple Profit and Loss Question 2 Detailed Solution

Given:

Cost Price (C.P.) = ₹500

Profit Percentage (P%) = 26%

Formula used:

Selling Price (S.P.) = C.P. × (1 + P% / 100)

Calculation:

S.P. = 500 × (1 + 26 / 100)

⇒ S.P. = 500 × (1 + 0.26)

⇒ S.P. = 500 × 1.26

⇒ S.P. = ₹630

∴ The correct answer is option (1).

Simple Profit and Loss Question 3:

400 apples were bought at ₹1200 per hundred and were sold at a profit of ₹800. Find the selling price (in ₹) per dozen of apples.

  1. 168 
  2. 158 
  3. 178 
  4. 183

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : 168 

Simple Profit and Loss Question 3 Detailed Solution

Given:

Number of apples = 400

Cost price per hundred apples = ₹1200

Profit = ₹800

Calculation:

Cost price (CP) for 400 apples = (1200 / 100) × 400 = ₹4800

Selling price (SP) = Cost price + Profit = ₹4800 + ₹800 = ₹5600

Number of dozens in 400 apples = 400 / 12 = 33.33 dozens

Selling price per dozen = Total selling price / Number of dozens

Selling price per dozen = ₹5600 / 33.33 ≈ ₹168

Therefore, the selling price per dozen of apples is ₹168.

Simple Profit and Loss Question 4:

If the cost price of a camera is 75% of its selling price, then the profit per cent is:

  1. 24%
  2. \(33 \frac{1}{3} \%\)
  3. 25%
  4. \(16\frac{2}{3} \%\)

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : \(33 \frac{1}{3} \%\)

Simple Profit and Loss Question 4 Detailed Solution

Given:

Cost Price (CP) of the camera = 75% of Selling Price (SP)

Formula Used:

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Calculation:

Let the Selling Price (SP) be 100

Cost Price (CP) = 75% of SP = 75

Profit = SP - CP = 100 - 75 = 25

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⇒ Profit% = 33.33%

The profit percent is 33(1)/(3) %.

Simple Profit and Loss Question 5:

If the ratio of cost price and selling price of an article be as 10 : 11, the percentage of profit is 

  1. 8
  2. 10
  3. 11
  4. 15

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : 10

Simple Profit and Loss Question 5 Detailed Solution

Given:

Ratio of cost price (CP) to selling price (SP) = 10 : 11

Formula Used:

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Calculation:

Let the cost price (CP) be 10 units and the selling price (SP) be 11 units.

Profit = SP - CP

⇒ Profit = 11 - 10

⇒ Profit = 1 unit

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⇒ Percentage of Profit = 10%

The percentage of profit is 10%.

Top Simple Profit and Loss MCQ Objective Questions

If the selling price of an article is doubled, then the profit becomes four times. What was the original profit percentage? 

  1. 75%
  2. 100%
  3. 50%
  4. 25%

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : 50%

Simple Profit and Loss Question 6 Detailed Solution

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Given:

If the selling price of an article is doubled, then the profit becomes four times.

Formula used:

Profit = Selling price (S.P) - cost price (C.P)

Profit % = {profit (P) × 100}/C.P 

Calculation:

According to the question:

⇒ 4 × (S.P - C.P) = (2 × S.P - C.P)

⇒ 4 S.P - 4 C.P = 2 S.P - C.P

⇒ 2 S.P = 3 C.P

⇒ S.P/C.P = 3/2

Profit percentage = (P × 100)/C.P.

⇒ {(3 - 2) × 100}/2 = 100/2 = 50%.

∴ The correct answer is 50%.

On selling a painting at Rs. 1,498 , the gain is 25% more than the loss incurred on selling it at Rs.1,300. In order to gain 25%, the selling price will be:

  1. Rs. 1,735
  2. Rs. 1,335
  3. Rs. 1,755
  4. Rs. 1,388

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Rs. 1,735

Simple Profit and Loss Question 7 Detailed Solution

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Given:

1st Selling price (S.P) = Rs.1498 

2nd selling price (S.P) = Rs.1300

Formula used:

Profit = (S.P - C.P)

Loss = (C.P - S.P)

S.P = C.P × (100 ± P/L)

Where, C.P = cost price; S.P = Selling price

Calculation:

According to the question:

⇒ (1498 - C.P) = 125% × (C.P - 1300)

⇒ (1498 - C.P) = (5/4) × (C.P - 1300)

⇒ 4 × (1498 - C.P) = 5 × (C.P - 1300)

⇒ 5992 - 4C.P = 5C.P - 6500

9C.P = (6500 + 5992)

⇒ C.P = 12492/9 = Rs.1388

Required S.P = C.P × (100 + 25)% = 1388 × 125% = Rs.1735

∴ The correct answer is Rs.1735.

A shopkeeper bought certain number of apples for Rs. 3,600. He sold one-fifth of them at a loss of 10%, one-fourth of the remaining apples at a loss of 5%, and two-third of the rest at a profit of 15%. At what price (in Rs.) should he sell the remaining apples to earn a profit of 27% overall?

  1. 1,548
  2. 1,584
  3. 1,845
  4. 1,864

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : 1,584

Simple Profit and Loss Question 8 Detailed Solution

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Given:

Cost price (C.P) = Rs.3600

Overall profit on apples = 27%

Concept used:

If profit P% occurred then

Selling price (S.P) = C.P × (100 + P)%

Where, P = profit%

Calculation:

Let the price of one apple = Rs.1

Quantity of apples = 3600

According to the question:

⇒ 3600 × (1/5) × (- 10%) + 2880 × (1/4) × (- 5%) + 2160 × (2/3) × 15% + 720 × (x%) = 3600 × 27%

⇒ - 7200 - 3600 + 21600 + 720x = 3600 × 27

⇒ - 720 - 360 + 2160 + 72x = 360 × 27

⇒ 72 × (- 10 - 5 + 30 + x) = 360 × 27

⇒ 15 + x = 5 × 27

⇒ x = 135 - 15 = 120%

Selling price of rest apple = 720 × (100 + 120)%

⇒ 720 × 220% = Rs.1584

∴ The correct answer is Rs.1584.

Ankita sold her watch at 5% loss. If she had sold it for Rs. 300 more, she would have gained 5%. Find the selling price of the watch.

  1. Rs. 2,900
  2. Rs. 2,750
  3. Rs. 3,000
  4. Rs. 2,850

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Rs. 2,850

Simple Profit and Loss Question 9 Detailed Solution

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Given:

Firstly sold at a loss of 5%

Secondly sold at a profit of 5%

Formula used:

S.P = (100 + P%)/100 * CP

S.P = (100 - L%)/100 * CP

Where, S.P = Selling Price, C.P = Cost Price, P = Profit, L = Loss

Calculation:

Firstly sold at a loss of 5%

Then, S.P1 = (100 - 5%)/100 * CP

⇒ S.P1 = 95/100 × C.P

Secondly sold at a profit of 5%

Then, S.P2 = (100 + P%)/100 * CP

⇒ S.P2 = 105/100 × C.P

According to the question:

S.P- S.P1 = (105/100 × C.P) - (95/100 × C.P)

⇒ S.P1 - S.P2 = 105% C.P - 95% C.P

⇒ 300 = 10% × C.P

⇒ C.P = [(300/10) × 100] = Rs. 3000

S.P = 95/100 × 3000

⇒ S.P = 2850

∴ The selling price is Rs. 2850.

Shortcut Trick

 105%  - 95% = 300

⇒ 10% = 300

⇒ 1% = 30

⇒ 100% = 3000

⇒ 95% = 2850

The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 2,000 is the same as the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1,200. At what price should that article be sold to make a profit of 20%?  

  1. Rs. 2,000
  2. Rs. 1,800
  3. Rs. 1,920
  4. Rs. 1,840

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Rs. 1,920

Simple Profit and Loss Question 10 Detailed Solution

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Given:

1st Selling price (S.P)1 = Rs.2000

2nd Selling price (S.P)2 = Rs.1200

Formula used:

Profit = (S.P - C.P)

Loss = (C.P - S.P)

Where, C.P = cost price

Calculation:

According to the question:

⇒ (S.P1 - C.P) = (C.P - S.P2)

⇒ (2000 - C.P) = (C.P - 1200)

⇒ 2 × C.P = 3200

⇒ C.P = Rs.1600

Required profit % = 1600 × 120%

⇒ 16 × 120 = Rs.1920

∴ The correct answer is 1920.

A shopkeeper purchased 1600 mangoes at the rate of ₹120 per dozen. Out of these, he sold 900 mangoes at ₹15 per mango and the remaining mangoes at ₹14 per mango. His gain percentage is:

  1. 45.625%
  2. 38.265%
  3. 35.625%
  4. 48.765%

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : 45.625%

Simple Profit and Loss Question 11 Detailed Solution

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Given:

Total quantity of mangoes = 1600

Cost price of mangoes = Rs.120/dozen

Formula used:

Gain = (S.P - C.P)

Gain% = (P × 100)/C.P

Where, P = profit; C.P = cost price; S.P = selling price

Calculation:

Price of 12 mangoes = 120

Price of 1 mango = 120/12 = 10

Total C.P = 1600 × 10 = Rs.16000

Total S.P = 900 × 15 + 700 × 14

⇒ 13500 + 9800 = 23300

Gain = (23300 - 16000) = Rs.7300

Gain% = (Gain × 100)/C.P

⇒ (7300 × 100)/16000

⇒ 730/16 = 45.625%

∴ The correct answer is 45.625%.

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?

  1. 5% loss
  2. 6% profit
  3. 5% profit
  4. 6% loss

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : 6% profit

Simple Profit and Loss Question 12 Detailed Solution

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Given:

Selling price =  166.44

Profit = 14%

Formula used:

C.P = 100/(100 + Profit%) × S.P

Profit = S.P – C.P

Profit% = Profit/C.P × 100

Calculation:

C.P = 100/(100 + Profit%) × S.P

⇒ C.P = 100/(100 + 14%) × 166.44

⇒ C.P = (100/114) × 166.44 = Rs. 146

According to the question:

If S.P = Rs. 154.76

Profit = 154.76 – 146 = Rs. 8.76

Profit% = Profit/C.P × 100

⇒ Profit% = 8.76/146 × 100 = 6%

∴ The percentage of profit is 6%.

∴ Option 2 is the correct answer.

By selling a car for Rs. 2,78,000, a dealer gains 25%. If the profit is reduced to 18%, then the selling price will be :

  1. Rs. 2,62,432
  2. Rs. 2,65,432
  3. Rs. 2,72,432
  4. Rs. 2,60,432

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Rs. 2,62,432

Simple Profit and Loss Question 13 Detailed Solution

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Given:

By selling a car for Rs. 2,78,000, a dealer gains 25%.

Concept used:

Selling price = Cost price × (100 + profit)%

Calculation:

According to the question,

Cost price × (125/100) = 278000

⇒ Cost price = 278000 × (100/125)

Now,

For 18% profit selling price = 278000 × (100/125) × (118/100)

⇒ Rs. 2,62,432

∴ The required selling price will be Rs. 2,62,432.

A seller professes to sell his fruits at cost price but still gains \(5\frac{5}{19}\)%. How much does he give for 1 kg?

  1. 905 gm
  2. 5 gm
  3. 900 gm
  4. 950 gm

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : 950 gm

Simple Profit and Loss Question 14 Detailed Solution

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Detailed solution:- 

Let us assume the dealer purchases 1000 gm at Rs. 1000

Let the dealer sell N gm at Rs. 1000

Gain percentage = (100/19)%

Then,

⇒ 100/19 = [(1000 - N)/N] × 100

⇒ N = 19000 - 19N

⇒ 20N = 19000

⇒ N = 950

∴ He uses a weight of 950 gm.

A shopkeeper gains 20% in place of 16% loss if the selling price of an article is increased by Rs. 324. The cost price of the article is:

  1. Rs. 900
  2. Rs. 750
  3. Rs. 1,350
  4. Rs. 60

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Rs. 900

Simple Profit and Loss Question 15 Detailed Solution

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Given: 

The initial loss = 16%

Profit = 20%

The selling price of an article is increased by = Rs. 324

Formula used:

S.P. = [(100 + Profit%)/100] × C.P.

Profit% = [(S.P. - C.P.)/C.P.] × 100

Where, C.P. = Cost price; S.P. = Selling price

Calculation:

Let, the cost price = 100x

So, the selling price = 84x

The final selling price = 100x × (120/100) = 120x

⇒ 120x - 84x = 324

⇒ 36x = 324

⇒ x = 9

⇒ 100x → 9 × 100 = 900

Cost price =  Rs. 900

∴ The Cost price of the article is Rs. 900

Shortcut Trick

Let the CP be 100%

Initial SP = 84%

Final SP = 120%

The gap in the two SPs is due to 324.

⇒ 36% = 324

⇒  1%→ 9 

⇒  100%→ 900

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