Profit and Loss (Railway Maths) (Part – II)

Total Questions: 50

21. A man sold a shirt for ₹960, at a loss of 4%. He sells a sweater for ₹840 at a profit of 20%. Find his net profit or loss. [Group D 02/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) Profit, ₹100
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22. Harish bought an article for ₹520 and sold it to Renu at a loss of 30%. With this amount, Harish bought another article and sold it at a gain of 55%. What is Harish's overall gain percentage? [Group D 02/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) 8.5%
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23. By selling an article for ₹19.50, a man makes a profit of 30%. By how much should the sales price be increased to make a profit of 40%? [Group D 02/09/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (a) ₹1.50
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24. A shopkeeper professes to sell his goods at a 10% loss but uses a false balance and gains 15%. The actual weight (correct to one decimal place) he uses for 1 kg is: [Group D 02/09/2022 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (c) 782.6 gm
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25. A man loses 12% by selling an article for ₹330. If he sells it for ₹367.50, what will be his gain/loss percentage? [Group D 05/09/2022 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (d) Loss, 2%
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26. Find the answer of given question? [Group D 06/09/2022 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (c) 9
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27. A shopkeeper marks the list price of a fan 22% above its cost price, and offers a discount of 15% on its marked price. If he makes a profit of ₹111, then find the list price (in ₹) of the fan. [Group D 06/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 3,660
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28. Arvind bought an article for ₹x. He sold it to Biru at a loss of 15%. Biru spent ₹126 on conveyance, and sold it to Meenu at a profit of 25%. If Meenu bought it for ₹1,475, then find the value of ₹x. [Group D 06/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) ₹1,240
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29. A shopkeeper mixes 30 kg wheat costing ₹13.65 per kg with 20 kg wheat costing ₹18.15 per kg. At what rate per kg should he sell the mixed variety of wheat to earn 30% profit (correct to the nearest rupee)? [Group D 08/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) 20
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30. By selling an article at 7/12 of its actual selling price, Manav incurs a loss of 16%. If he sells it at 80% of its actual selling price, then the profit percentage is: [Group D 08/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (c) 15.2%
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