Question:

A man sells two commodities for Rs. 4000 each. neither loosing nor gaining in the deal. If he sold one commodity at a gain of 25%, the other commodity sold at a loss of:

Options:
 A. 16 2/3 % B. 18 2/3% C. 25% D. 32% E. None of these
-    Total S.P = 8000 Rs. and Total C.P = 8000 Rs.

S.P. of Ist commodity = Rs. 4000. Gain on it = 25%

C.P of Ist commodity = Rs. (100/125 x 4000) = Rs.3200

C.P of 2nd commodity = Rs, (8000 – 3200) = Rs. 4800.

S.P of 2nd commodity = 4000.

∴loss on 2nd commodity = (800/4800 x 100)% = 16 2/3%

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Question 1.

A man sells two flats at the rate of Rs. 1.995 lakhs each. On one he gains 5% and on the other, he loses 5%. His gain or loss % in the whole transaction is:

Options:
1.    0.25% loss
2.    0.25% gain
3.    2.5% loss
4.    25% loss
5.    None of these
-    Loss% = (5/10)² % = (0.5)²% =0.25%
Question 2.

The cash difference between the selling price of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is Rs 3 the ratio of the two selling price is:

Options:
1.    51 : 52
2.    52 : 53
3.    51 : 53
4.    52 : 55
5.    None of these
-    Let the C.P of the article be Rs. x

Then required ratio = 104% of / 106% of x

= 104/106

= 52/ 53
Question 3.

A dealer sold an article at a loss of 2.5%. Had he sold it for Rs. 100 more, he would have gained 7.5%. To gain 12.5% he should sell it for :

Options:
1.    Rs.850
2.    Rs.925
3.    Rs.1080
4.    Rs.1125
5.    None of these
-    Let C.P be Rs.x  then,

(107.5 % of x) - (97.5 % of x) = 100

=> 10% of x = 100

=> x =1000

∴ desired S.P = 112.5 % of Rs. 100

= Rs.(225/2 x 1/100 x 1000) =Rs. 1125
Question 4.

A house and shop were sold for Rs. 1 lakh each. In this transaction the house sell resulted into 20% loss whereas the shop sell resulted into 20% of profit. The entire transaction resulted in:

Options:
1.    no loss no gain
2.    loss of Rs. 1/12 lakh
3.    loss of Rs. 1/18 lakh
4.    gain of Rs.1/24 lakh
5.    None of these
-    Total S.P = Rs. 2 lakh.

C.P of house = Rs. (100/80 x 1)lakh = Rs 5/4 lakh

C.P of shop = Rs. (100/120 x 1)lakh = Rs. 5/6 lakh

Total C.P = Rs. (5/4 + 5/6)lakh = Rs. 25/12 lakh

∴ loss = Rs.(25/12 – 2)lakh = Rs. 1/12 lakh.
Question 5.

Ranjan purchased 120 tables at price of Rs. 110 per table. He sold 30 tables at a profit of Rs. 12 per table and 75 tables at profit of Rs. 14 per tables. The remaining tables were sold at a loss of Rs. 7 per table. What is the average profit per table?

Options:
1.    Rs 10.04
2.    Rs 10.875
3.    Rs 12.80
4.    Rs 12.875
5.    None of these
-    Total C.P = Rs. (120 x  110) =Rs. 13200.

Total S.P = Rs.[(30 x 110 + 30 x 12) + (75 x 110 + 75 x 14) + (15 x 110 - 15 x 7)

=Rs..14505

Average profit = Rs. (14505 – 13200) /120

= Rs. 1305/120

= 10.875
Question 6.

Hemant sold 10 sarees for a total profit of Rs. 460 and 12 sarees for a total profit of Rs. 144. At what profit per saree should he sell the remaining 20 sarees so that he gets an average profit of Rs. 18 per sarees?

Options:
1.    Rs 7.40
2.    Rs 7.60
3.    Rs 7.80
4.    Rs 8.00
5.    None of these