PROFIT & LOSS

DILR
ANUP GHAGRE
IIM LUCKNOW
CK NAGPUR
A man gives a discount of 8.33% on his goods & still makes a
profit of 10%. By what % did he mark up his goods?
A man marks up his goods by 15%. If he still incurs a loss of
5%, what percentage discount has he given to his customers
(Approximately)
A. 12.5% B. 20% C. 25% D. 17.5%
CHEATING
A shopkeeper claims to sell his goods at their cost price, but
uses a weight of 900 gms
in place of a kilogram. What is the % of his gain/loss ?
CHEATING
A shopkeeper claims to sell his goods at their cost price, but
uses a weight of 750 gms
in place of a kilogram. What is the % of his gain/loss ?
CHEATING
A shopkeeper marks up his goods by 20%, uses a faulty weight
of 450gm in place of a weight of 500gm,
And gives a discount of 40% to all his customers. What is his
profit or loss %
CHEATING
A shopkeeper marks up his goods by 14.28%, what weight
must he be using in place of a Kilogram if he makes a profit of
25% despite giving a discount of 12.5%
To all his customers?
 Deepa bought a calculator at 30% discount on the listed price. Had she
not got the discount, she would have paid Rs 82.50 extra. At what price
did she buy the calculator ?
(a) 192.50 (b) 275(c) 117.85 (d) Cannot be determined(e) None of these
A shopkeeper labels the price of articles 20% above the cost price. If he allows 31.20 off
on a bill of Rs 312, find his profit percent on the article?

(a) 8 (b)12 1/3 (c)1 2/3 (d) 8 1/3(e) None of these

A trader gives an additional concession of 35% on an article which already get discounted
by 20% on the marked price. If the buyer pays an amount of 1300 for the article, then the
marked price is

(a) 2200 (b) 2500 (c) 2600 (d) 2700 (e) None of these