Profit and Loss Questions

FACTS  AND  FORMULAE  FOR  PROFIT  AND  LOSS  QUESTIONS

 

 

Selling Price (SP) : The price at which the shopkeeper sells the goods is called the selling price (SP) of the goods sold by the shopkeeper.

 

Profit : If the selling price of an article is more than its cost price, then the dealer (or shopkeeper) makes a profit (or gain)

i.e Profit = SP - CP;       SP > CP

 

Loss : If the selling price of an article is less than its cost price, then the dealer suffers a loss.

i.e loss = CP - SP;        CP > SP

 

IMPORTANT FORMULAE


1. Profit percentage = ProfitC.P×100

 

2. Loss percentage = LossC.P×100

 

3.S.P=100+Gain %100×C.P = 100-Loss%100×C.P

 

4. C.P=100100+Gain %×S.P = 100100-Loss %×S.P 

5. If an article is sold at a gain of say 35%, then SP = 135% of CP

6. If an article is sold at a loss of say 35%, then SP = 65% of CP

7. When a person sells two similar items, one at a gain of say x%, and the other at a loss of x%, then the seller always incurs a loss given by :Loss % =Common Loss and Gain %10 2=x102

 

8. If a trader Professes to sell his goods at cost price, but uses false weihts, then 

Gain % =ErrorTrue Value - Error×100%

Q:

A trader buys 500 kgs of cotton for Rs 9,000. 10% of this cotton is spoiled due to rain. At what rate (Rs/Kg) should he sell the rest to earn 10% profit?

A) 25 B) 30
C) 22 D) 20
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 22

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A product was sold foe Rs. 4,500 at a profit of 12.5%. What was the amount of profit?

A) Rs. 125 B) Rs. 250
C) Rs. 500 D) Rs. 300
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 500

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Cost price of an article is Rs 360. If the profit percentage is 32%, then what is the value (in Rs) of profit?

A) 126.2 B) 108.2
C) 115.2 D) 105.2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 115.2

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R and S started a business by investing Rs 165000 and Rs 195000 respectively for the same period of time. If R’s share in the profit earned by them is Rs 11000, then what is the total profit (in Rs) earned by both of them together?

A) 22000 B) 40000
C) 26000 D) 24000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 24000

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Dipali bought a set of cups for Rs. 375, but then had to sell it later to clear old stocks for Rs. 345. What is the percentage of loss that she incurred?

A) 14 B) 7
C) 16 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 8

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A table was sold at a profit of 10%. If its cost price was 5% less and it was sold for Rs. 7 more, the gain would have been 20%. Find the cost price of the table.

A) Rs. 175 B) Rs. 200
C) Rs. 250 D) Rs. 150
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 175

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Q:

Mohan earns a profit of 20% on selling a jean at 15% discount on printed price. The ratio of the cost price to printed price of the jean is

A) 17:24 B) 17:34
C) 16:13 D) 21:23
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 17:24

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X and Y started a business by investing Rs 171000 and Rs 243000 respectively. If X’s share in the profit earned at the end of year is Rs 3800, then what will be the total profit (in Rs) earned by them together?

 

 

A) 9200   B) 9600  
C) 8400   D) 8800
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 9200  

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