Percentage, Profit & Loss - SSC
A shopkeeper bought toffees at a rate of 10 for ₹15 and sold them at a rate of 16 for ₹40. Find his profit percentage. (correct to two decimal places?
- A.
65.05%
- B.
33.33%
- C.
50.55%
- D.
66.67%
View AnswerA household appliances company offers two successive discounts of 20% and 35% on the sale of a food processor. What is the final sale price (in Rs, to the nearest rupee) of a food processor costing Rs 4580?
- A.
2519
- B.
2977
- C.
2382
- D.
3664
A person's salary was decreased by 50% and subsequently increased by 50%. By what much percent does his salary increase or decrease?
- A.
Decrease 18%
- B.
Increase 15%
- C.
Increase 20%
- D.
Decrease 25%
A vendor bought oranges at 5 for ₹15 and sold them at 3 for ₹5. Find his loss percent.
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
A man spends 20% of his monthly salary on food and one-fourth of the remaining salary on charity. If he saves ₹9,600 per month, which is equal to half of the balance after spending on food and charity, then his monthly salary is:
- A.
₹28,000
- B.
₹32,000
- C.
₹26,000
- D.
₹30,000
A washing machine is sold at a discount of 10% on its marked price. A further discount of 5% on the selling price is offered if a person makes the payment in cash. If the marked price of the machine is ₹54,000, how much will a customer paying in cash have to pay for purchasing it?
- A.
₹46,200
- B.
₹45,800
- C.
₹46,170
- D.
₹46,000
Find the selling price of an article if a shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of 5% each on the marked price of ₹80.
- A.
₹76.60
- B.
₹72
- C.
₹72.20
- D.
₹74.40
The price of a bike is ₹75,500. What will be the price of the bike after a reduction of 17%?
- A.
₹68,650
- B.
₹68,680
- C.
₹62,665
- D.
₹62,650
A shopkeeper marks his articles at 30% above the cost price and allows the purchaser a discount of 20% for cash buying. What profit per cent does he make?
- A.
4%
- B.
9%
- C.
6%
- D.
5%
The tax on a commodity diminishes by 14% and its consumption increases by 10%. Find the effect on revenue.
- A.
Decreases by 9.5%
- B.
Decreases by 6.5%
- C.
Decreases by 5.4%
- D.
Decreases by 7.4%
40% of Ranita’s income is equal to 56% of Bhaskar’s income. If Ranita’s income was ₹800 more than what it is and Bhaskar’s income was ₹ 2,000 more than what it is, then the ratio of the incomes of Ranita and Bhaskar would have been 4 : 3. What is the actual combined income of Ranita and Bhaskar?
- A.
₹67,200
- B.
₹68,200
- C.
₹66,800
- D.
₹67,800
A sells a car to B at a gain of 10% and B again sells it to C at a profit of 5%. If C pays ₹4,06,000 to B, what is the cost price of the car for A?
(Consider integral part only)
- A.
₹3,50,000
- B.
₹3,68,950
- C.
₹3,51,515
- D.
₹4,51,515
One dozen books quoted at ₹120 are available at 15% discount. How many books can be bought for ₹51?
- A.
8
- B.
5
- C.
6
- D.
7
By selling an article for ₹255, there is a loss of 15%. When the article is sold for ₹357, the net result in the transaction is:
- A.
19% profit
- B.
17% loss
- C.
19% loss
- D.
17% profit
The difference between a single discount of 20% and two successive discounts of 16% and 4% on a bill of ₹50,000 is:
- A.
₹450
- B.
₹240
- C.
₹320
- D.
nil
Kuldeep offers his customers a discount of 10% on the marked price of a suitcase and he still makes a profit of 20%. What is the actual cost of the suitcase marked for ₹2,500?
- A.
₹1,860
- B.
₹1,875
- C.
₹1,865
- D.
₹1,870
After spending 20% of his salary on grocery and 30% of the remainder on monthly house rent, a man is left with ₹8,400. What is his monthly salary?
- A.
₹42,000
- B.
₹28,000
- C.
₹16,800
- D.
₹15,000
Two numbers are less than a third number by 30% and 37% respectively. By how much is the second number lesser than the first?
- A.
3%
- B.
7%
- C.
4%
- D.
10%
Number B is 17.5% less than number A, while number C is 2b:5% more than number B. If the value of C is given as 8085, what is the value of A?
- A.
7800
- B.
7750
- C.
8000
- D.
8100
In a school, the final grades of a subject for an academic year are calculated, based on the grades that a student gets in his assignments, tests and a final exam. Assignments have the weightage of 28%, tests of 22%, and the final exam of 50%. If a student has an assignment grade of 80, a test grade of 75, an exam grade of 86, then his overall grade for the year is _________.
- A.
81.9
- B.
80.5
- C.
84.6
- D.
90.2
The marked price of an article is 30% more than the cost price. A discount of 15% is offered on the marked price. By what percentage is the final price more than the cost price?
- A.
10.5%
- B.
15.5%
- C.
19.5%
- D.
8.5%
The population of a city increased by 5%, 2% and 6% in the first, second and third year, respectively. At the end of the third year, the population became 56,763. Find the initial population of the city.
- A.
53000
- B.
51000
- C.
52000
- D.
50000
The population of a city is 225000. If the annual birth rate and death rates are 4.5% and 2.5%, respectively, calculate the increase in the population of the city after 2 years.
- A.
9099
- B.
909
- C.
9909
- D.
9009
If two successive discounts of 10% and 5%, are given, then what will be the net discount percentage?
- A.
12.5%
- B.
15.5%
- C.
14.5%
- D.
16.5%
When payment is made online, the discount offered is 20%. Additional discount of 8% is given to ABC credit card holders. Sandeep buys a laptop of ₹35,000 by paying online and pays through his ABC credit card. How much does he need to pay?
- A.
₹25,750
- B.
₹25,760
- C.
₹25,770
- D.
₹25,740