Question : A man buys a toy for INR 400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the toy?
Option 1: INR 350
Option 2: INR 340
Option 3: INR 370
Option 4: INR 360
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Correct Answer: INR 340
Solution : Given that the cost price (CP) is INR 400 and the loss percentage is 15%. Selling price = cost price × (1 − loss percentage ) ⇒ Selling price = 400 × (1 − 0.15) = 0.85 × 400 = 340 Hence, the correct answer is INR 340.
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Question : Anand wanted to sell a watch at a 10% profit, but he actually sold at a 10% loss for INR 360. At what price did he want to sell it to earn a profit?
Option 1: INR 360
Option 2: INR 400
Option 3: INR 340
Option 4: INR 440
Question : P sells a toy to Q at a profit of 40 percent and Q sells it to R at a profit of 10 percent. If R pays Rs. 539 for the toy, then what was the cost price of the toy for P?
Option 1: Rs. 450
Option 2: Rs. 300
Option 3: Rs. 400
Option 4: Rs. 350
Question : X sold a toy to Y at a profit of 50% and Y sold it to Z at a loss of 50%. If X purchased this toy for INR 12,000, then at what price did Z purchase this toy from Y?
Option 1: INR 7,580
Option 2: INR 8,500
Option 3: INR 8,000
Option 4: INR 9,000
Question : On selling 15 balls for INR 450, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is:
Option 1: INR 23
Option 2: INR 54
Option 3: INR 45
Option 4: INR 32
Question : Kisna buys a cow for INR 15,000. After one year, he sells it for INR 18,500. After one year, again he buys the same cow at INR 19,000 and sells it for INR 22,300. What is the overall profit percentage of Kisna?
Option 1: 18%
Option 2: 10%
Option 3: 20%
Option 4: 15%
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