Quantitative Aptitude: Profit and Loss Set 18

1. A person sold his painting for Rs.1000 and earned profit , is twice the loss by selling it for Rs.800. Find out the selling price of the painting to get 50% profit?
   300
   400
   500
   600
   700
   Option A
   Let CP= Rs.x
   profit = 2 loss
   ie) 1000- x= 2( x-800)
   =>3x=1800
   =>x= CP= Rs.300
   
   
    



2. A vendor purchased 50 kg of tomatoes from Farm 1 at Rs. 20 per kg and 30 kg of tomatoes for Rs. 22 per kg. He mixed two farms tomatoes for sale..At what rate the vendor should be sold to get 10% profit?
   24
   27
   34
   22
   23
   Option E
   CP of two farms tomatoes= Rs.( 50 *20 + 30 *22)
   = Rs. 1660
   CP of 1 kg tomatoes= 1660/(50+30) =1660/80 = Rs.20.75
   Profit % = 10%
   =>SP of 1 kg tomatoes= 20.75 * 110/100
   = Rs.23 ( approx)
   
   
    



3. A show room offers 10 % on a marked price on silk saree. But they charges 8% GST on the discount price..If the customer pays Rs.4000 for the saree including GST. Find the marked price of the saree.
   6000
   5000
   4000
   5800
   4800
   Option B
   Let the marked price be Rs.x
   S.P = x*90/100 * 108/100 = Rs.4860
   => x= 4860*100 *100/ 90*108
   => x= Rs.5000
   
   
    



4. A man bought a bicycle in a discount of 20% on marked price.The bicycle seller got 4% profit. If the cost price of the cycle is Rs.5000 find its marked price?
   6500
   4400
   3466
   7500
   5500
   Option A
   Let the marked price be Rs. x.
   given 80% of x= Rs.5200
   =>100% of x= 5200/80 *100 = Rs. 6500
   
   
    



5. In a vegetable shop vegetables are selling for 5% loss on cost price. But the shopkeeper uses 15% less weight for all the vegetables. Find out whether he gets profit or loss?
   12.5
   13.7
   12.0
   11.8
   14.8
   Option D
   let CP = Rs.100
   SP at 10% loss= 100-5/100 * 100 = Rs.95
   Actual CP= 100 * ( 100-15)/100 =Rs.85
   So profit percentage = ( 95-85)/85 *100 = Rs.11.8%
   
   
   
    



6. The average profit of First six months of an year is Rs. 4000 and the average profit of next 3 months is Rs.3500. Find the average profit of all the 9 months.
   3833.3
   4589.6
   3487.9
   4321.8
   3277.9
   Option A
   Required profit average=( 6* 4000 + 3* 3500)/ 9
   = (24000+10500)/9
   = Rs.3833.3
   
   
    



7. In a water tanker drinking water at the rate of Rs.5 per liter and salt water at Rs. 3 per liter are mixed in the ratio 4:1 and sells at Rs. 6 per liter. Find the profit percentage earned ?
   12.8
   56.9
   30.4
   43.8
   15.9
   Option C
   CP= (5*4 + 3*1)/ (4+1) = Rs. 23/5 = Rs.4.6
   SP= Rs. 6
   Profit =Rs.( 6-4.6)=Rs.1.4
   Profit %= 1.4/4.6 *100 = 30.4%
   
   
    



8. How many liters of buffalo milk worth Rs. 20 per liter to be added with 50 liters of cow milk worth Rs. 30 per liter so that by selling the milk at Rs. 28 per liter there will be a profit 12%.
   10
   40
   20
   50
   60
   Option D
   Let the quantity of buffalo milk = X liter
   CP of the mixture = 28* 100/112 =Rs.25
   So, (20 *x+ 30*50)/ ( x+50) = 25
    x =50 liters
   
   
    



9. Car 1 has sold at a profit of 5% and Car 2 is sold at a profit of 15%.Find the ratio of two selling prices.
   11:12
   20:12
   21:22
   21:15
   21:23
   Option E
   Ratio of two selling price = 105/100 * 100 : 115/100 * 100
   = 21:23
   
   
    



10. In a police selection ,It is required to get 216 points out of maximum marks to select. Ravi gets 186 marks and is considered failed by 10 % marks. What are the maximum points to get for the selection?
    100
    300
    400
    500
    800
    Option B
    Let the maximum marks be x.
    given,
    10% of x = 216-186
    =>x/10 = 30
    =>x= 300