MPSC Group C · Arithmetic and Numerical Skills
Profit and Loss
Cost price, selling price and discount.
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A shopkeeper buys a chair for Rs. 800 and sells it for Rs. 920. What is his profit percentage?
Q2 · Profit and Loss · MEDIUM
A trader marks his goods 25% above the cost price and allows a discount of 10%. What is his net profit percentage?
Q3 · Profit and Loss · MEDIUM
A fruit vendor bought 120 kg of apples at Rs. 40 per kg. Due to poor quality, 15% of the apples were rotten and had to be thrown away. At what price per kg should he sell the remaining apples to gain 20% on the whole transaction?
Q4 · Profit and Loss · MEDIUM
A dishonest shopkeeper professes to sell goods at cost price but uses a weight of 900 grams instead of 1 kg. What is his profit percentage?
Q5 · Profit and Loss · EASY
A merchant bought two articles for Rs. 2500 each. He sold one at a profit of 20% and the other at a loss of 12%. What is his overall profit or loss percentage?