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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%

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The difference between the selling prices of an article sold at 4% and 3% profits is Rs.3 The cost price of the article is :

A) Rs. 400 B) Rs. 350
C) Rs. 300 D) Rs. 100
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 300

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A vendor buys bananas at 7 for Rs 6 and sells at 6 for Rs 7. What will be the result?

A) 36.1% loss B) 26.5% profit
C) 36.1% profit D) 26.5% loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 36.1% profit

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The profit earned by a shopkeeper by selling a bucket at a gain of 8% is Rs 28 more than when he sells it at a loss of 8%. The cost price (in Rupees) of the bucket is

A) 170 B) 190
C) 175 D) 165
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 175

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A shopkeeper marks up his wares by 80% and offers 20% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 450?

A) 548 B) 748
C) 848 D) 648
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 648

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A used two-wheeler dealer sells a scooter for Rs 46,000 and makes some loss. If he had sold it for Rs 58,000 his profit would have been double his loss. What was the cost price (in Rs) of the scooter?

A) 52000 B) 54000
C) 48000 D) 50000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 50000

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A vendor buys pens at the rate of 4 for Rs 5 and sells at the rate of 4 for Rs 3. What will be the result?

A) 40 percent gain B) 66.6 percent loss
C) 66.66 percent gain D) 40 percent loss
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 40 percent loss

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A shopkeeper, sold cocoa seeds at the rate Rs 1330 a kg and bears a loss of 15%. Now if he decides to sell it at Rs 1463 per kg, what will be the result?

A) 13 percent loss B) 6.5 percent gain
C) 6.5 percent loss D) 13 percent gain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6.5 percent loss

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Akash starts a business with Rs 85000 and Payal joins him with Rs 102000. If the profit at the end of a year is divided in the ratio 1 : 1, then after how many months did Payal join Akash?

A) 3 B) 2
C) 9 D) 8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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