Profit and Loss
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191 The manufacturer of a table sells it to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 10%. The wholesale dealer sells the table to a retailer at a profit of 30%. Finally, the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 50%. If the customer pays ₹ 4290 for the table, then it's manufacturing cost (in ₹) is:
192 A merchant buys 80 articles, each at ₹ 40. He sells n of them at a profit of n% and the remaining at a profit of (100 – n)%. What is the minimum profit the merchant could have made on this trade?
193 If Fatima sells 60 identical toys at a 40% discount on the printed price, then she makes 20% profit. Ten of these toys are destroyed in fire. While selling the rest, how much discount should be given on the printed price so that she can make the same amount of profit?
194 A person bought two bicycles for ₹ 1600 and sold the first at 10% profit and the second at 20% profit. If he sold the first at 20% profit and the second at 10% profit, he would get ₹ 5 more. The difference in the cost price of the two bicycles was
195 Anil buys 12 toys and labels each with the same selling price. He sells 8 toys initially at 20% discount on the labeled price. Then he sells the remaining 4 toys at an additional 25% discount on the discounted price. Thus, he gets a total of ₹ 2112, and makes a 10% profit. With no discounts, his percentage of profit would have been
196 On selling a pen at 5% loss and a book at 15% gain, Karim gains ₹ 7. If he sells the pen at 5% gain and the book at 10% gain, he gains ₹ 13. What is the cost price of the book in Rupees?
197 A shopkeeper reduces the price of a pen by 25% as a result of which the sales quantity increased by 20%. If the revenue made by the shopkeeper decreases by x% then x is:
198 Pratap buys some candies for ₹ 15 a dozen and an equal number of different candies for ₹ 12 a dozen. He sells all for ₹ 16.50 a dozen and makes a profit of ₹ 150. How many dozens of candies did he buy altogether?
199 If a seller gives a discount of 15% on retail price, she still makes a profit of 2%. Which of the following ensures that she makes a profit of 20%?
200 In a market, the price of medium quality mangoes is half that of good mangoes. A shopkeeper buys 80 kg good mangoes and 40 kg medium quality mangoes from the market and then sells all these at a common price which is 10% less than the price at which he bought the good ones. His overall profit is:
