Question : Products pass successively through the hands of three traders and each of them sells his goods at a profit of 30% of his cost price. If the last trader sold the products for Rs. 300, then how much did the first trader pay for them?

Option 1: Rs. 330.55 (approx.)

Option 2: Rs. 136.55 (approx.)

Option 3: Rs. 240.55 (approx.)

Option 4: Rs. 137.55 (approx.)

Question : A dealer marks his goods at 40% above the cost price. He sells 60% of the goods at the marked price by giving a 10% discount and the rest by giving a 50% discount on the marked price. What is his overall profit or loss percentage?

Option 1: Loss 2.8%

Option 2: Profit 2.8%

Option 3: Profit 3.6%

Option 4: Loss 3.6%

Question : A sells an article to B making a profit of $\frac{1}{5}$th of his outlay. B sells it to C, gaining 20%. If C sells it for Rs. 600 and incurs a loss of $\frac{1}{6}$th of his outlay, the cost price of the article for A is:

Option 1: Rs. 600

Option 2: Rs. 500

Option 3: Rs. 720

Option 4: Rs. 800

Question : A clock was sold for Rs. 144. If the percentage of profit was numerically equal to the cost price, the cost of the clock was:

Option 1: Rs. 72

Option 2: Rs. 80

Option 3: Rs. 90

Option 4: Rs. 100

Question : The profit obtained by selling an article for Rs. 625 is the same as the loss incurred if it is sold for Rs. 545. The price at which it is to be sold to realize a profit of Rs. 65 on the cost price is:

Option 1: Rs. 640

Option 2: Rs. 630

Option 3: Rs. 650

Option 4: Rs. 660

Question : A shopkeeper sells his goods at an 18% discount and still earns a 30% profit. If he sells his goods at a 12% discount on the marked price, then what will be his profit percentage (correct to 2 decimal places)?

Option 1: 42.62%

Option 2: 35.45%

Option 3: 40.35%

Option 4: 39.51%