Question : A shopkeeper buys 144 items at 90 paise each. On the way, 20 items were broken. He sells the rest at Rs. 1.20 each. His gain percentage (correct to one place of decimal) is:

Option 1: 13.8%

Option 2: 14.6%

Option 3: 14.8%

Option 4: 15.8%

Question : A man sells two cows for Rs. 15,640 each, gaining 15% on one and losing 15% on the other. Find his total gain or loss.

Option 1: Rs. 720 loss

Option 2: Rs. 360 loss

Option 3: Rs. 720 gain

Option 4: Rs. 360 gain

Question : A manufacturer sells an article to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 10%. The wholesale dealer sells it to a shopkeeper at 20% profit. The shopkeeper sells it to a customer for Rs. 56,100 at a loss of 15%. Then the cost price of the article to the manufacturer is:

Option 1: Rs. 25,000

Option 2: Rs. 10,000

Option 3: Rs. 50,000

Option 4: Rs. 55,000

Question : Reshma buys two articles A and B for Rs. 1,734. She sells A at a loss of 16% and sells B at a gain of 20%. The selling price of both articles is the same. If A is sold for Rs. 1,147.50, then the gain percent on A is:

Option 1: 12.5

Option 2: 12

Option 3: 10.5

Option 4: 10

Question : A girl purchases 9 mangoes for Rs. 90 and sells 10 mangoes for Rs. 95. Find the gain or loss percentage.

Option 1: 2.5% loss

Option 2: 5% loss

Option 3: 2.5% gain

Option 4: 5% gain

Question : The cost of levelling a circular field at 50 paise per square metre is Rs. 7,700. The cost (in Rs.) of putting up a fence all around it at Rs. 1.20 per meter is:

Option 1: Rs. 132 

Option 2: Rs. 264

Option 3: Rs. 528

Option 4: Rs. 1056