Profit And Loss MCQ Set 4

PROFIT AND LOSS MCQ SET 4

Q1. By selling two articles for Rs.800 , a person gains the cost price of 5 articles . The profit percentage is:

(a) 250

(b) 140

(c) 120

(d) 125

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Answer: A

Q2. By selling 42 m of cloth , Vijay gains the selling price of 7m of cloth . Find the profit percentage .

(a) 20%

(b) 30%

(c) 25%

(d) 15%

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Answer: A

Q3. By selling 8 items , a shopkeeper makes a profit equal to the selling price of 2 items . What is the profit percentage of the shopkeeper?

(a) 16 2/3%

(b) 25%

(c) 33 1/3%

(d) 30%

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Answer: C

Q4. By selling 72 articles , the loss incurred is equal to the selling price of 8 articles . What is the loss percentage?

(a) 12%

(b) 10%

(c) 9 1/9%

(d) 11 1/9%

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Answer: B

Q5. After selling 25 articles , a shopkeeper earns profit equal to the cost price of 5 articles . If he bought articles of total Rs.800 then he will have sold it for .

(a) 900

(b) 960

(c) 800

(d) 860

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Answer: B

Q6. If a person calculated his profit % on selling price and according to his , his profit is 20% . find his actual profit % .

(a) 25%

(b) 20%

(c) 40%

(d) 50%

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Answer: A

Q7. If a person calculates his loss% on selling price and according to him , his loss is 37.5% . Find his actual loss% .

(a) 11.11%

(b) 9.09%

(c) 20%

(d) 300/11 %

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 Answer: D

Q8. The cost price of an article is Rs.2800 . Profit as a percentage of selling price is 20 percent . What is the actual profit (in Rs.)?

(a) Rs.616

(b) Rs.700

(c) Rs.504

(d) Rs.560

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Answer: B

Q9. A man purchased a celll phone for Rs.24,500 and sold it at a gain of 12.5% calculated on the selling price . The selling price of the cell phone was :

(a) Rs.25,500

(b) Rs.28,000

(c) Rs.27,500

(d) Rs.25,500

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Answer: B

Q10. On selling an article for Rs.800 , a person loses 20% of its selling price . At what price should he sell it to gain 25% on its cost price?

(a) Rs.1,280

(b) Rs.1,152

(c) Rs. 1,250

(d) Rs.1,200

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Answer: D