1. A, B and C started an organization with investing Rs. 12,000, Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 16,000, at the end of year the profit earned was Rs.30,000, find the profit earned by C.
A. 12,000
B. 10,000
C. 8,000
D. 16,000
E. 14,000
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2. By selling 80 ball pens for Rs.140 a retailer loses 30%. How many ball pens should he sell for Rs.104 so as to make a profit of 30%?
A. 32
B. 52
C. 48
D. 42
E. 30
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3. A sells a T.V. to B for Rs.4,860, thereby losing 19%. B sells it to C at a price which would have given A a profit of 17%. The gain of B in this transaction is?
A. Rs.2,160
B. Rs.2,060
C. Rs.2,600
D. Rs.2,610
E. None of these.
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4. A invested 76,000 in a business. After few months B joined him with 57,000 at the end of year, profit was divided in the ratio 2 : 1. After how many months did B joins?
A. 6 months
B. 4 months
C. 8 months
D. 3 months
E. 2 months
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Suppose B joined after x months then B’s money was invested for (12-x) months
⇒ 912000=14000(12-x)
⇒ x = 4 months
Hence B joined after 4 months
5. A manufacturer of a machine sells it to a wholesaler making a profit of 20% on its cost; wholesaler sells it to shopkeeper, making a profit of 5%; and the shopkeeper sells it to the retailer at Rs.1,411.20 making a profit of 12%. The cost of the manufacturer is?
A. Rs.750
B. Rs.1,000
C. Rs.950
D. Rs.1,500
E. None of these.
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6. Rekha sells a DVD player to Liza at a profit of 15% and Liza sells it Megha at a profit of 25% . If Megha pays Rs. 2,875 for it, then find the cost price for Rekha.
A. 1,500
B. 1,800
C. 2,000
D. 1,900
E. None of these.
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7. Shubham marks his goods 35% above cost price, but allows 25.5% discount for cash payment, if he sells the article for 1,025, find the cost price of the article.
A. 1019.14
B. 1029.14
C. 1219.14
D. 1319.14
E. None of these.
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8. A man purchased 150 pens at the rate of Rs. 12 per pen. He sold 50 pens at a gain of 10%. The percentage gain at which he must sell the remaining pens so as to gain 15% on the whole outlay is?
A. 
B. 20%
C. 17%
D. 
E. None of these
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9. A tradesman sold an article at a loss of 20%. IF the selling price had been increased by Rs.100, there would have been a gain of 5%. The cost price of the article was?
A. Rs.200
B. Rs.25
C. Rs.400
D. Rs.250
E. None of these
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10. A sells a cycle to B at a profit of 10%, B sells to C at a profit of 20%. If C pays Rs.264 for it, how much did A pay for it?
A. Rs.200
B. Rs.220
C. Rs.225
D. Rs.234
E. None of these
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