Profit and loss questions with solutions Profit and Loss aptitude questions and Answers

Profit & Loss Mastery Class

📚 Quick Revision Formulas

Profit: SP – CP
Loss: CP – SP
Profit %: (Profit / CP) × 100
Loss %: (Loss / CP) × 100
Discount: MP – SP [cite: 7]
Discount %: (Discount / MP) × 100

Level 1: Basic & Foundational

Q1: A man buys a cycle for 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price? [cite: 11, 12]

  • (1) 1202
  • (2) 1190
  • (3) 1160
  • (4) 1000
Correct Answer: (2) 1190

Q2: If an article is sold for 178 at a loss of 11%, what should be its selling price in order to earn a profit of 11%? [cite: 15]

  • (1) 222.50
  • (2) 267
  • (3) 222
  • (4) 220
Correct Answer: (2) 267

Q3: On selling an article for 651, there is a loss of 7%. The cost price of that article is: [cite: 17]

  • (1) 744
  • (2) 751
  • (3) 793
  • (4) 700
Correct Answer: (4) 700

Q4: A man bought an old typewriter for 1200 and spent 200 on its repair. He sold it for 1680. His profit per cent is: [cite: 20, 21]

  • (1) 20%
  • (2) 10%
  • (3) 8%
  • (4) 16%
Correct Answer: (1) 20%

Q5: If the cost price is 95% of the selling price, what is the profit percent? [cite: 24]

  • (1) 4%
  • (2) 4.75%
  • (3) 5%
  • (4) 5.26%
Correct Answer: (4) 5.26%

Level 2: Concepts & Logic

Q6: Krishnan bought a camera and paid 20% less than its original price. He sold it at 40% profit on the price he had paid. The percentage of profit earned on original price was: [cite: 26, 27, 28]

  • (1) 22%
  • (2) 32%
  • (3) 12%
  • (4) 15%
Correct Answer: (3) 12%

Q7: The cost price of 15 articles is same as the selling price of 10 articles. The profit percent is: [cite: 30]

  • (1) 30%
  • (2) 40%
  • (3) 50%
  • (4) 45%
Correct Answer: (3) 50%

Q8: A profit earned when an item is sold for ₹4,000 is ten times the loss incurred when it is sold for ₹2,790. At what price should it be sold to make a profit of 20%? [cite: 42, 43]

  • (1) ₹3,860
  • (2) ₹3,480
  • (3) ₹2,900
  • (4) ₹2,820
Correct Answer: (2) ₹3,480

Q9: Kamala bought a bicycle for ₹1,650. She had to sell it at a loss of 8%. She sold it for: [cite: 71, 72]

  • (1) ₹1,581
  • (2) ₹1,518
  • (3) ₹1,510
  • (4) ₹1,508
Correct Answer: (2) ₹1,518

Level 3: Advanced Exams

Q10: Tarun sold a book at a loss of 30%. If he had sold it for Rs. 140 more, he would have made a profit of 40%. The cost price is? [cite: 55, 56]

  • (1) 152
  • (2) 500
  • (3) 200
  • (4) 300
Correct Answer: (3) 200

Q11: A shopkeeper marks items 20% above CP but offers a 15% discount. Calculate his profit percentage. [cite: 74, 75, 76]

  • (1) 5%
  • (2) 3%
  • (3) 2%
  • (4) 4%
Correct Answer: (3) 2%

Q12: A dishonest dealer claims to sell at 24% loss but uses 100g weight instead of 200g. His profit % is: [cite: 84, 85]

  • (1) 50%
  • (2) 52%
  • (3) 48%
  • (4) 44%
Correct Answer: (2) 52%

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