Profit, Loss and Discount Test - 1

Sushil went to a garment shop and purchased a shirt. The shopkeeper gave two successive discounts of 50% and 20%. How much money did Sushil pay to the shopkeeper, if the marked price of the shirt was Rs. 1500?

A sells an article to B at a profit of 20%. B sells it to C at a profit of 15%. C paid Rs. 190 more than it cost A. Calculate the profit A made.

A dealer sold 2 match tickets to different customers for Rs. 3167 each. On one, he earned a profit of 20% and on the other, he suffered a loss of 20%. What is the profit or loss in the entire deal?

A man purchased a packet of 10 pens and got 2 pens free with it. He marked the price 20% more than the C.P. If he did not allow any discount and sold all the 12 pens at this price, what was his profit percentage?

By selling 66 metres of cloth, a person gains the cost price of 22 metres. Find his gain percentage.

For a certain article, the ratio of the cost price to the selling price is 8 : 10. What is the profit percentage?

The price of a necklace is Rs. 2,00,000. After two successive discounts, it is sold for Rs. 1,39,400. If the first discount is 15%, what is the rate of the second discount?

A person buys several fruits at the rate of 16 for Rs. 24 and sells them at the rate of 8 for Rs. 18. What is his gain percent?

The price of a wooden table is Rs. 2400. It is sold at a profit of 30%. If 10% of the total amount is deducted as tax, then what will be the net profit?

A man gains 10% by selling a certain article for a certain price. If he sells it at double the price, then the profit made is

A shopkeeper buys a ceiling fan for Rs. 1500 and incurs overhead expenses of Rs. 50. If he sells the ceiling fan for Rs. 2000, then what will be his profit percent?

A shopkeeper bought goods worth Rs. 8000 and sold one-quarter of them at a 20% profit. Then, he decided to increase his margin. What was his new margin if he made an overall profit of 30%?

Rahul deposited Rs. 7,500 at 4% p.a. for 2 years compounded annually in a bank. Jasmine deposited Rs. 7,500 for simple interest at the rate of 5% p.a. for 2 years. What is the difference between the amount of money they earned at the end of two years?