Profit and loss

13. If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent (p.372, khairul advance )

100%

78. An article passing through two hands is sold at a profit of 38% at the original cost price. If the first dealer makes a profit of 20%, then the profit percent made by the second is (p.389, khairul advance )

15

63. At what profit percent must an article be sold so that by selling at half that price, there may be a loss of 30%? (p.385, khairul advance )

40%

83. Find the single discount equivalent to a series discount of 10%, 20% and 30%. (p.391, khairul advance )

49.6%

59. The cash difference between the selling prices of an article at a profit of 4% and 6% is Tk. 3. The ratio of the two selling prices is (p.384, khairul advance )

52:53

49. If there is a profit of 20% on the cost price of an article, the percentage of profit calculated on its selling price will be (p.382, khairul advance )

16 2/3 %

60. If an article is sold for Tk. x, there is a loss of 15%. If the same article is sold for Tk. y. there is a profit of 15%. The ratio of (y - x) to (y + x) is (p.384, khairul advance )

3:20

36. A man sells a book at a profit of 20%. If he had bought it at 20% less and sold it for Tk.18 less, he would have gained 25%. The cost price of the book is (p.378, khairul advance )

90

96. A discount of 15% on one article is the same as a discount of 20% on another article The costs of the two articles can be (p.394, khairul advance )

Tk.80, Tk. 60

72. A car worth To. 1,50,000 was sold by X to Y at 5% profit. Y sold the car back to X at 2% loss. In the entire transaction (p.388, khairul advance )

X gained Tk.3150

103. A discount series of p% and q% on an invoice is the same as a single discount of (p.396, khairul advance )

[ p+q -pq/100 ] %

80. Two-thirds of a consignment was sold at a profit of 5% and the remainder at a loss of 2%. If the total profit was Tk400, find the value of the consignment.(p.390, khairul advance )

tk 15000

43. A trader buys some goods for Tk.150. If the overhead expenses be 12% of cost price, then at what -price should it be sold to earn 10%? (p.380, khairul advance )

tk 184.80

23. The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Tk. 1920 equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Tk 1280, At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit? (p.374, khairul advance )

tk 2000

11. A manufacturer undertakes to supply 2000 pieces of particular component at Tk 25 per piece. According to his estimates, even if 5 Fail to pass the quality tests then he will make a profit of 25%. However, as it turned out, 50% of the components were rejected. What is the loss to the manufacturer (p. 371 khi ad)

13000 tk

28. When an article was sold for Tk. 696. percent profit earned was P%. When the same article was sold for Tk.841, percent profit earned was (P + 25%). What is the value of P? (p.376, khairul advance )

20

12. A trader buys a chair for Tk.600 and sells it for Tk.765 at a credit of 4 months. Reckoning money worth 6%. p.a. his gain percent is (p.371, khairul advance)

25%

52. By selling an article, a man makes a profit of 25% of its selling price. His profit percent is (p.382, khairul advance )

33 1/3%

65. By selling an article at 2/3 of the marked price, there is a loss of 10%. The profit percent, when the article is sold at the marked price, is (p.386, khairul advance )

35%

53. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit? (p.383, khairul advance )

70%

97. If the selling price of an article is five times the discount offered and if the percentage of discount is equal to the percentage profit, find the ratio of the discount offered to the cost price. (p.394, khairul advance )

7:30

51. 10% loss on selling price is what percent loss on the cost price? (p.382, khairul advance )

9 1/11%

26. The profit earned by selling a chair for tk. 752 is 1.2 times the loss incurred when the same chair was sold for Tk, 400, What is the cost price of the chair? (p.376, khairul advance )

tk 560

24. When an article is sold for Tk116, the profit percent is thrice as much as when it is sold for Tk.92. The cost price of the article is (p.375, khairul advance )

tk 80

20. The profit earned after selling an article for Tk.1754 is the same as loss incurred after selling the article for Tk.1492. What is the best price of the article? (p.372, khairul advance)

tk. 1623

54.Vineet calculates his profit percentage on the selling price whereas Roshan calculates his profit on the cost price. They find that the difference of their profits is Tk.275. If the selling price of both of them are the same and Vineet gets 25% profit whereas Roshan gets I5% profit, find their selling price? (p.383, khairul advance )

tk. 2300