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Dell Profit and Loss Questions

June 23, 2019

Question 1

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In a certain store, the profit percentage is 320% of the cost price. 

If the cost price increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, 

approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?

30%

70%

100%

250%

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Let C.P.= Rs. 100.
Then, Profit = Rs. 320, S.P. = Rs. 420.
New C.P. = 125% of Rs. 100 = Rs. 125
New S.P. = Rs. 420.
Profit = Rs. (420 – 125) = Rs. 295.
Required percentage =[(295/420) * 100] %
= 1475/21 % =70 %

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Question 2

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If the selling price is doubled, the profit triples. 

Find the profit percent.

66 2/3

100

105 1/3

120

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Let C.P. be Rs. x and S.P. be Rs. y.
Then, 3(y – x) = (2y – x) =>y = 2x.
Profit = Rs. (y – x) = Rs. (2x – x) = Rs. x.
Profit % = [x/x * 100]%= 100%

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Question 3

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The list price of an article is Rs. 160 and a customer buys 

it for Rs. 122.40 after two successive discounts. If the first

discount is 10%, then the second discount is

12%

10%

14%

15%

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SP after a discount of 10%
= (160*90) / 100 = Rs. 144
Second discount
= 144 – 122.40 = Rs. 21.6
If the second discount be x% then
x= 15%

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Question 4

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A tradesman sold an article at a loss of 20%. If the selling price 

had been increased by Rs. 100, there would have been a gain of 5%. 

The cost price of the article (in Rs.) was

100

200

400

500

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C. P. of article = Rs. X
∴ First SP = 80x/100 = Rs. 4x/5
Case II
⇒ 5x = 2000 ⇒ x = 2000/5 = Rs. 400

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Question 5

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The price of an article is first decreased by 20% and then 

increased by 30%. If the resulting price is Rs. 416, 

the original price of the article is

Rs. 350

Rs. 405

Rs. 400

Rs. 450

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let x be the price so, after
the first decrease in price = x - x *20/100 = 0.8x
after second increase in price = 0.8x + 0.8*30/100
=1.04x
so, 1.04x = 416
x=400.

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Question 6

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If the compound interest on a certain sum for two years at 

12% per annum is Rs. 2544 the simple interest on it at the 

same rate for 2 years will be

Rs. 2400

Rs. 2500

Rs. 2480

Rs. 2440

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Question 7

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Three independent strategies A, B, and C have been initiated 

for cost-cutting in a company producing respectively 30%, 40%, 

and 10% savings. Assuming that they operate independently, 

what is the net saving achieved?

56%

64%

62.2%

68%

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If initial cost is Rs 100, then
Final cost will be 100*0.7*0.6*0.9 = Rs. 37.8

savings = 100-37.8=62.2

so 62.2%

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Question 8

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If after successive discounts of 20% and 25/4% on the marked 

price of an article, a trader gets 20% profit on the cost price, 

then by what percent is the marked price above the cost price?

60%

65%

55%

50%

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Let the market price be RS 100. Then after the first discount,
S.P becomes 80 and after another discount it becomes Rs. 75.

so S.P = 75. now with this S.P he has made a profit of 20% and hence the

C.P = (75/120)*100 = 62.5

so percentage change with respect to market price is = (37.5/62.5)*100

giving 60%

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Question 9

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The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price 

of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is

15

16

18

25

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Let C.P. of each article be Re. 1 C.P. of
x articles = Rs. x.

S.P. of x articles = Rs. 20.

Profit = Rs. (20 - x).

(20 - x)/x * 100 = 25

2000 - 100x = 25x

125x = 2000

x = 16.

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Question 10

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A grocer has a sale of Rs. 6435, Rs. 6927, Rs. 6855, Rs. 7230 

and Rs. 6562 for 5 consecutive months. How much sale must he 

have in the sixth month so that he gets an average sale of Rs. 6500?

Rs. 4991

Rs. 5991

Rs. 6001

Rs. 6991

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Total sale for 5 months = Rs. (6435 + 6927 + 6855 + 7230 + 6562) =
=Rs. 34009.

Required sale = Rs. [ (6500 x 6) - 34009 ]

= Rs. (39000 - 34009)

= Rs. 4991.

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