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 : The reduction of Rs. 12 in the selling price of an article will change a 5% gain into $2\frac{1}{2}$% loss. The cost price of the article is:

Option 1: Rs. 140

Option 2: Rs. 160

Option 3: Rs. 80

Option 4: Rs. 100

Question : The cost price of the box of pens is Rs. 400. The shopkeeper gave a 10% discount on the cost price. What will be the selling price?

Option 1: Rs. 300

Option 2: Rs. 360

Option 3: Rs. 350

Option 4: Rs. 380

Question : A shopkeeper sells an article at a 10 percent loss after giving a discount of 20 percent. What is the ratio of the cost price and marked price of the article?

Option 1: 5 : 8

Option 2: 8 : 9

Option 3: 7 : 9

Option 4: 4 : 9

Question : A man sells an article at a loss of 10%. If he had sold it for Rs. 75 more he would have gained 20%. The cost price of the article is (in Rs.):

Option 1: 225

Option 2: 300

Option 3: 150

Option 4: 250