Profit And Loss...

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 merchant was gaining 10% by selling rice. Owing to the floods, he paid Rs. 2.50 more per kg than before and sold 1 kg for Rs. 4.50 more than before, thus gaining 20%. What was the cost price per kg of rice before the floods?

Umesh purchased 360 eggs at the rate of 78 paise each. On this, he paid Rs. 14 as octroi, Rs. 13 as transport and Rs. 5 as additional charges. He kept 7 eggs for himself. At what rate should he sell each of the remaining eggs to get a total profit of Rs. 70?

A man sold an article at a profit of 15%. If he had bought it at 15% less and sold it for Rs. 78 less, he would have gained 20%. What was the cost price of the article?

A businessman makes a profit of 20% by selling 355 books at the same price. Had he sold 570 books of the previous price, then what would have been his loss percent?

A tradesman marks an article at a price which would give him a profit of 20% on the cost price. To the favoured customers, he makes a deduction of 5% from the marked price. What actual profit does he receive from the sale of an article to a favoured customer for which the latter pays him $28.50?

A wholesaler is selling 900 gm rice at a cost of a kilogram to the retailer at a price which is 14% more than the cost price at which the wholesaler purchased 1 kg rice. What is the net profit % of the wholesaler?

A manufacturer makes a profit of 15% by selling a colour television for Rs. 6900. If the cost of manufacturing increases by 30% and the price paid by the retailer is increased by 20%, then find the profit percent made by the manufacturer.

Deepika sells her goods at a price 10% less than Nidhi's, but 10% more than Gurpreet's. If a customer of Nidhi's goods purchases the goods worth Rs. 100 from Gurpreet instead, he will save

A woman buys mangoes at Rs. 25 a dozen and buys an equal number at a price of Rs. 30 per 20 mangoes. She sells them at Rs. 1.80 per piece and thus, gains Rs. 25 on her outlay. How many mangoes did she buy?

By selling 12 articles, a shopkeeper gains a profit equal to the cost price of 2 articles. What is his profit percentage?

Raghu bought 4 dozens of oranges at Rs. 12 per dozen and 2 dozens of oranges at Rs. 16 per dozen. He sold them all and earned a profit of 20%. At what price per dozen did he sell the oranges?

Hotel Aditya has 10 single AC rooms, 5 double AC rooms and 18 non-AC rooms. The fixed monthly rent of the hotel is Rs. 1,50,000. The per day maintenance cost is Rs. 100 for a double AC room, Rs. 75 for a single AC room and Rs. 40 for a non-AC room. The per day charges are Rs. 600 for a double AC room, Rs. 400 for a single AC room and Rs. 250 for a non-AC room. In April 2003, the occupancy rate was 50% for a non-AC room, 70% for a single AC room and 40% for a double AC room. Find the profit/loss percentage for April 2003.

What profit will be made by selling an article at a certain price, if there is a loss of 10% incurred by selling it at of that price?

A dairyman pays Rs. 6.4 per litre for milk. He adds water and sells the mixture at Rs. 8 per litre, thereby making 37.5% profit. The ratio of water to milk received by the customer is

A cloth merchant used to give 10% extra cloth on every purchase. Now he increases the selling price by an amount equal to x% of the cost price and does not give any extra length. If the profit percentage before the increase was 10% and now the profit is 20%, find the value of x.

A chair dealer incurs an expense of Rs. 225 for manufacturing every chair. He also incurs an additional expenditure of Rs. 40,000, which is independent of the number of chairs manufactured. If he is able to sell a chair during the season, he sells it for Rs. 350. If he fails to do so, he has to sell each chair for Rs. 125. If he manufactures 1850 chairs, what is the number of chairs that he must sell during the season in order to break even, given he is able to sell all the chairs manufactured?

A shopkeeper sold a watch for Rs. 630 after giving a discount of 10% on its marked price. If he had not allowed any discount, the profit would be 25%. What is the cost price of the watch?

A horse is sold at a profit of x% and a carriage is sold at a loss of x%, both being sold at the same price. If the overall loss in the transaction is 3.61%, what is the value of x?

A tradesman, by means of a false balance, defrauds to the extent of 9% in buying goods and also defrauds 9% in selling goods. What is his gain percentage?

The percentage of profit made when an article is sold for Rs. 81 is thrice when it is sold for Rs. 67. Find the cost price of the article.

A shopkeeper sold an article for Rs.6750 after giving a discount of 10% on the labeled price. He would have earned a profit of 50%, had there been no discount. What was the actual percentage of profit earned?

A man buys 20 pens and 12 books for Rs. 320. He sells the pens at a profit of 40% and the books at a profit of 25%. If his overall profit is Rs. 110, what is the cost price (in Rs.) of the book?

On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss incurred equal to the cost price of 5 balls. What is the cost price of one ball?

A shopkeeper buys a plate for Rs. 20. If he had bought it for 8% less and sold it for 80 paise more than his present selling price, he would have gained 25%. At what percentage profit does he sell the plates currently?