Profit and Loss Questions

A wholesaler sold a water purifier at a loss of 40%. If the selling price has been increased by Rs. 125, then wholesaler will get the profit of 10%. What was the cost price of the purifier?

70% of the cost price of a article is equal to the 40% of its selling price. What is the profit or loss percentage?

If a saree is sold for Rs 1900 the seller will face 5% loss, at what price (in Rs) should he sell the saree to gain 15% profit?

If a merchant offers a discount of 10% on the list price, then she makes a loss of 25%. What % profit or % loss will she make if she sells at a discount of 20% of the list price?

Rajesh sells a machine for Rs 57 lakhs at a loss. Had he sold it for Rs 67 lakh, his gain would have been 7 times the former loss. Find the cost price of the machine.

A trader had 2000 kgs of rice. He sold a part of it at 10% profit and the rest at 16% profit, so that he made a total profit of 14.2%. How much rice (in kg) did he sell at 10% profit?

The marked price of a chair is 40% more than its cost price. If the chair is sold for Rs 520 after a discount of Rs 40, then what will be the profit percentage?

An article is listed at Rs 2375. A man purchases it at two successive discounts of 50% and 25% and spends Rs 165 on repairing of article. If he sells thearticle at a profit of 62.5%, then what is the selling price (in Rs) of the article?