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Top 10 Most Important Profit & Loss Aptitude Problems.

Reference : Profit & Loss

Q1. A shopkeeper buys an article for ₹800 and sells it at a profit of 25%. What is the selling price of the article?
₹1050
₹1000
₹1100
₹900

Q2. A trader sells an article at a loss of 20% for ₹640. What was the original cost price?
₹900
₹800
₹850
₹750

Q3. A shopkeeper marks up an article by 40% and allows a discount of 20%. If the marked price is ₹1400, what is his selling price?
₹1200
₹1260
₹1320
₹1120

Q4. A trader buys goods for ₹5000 and sells them in two lots: First lot at 20% profit, Second lot at 10% profit. If the total profit is ₹1300, what is the value of the second lot?
₹2500
₹3500
₹3000
₹4000

Q5. A company's fixed costs are ₹50,000, variable cost per unit is ₹80, and selling price per unit is ₹120. What is the break-even quantity?
1750 units
1250 units
1500 units
1000 units

Q6. A trader bought an article for ₹1000 and sold it at a 10% profit. The buyer then sold it at a 5% loss. What is the final selling price?
₹1100
₹1050
₹990
₹1045

Q7. A trader sells three items: First item: CP ₹100, SP ₹120 (20% profit) Second item: CP ₹200, SP ₹220 (10% profit) Third item: CP ₹300, SP ₹270 (10% loss) What is the overall profit percentage?
2%
3%
7%
5%

Q8. An article marked at ₹5000 is first given a discount of 10%, then another 15% on the reduced price. What is the final selling price?
₹3750
₹4250
₹4000
₹3825

Q9. A trader makes a profit of 25% on cost price and 20% on selling price. What is the cost price if selling price is ₹1250?
₹1300
₹1100
₹1200
₹1000

Q10. A retailer marks up an article by 40%, then gives a 25% discount. If the final selling price is ₹1350, what was the original cost?
₹1250
₹1050
₹1100
₹1200

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