Questions & Answers: "Profit and Loss"

While selling an article, if Raghav increased its selling price by Rs. 384 he will have 5% profit instead of 3% loss. What should be the original price of the article?

In a transaction, if the selling price is four times the loss, then what is the percentage loss to the seller?

Spandan purchased two articles each for Rs. 3750 when 8% discount was declared. How many rupees should he pay to the seller for this purchase?

If an article is sold for Rs. 150, certain loss is incurred. But if the article is sold for Rs. 275, the profit is one and half times the loss. Find the original price of the article.

Mrs. Desai purchased 30 tables. Out of that she sold 25 tables and received the same amount which she had spent to purchase 30 tables. Find the percentage of profit or loss in this transaction.

A shopkeeper sold two articles with marked price Rs. 1900 to A and B. He sold one article to A by giving discount of Rs. 171 and sold another article to B by giving discount of Rs. 152. How much was the difference between the percentage of discount given to A and B?

A merchant purchased 25 dozen oranges at the rate of Rs. 25 per dozen. He sold all oranges at the rate of Rs. 32 per dozen. Then how much percentage of profit did he get?

Ashok sold the necklace worth Rs. 15,00,000 at 20% profit. How much amount Ashok will get?

A shopkeeper gives 12% discount on the printed price of a mobile. He sold a mobile for Rs. 26,400. What was its printed price?

Rohit purchased a 3-year-old used machine from Mohit for Rs. 8,57,375. If the rate of depreciation is 5%, for how much did Mohit must have bought the machine?

A fruit seller purchased 48 dozen bananas at the rate of Rs. 48 per dozen. 1 dozen bananas were spoiled. He sold the remaining bananas at Rs. 72 per dozen. How much profit or loss did he incur in this transaction?

Sureshrao sold an article for Rs. 1962 and earned a profit of 9%. What was the cost price of that article?

A farmer purchased a pump at Rs. 6600 after getting a discount of 12% on the printed price. What might be the printed price of the pump?

Sunil bought a 3 year old machine from Anil at a price of Rs. 7,29,000. Its value decreases by 10 p.c.p.a. What was the price of the machine when Anil bought it?

Vikas purchased a watch for Rs. 6540 and another one for Rs. 3460. Both the watches were sold for Rs. 10,900. What was the profit percent or loss percent in this transaction?