A man buys oranges at 10 for Rs. 18 and sells them at 12 for Rs. 24. What is his gain or loss percent?

A. 11.11%

B. 1.8%

C. 14.11%

D. 12.11%

A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell pulses at the cost price, but he uses a false weight of 950gm. for a kg. His gain/loss percentage is?

A. 5.3% gain

B. 5.4% loss

C. 5.3% loss

D. 5.4% gain

A hawker purchased oranges at the rate of 4 oranges in a rupee, but he sells at the rate of 5 oranges in a rupee. His loss is:

A. 20%

B. 25%

C. 50%

D. 100%

A businessman purchased 35 kg apple of Rs 525 and sells it at the rate of Rs 18 per kg. Then the rate of profit or loss is:

A. 20% profit

B. 25% loss

C. 25% profit

D. 20% loss

Abhishek purchased 140 shirts and 250 trousers each at a rate of Rs. 450 and Rs. 550 respectively. What should be the overall average selling price of shirts and trousers to earn 40% profit?


A. Rs. 725

B. Rs. 710

C. Rs. 720

D. Rs. 700

Raj sold an item for Rs. 6384 and incurred a loss of 30%. At what price should he have sold the item to have gained a profit of 30%?


A. Rs. 14656

B. Rs. 11856

C. Rs. 13544

D. None of these

A bought a pen for Rs. 200 and sold it to B at 10% gain. B sold it to C at 20% loss and C sold it to D at 25% gain. What was the price paid by D?


A. Rs. 180

B. Rs. 200

C. Rs. 220

D. Rs. 225

On selling an article for Rs. 630, a man loss 10%, What will be his profit if the article is sold for Rs.749?

A. 5 %

B. 6 %

C. 7 %

D. 8 %

A shopkeeper buys some pens. If he sells them @ Rs. 13 per pen, his total loss is Rs. 150 but on selling them @ Rs. 15 per pen, his total gain is Rs. 100. How many pens did he sell?


A. 100

B. 125

C. 150

D. 250

A merchant professes to sell goods at 20% profit uses weight of 800 grams in place of a kilogram. What is his actual profit percent?


A. 20 %

B. 25 %

C. 50 %

D. 33.33 %

A retailer buys goods at 10% discount on its marked price and sells them at 20% higher than the marked price. What is his profit percent?


A. 20 %

B. 25 %

C. 30 %

D. 33.33 % 

On selling an article for a certain amount, a man gains 20%. What is the profit percent , if he sells the article for double the amount?

A. 10 %

B. 20 %

C. 40 %

D. 140 %

A shopkeeper bought a chair whose marked price is Rs. 800, at two successive discounts of 10% and 15% respectively. He spent Rs. 28 on its transportation and then sold the chair for Rs. 800. What is his gain in percentage?


A. 10 %

B. 20 %

C. 25 %

D. 40 %

A shopkeeper marks the prices at 15% higher than the original price. Due to increase in demand, he further increases the price by 10%. How much percentage profit will he get?


A. 20

B. 24.5

C. 25

D. 26.5

A businessman purchased 35 kg apple of Rs 525 and sells it at the rate of Rs 18 per kg. Then the rate of profit or loss is:

A. 20% profit

B. 25% loss

C. 25% profit

D. 20% loss

A businessman purchased 35 kg apple of Rs 525 and sells it at the rate of Rs 18 per kg. Then the rate of profit or loss is:

A. 20% profit

B. 25% loss

C. 25% profit

D. 20% loss

A hawker purchased oranges at the rate of 4 oranges in a rupee, but he sells at the rate of 5 oranges in a rupee. His loss is:

A. 20%

B. 25%

C. 50%

D. 100%