SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Profit & Loss - 3 - SSC CGL

A fruit seller buys oranges at the rate of ₹ 10 per dozen and sells at the rate of ₹ 12 per dozen. His gain percent is :      (SSC CHSL 1st Sit. 2015)

By selling an article for ₹450. I lose 20%. For what amount, should I sell it to gain 20%?     (SSC CHSL 1st Sit. 2015)

A fruit seller buys 240 apples for ₹ 600. Some of these apples are bad and are thrown away. He sells the remaining apples at ₹ 3.50 each and makes a profit of ₹ 198. The % of apples thrown away are :          (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015)

A man bought a watch at 25% discount on the original price. He got ₹40 more than the original price by selling it at 140% of the price at which he bought. The price of buying the watch was:  (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015)

If a shopkeeper purchases cashewnut at ₹250 per kg and sells it at ₹ 10 per 50 grams, then he will have:      (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015)

A trader marks his goods 20% above C.P. but allows his customers a discount  of 10. The C.P. of a blackboard, which is sold for ₹ 216, is:   (SSC Sub. Ins. 2015)

A sold an article to B at 20% profit and B sold it to C at 15% loss. If A sold it to C at the selling price of B, then A would make       (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2014)

Ram bought a T.V. with 20% discount on the labelled price. Had he bought it with 30% discount he would have saved ₹ 800. The value of the T.V. set that he bought is       (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2014)

A dealer of scientific instruments allows 20% discount on the marked price of the instruments and still makes a profit of 25%. If his gain over the sale of an instrument is ₹ 150, find the marked price of the instrument.      (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2014)

A shopkeeper allows 10% discount on goods when he sells without credit. Cost price of his goods is 80% of his selling price. If he sells his goods by cash, then his profit is       (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2014)

A man sold his watch at a loss of 5%. Had he sold it for ₹ 56.25 more, he would have gained 10%. What is the cost price of the watch (in ₹) ? (SSC CHSL 2014)

The marked price of an item is twice the cost price. For a gain of 15%, the discount should be        (SSC CHSL 2014)

The marked price of a saree is ₹ 200. After allowing a discount of 20% on the marked price, the shopkeeper makes a profit of ₹ 16. Find the gain percent.      (SSC CHSL 2014)

A retailer buys a sewing machine at a discount of 15% and sells it for ₹1955. Thus he makes a profit of 15%. The discount is         (SSC Sub. Ins. 2014)

Mahesh earned a profit of 20% by selling 60 apples at the rate of  ₹ 42.50 for 5 apples. Then the total cost, at which the apples were bought is (SSC Sub. Ins. 2014)

A tea-merchant professes to sell tea at cost price but uses a false weight of 900 gram for a  kilogram. The profit percent in his transaction is       (SSC Sub. Ins. 2014)

A shopkeeper sold an item for ₹ 1,800 at a discount of 10% and gained ₹ 200. Had he not given the discount, his gain would be       (SSC Multitasking 2014)

Rita purchased a car with a marked price of ₹ 2,10,000 at a discount of 5%. If the sales tax charged is 10%, find the amount she has to pay.      (SSC Multitasking 2014)

A cycle merchant allows 25% discount on the marked price of the cycles and still makes a profit of 20%. If he gains ₹ 360 over the sale of one cycle, find the marked price of the cycle.       (SSC Multitasking 2014)

If a person lost 8% by selling an article for ₹ 1,035, he bought the article for      (SSC Multitasking 2014)

Aman sells two watches at ₹ 99 each. On one he gets 10% profit and on the other he loses 10%. His net gain or loss percent is       (SSC Multitasking 2014)

A bookseller sells a book at a profit of 10%. If he had bought it at 4% less and sold it for ₹ 6 more, he would have gained 18(3/4)%. The cost price of the book is      (SSC Multitasking 2014)

The price of an article is first decreased by 20% and then increased by 30%. if the resulting price is ₹ 416, the original price of the article is.    (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

A tradesmen sold an article at a loss of 20%. if the selling price had been increased by ₹100. there would have been a gain of 5%. The cost price of the article (in ₹) was       (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

The list price of an article is ₹160 and a customer buys it for ₹122.40 after two successive discounts. If the first discount is 10%, then second discount is      (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on printed price. The ratio of the cost price to printed price of the book is       (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

A shopkeeper marks his goods 20% above his cost price and gives 15% discount on the marked price. His gain percent is       (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

A CD was sold at a profit of 12(1/2)%. If it had been sold at a profit of 15%, it would have gained him ₹ 10 more. The cost prices of CD is (in ₹)      (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, Gandhi Ashram declared a 25% discount on silk. If selling price of a silk saree is ₹ 525, what is its marked price ?       (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

Kabir buys an article with 25% discount on its marked price. He makes a profit of 10% by selling it at ₹ 660. The marked price is       (SSC CGL 1st Sit. 2013)

The marked price of a radio set is ₹480. The shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% and gains 8%. If no discount is allowed, his gain percent would be      (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

The marked price of a table is ₹ 12,000. If it was sold for ₹10,500 after allowing a certain discount, then the rate of discount is       (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

A dozen pairs of socks quoted at ₹ 180 are available at discount of 20%. How many pairs of socks can be bought for ₹ 48?       (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

An article is sold for ₹300 at a profit of 20%. Had it been sold ₹235, the loss percentage would have been      (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

A fruit seller buys some oranges at the rate of 4 for ₹ 10 and an equal number more at 5 for ₹ 10. He sells the whole lot at 9 for ₹ 20. What is his loss or gain percent?       (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

A reduction in the price of apples enables a person to purchase 3 apples for ₹ 1 instead of ₹ 1.25. What is the % of reduction in price (approximately)?        (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)

A retailer purchased radiosets at the rate of  ₹ 400 each from a wholesaler. He raised the price by 30% and then allowed a discount of 8% on each set. His profit will be      (SSC CGL 2nd Sit. 2013)