Question : A merchant sold an article at a 20% loss. If he had sold it for Rs. 390 more, 6% would have been gained on the cost price. What is the cost price of the article?

Option 1: Rs. 1,200

Option 2: Rs. 2,600

Option 3: Rs. 1,500

Option 4: Rs. 1,800

Question : A businessman bought an article and sold it at a loss of 5%. If he had bought it for 10% less and sold it for Rs. 33 more, he would have had a profit of 30%. The cost price of the article is:

Option 1: Rs. 330

Option 2: Rs. 155

Option 3: Rs. 150

Option 4: Rs. 300

Question : A shopkeeper sells an article at 20 percent profit. If he had bought it at a 10 percent less price and sold it for Rs. 48 less, then he would have earned a profit of 20 percent. What is the cost price of the article?

Option 1: Rs. 460

Option 2: Rs. 520

Option 3: Rs. 340

Option 4: Rs. 400

Question : A shopkeeper sells a book at a loss of 60 percent. Had he sold the book for Rs. 150 more, then he would have suffered a loss of 30 percent. To earn a profit of 20 percent, what should be the selling price of the book?

Option 1: Rs. 650

Option 2: Rs. 600

Option 3: Rs. 700

Option 4: Rs. 550

Question : Akshay has 30 articles, each having the same cost price. He marked the price of each article at 30% above its cost price. He sold 15 of the articles at a discount of 20% each, and the remaining 15 articles at a discount of 10% each, thereby gaining a total profit of Rs. 630. What was the cost price of each article?

Option 1: Rs. 240

Option 2: Rs. 180

Option 3: Rs. 280

Option 4: Rs. 200