CAT EXAM| Arithmetic ability| Profit and loss

 Profit and loss


  • An article is bought for Rs. 675 and sold for Rs. 900. Find the gain percent?
    A. 30 2/3%
    B. 31 1/3%
    C. 33 1/3%
    D. 33 1/6%

 

  • A person buys a horse for 15 pounds. After one year, he sells it for 20 pounds. After one year, again he buys the same horse at 30 pounds and sells it for 40 pounds. What is the overall profit percent for that person over both the transactions?
    A. 30.33%
    B. 33.33%
    C. 35.33%
    D. 40.33%

 

  •  
    A trader sells 85 m of cloth for Rs. 8,925 at the profit of Rs. 15/m of cloth. What is the cost price of 1 m of cloth?
    A. Rs. 84
    B. Rs. 90
    C. Rs. 96
    D. Rs. 102

 


  • A, B and C enter into a partnership. A invests some money at the beginning, B invests double the amount after 6 months, and C invests thrice the amount after 8 months. If the annual gain be Rs. 18,000. A's share is?
    A. Rs. 5,750
    B. Rs. 6,000
    C. Rs. 7,200
    D. Rs. 7,500

 

  • By selling an article at Rs. 800, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. At what price should he sell the article so as to make a loss of 25%?
    A. Rs. 460
    B. Rs. 480
    C. Rs. 500
    D. Rs. 520

 

 

 

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