Aptitude Logical Reasoning Profit and Loss 2023 NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc. Part 2
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1. The C. P of 15 books is equal to the S. P of 18 books. Find his gain % or loss % ?
A. loss
B. loss
C. profit
D. loss
Answer: A
2. By selling 12 pencils for a rupee a man loses 20% . How many for a rupee should he sell in order to gain 20% ?
A. 8
B. 9
C. 12
D. 16
Answer: A
3. The cost price of 13 articles is equal to the selling price of 11 articles. Find the profit percent?
A.
B.
C.
D. 30%
Answer: B
4. By selling 50 meters of cloth. I gain the selling price of 15 meters. Find the gain percent?
A. 35%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D.
Answer: D
5. Ram sold two bicycles, each for ₹ 990. If he made 10% profit on the first and 10% loss on the second, what is the total cost of both bicycles?
A. ₹ 2000
B. ₹ 1980
C. ₹ 1891
D. ₹ 1750
Answer: A
6. A tradesman by means of his false balance defrauds to the extent of 20% ? in buying goods as well as by selling the goods. What percent does he gain on his outlay?
A. 20%
B. 45%
C. 44%
D. 48%
Answer: C
7. A dishonest dealer professes to sell goods at the cost price but uses a weight of 800 grams per kg, what is his percent?
A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 30%
D. 15%
Answer: B
8. Ram professes to sell his goods at the cost price but he made use of 900 grms instead of a kg, what is the gain percent?
A. 11%
B.
C.
D. 10%
Answer: C
9. A dishonest dealer professes to sell goods at the cost price but uses a false weight and gains 25% . Find his false weight age?
A. 700 gms
B. 750 gms
C. 800 gms
D. 850 gms
Answer: C
10. A man purchases 8 pens for ₹ 9 and sells 9 pens for ₹ 8, how much profit or loss does he make?
A. 20.98% profit
B. 20.98% loss
C. 20.89% profit
D. 20.89% loss
Answer: B
11. A reduction of 40% in the price of bananas would enable a man to obtain 64 more for ₹ 40, what is reduced price per dozen?
A. ₹ 5
B. ₹ 4
C. ₹ 2
D. ₹ 3
Answer: D
12. A reduction of 25% in the price of oil enables a house wife to obtain 5kgs more for ₹ 800, what is the reduced price for kg?
A. ₹ 20
B. ₹ 30
C. ₹ 40
D. ₹ 25
Answer: C
13. A reduction of 20% in the price of salt enables a lady to obtain 10kgs more for ₹ 100, find the original price per kg?
A.
B.
C.
D. 3
Answer: C
14. A man buys two articles for ₹ 1980 each and he gains 10% on the first and loses 10% on the next. Find his total gain or loss percent?
A. 1% gain
B. 1% loss
C. 10% loss
D. no gain or no loss
Answer: A
15. A man sells two articles for ₹ 3600 each and he gains 30% on the first and loses 30% on the next. Find his total gain or loss?
A. 9% loss
B. 400
C. 4000
D. 324
Answer: A