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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%

Q:

The cost price of 25 books is equal to the selling price of 20 books. The profit percent is

A) 20% B) 22%
C) 24% D) 25%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 25%

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If a merchant offers a discount of 4% on the list price, then she makes a loss of 10%. What % profit or % loss will she make if she sells at a discount of 20% of the list price?

A) 25 percent loss B) 4 percent loss
C) 50 percent profit D) 26 percent profit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 25 percent loss

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A shopkeeper by selling 20 Timex watches, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 4 Timex watches. His profit percentage is

A) 20 percent B) 25 percent
C) 30 percent D) 50 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25 percent

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Deepak found that he had made a loss of 10% while selling his smartphone. He also found that had he sold it for ` 50more, he would have made a profit of 5%. The initial loss was what percentage of the profit earned, had he sold the smartphone for a 5% profit ?

A) 100% B) 200%
C) 75% D) 85%
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 200%

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To make a profit of 20% the selling price of the good is Rs. 240. The cost price of the good is,

A) Rs. 200 B) Rs. 210
C) Rs. 220 D) Rs. 230
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs. 200

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On a certain item profit is 120%. If the cost price increases by 10% then what will be the new profit margin (in %) if selling price remains the same?

A) 50 B) 60
C) 100 D) 90
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 100

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If the cost price of 48 articles is equal to the selling price of 32 articles, then what is the profit percentage?

A) 20 B) 25
C) 50 D) 75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 50

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When a discount of 20% is given on a movie ticket, the profit is 34%. If the discount is 15%, then the profit is

A) 49 percent B) 42.375 percent
C) 55.625 percent D) 35.75 percent
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 42.375 percent

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