Q1. Applied to a bill for Rs. 1,00,000 the difference between a discount of 40% and two successive discounts of 36% and 4% is?
- Nil
- 1,440
- 2,500
- 4,000
Q2. The marked price of a watch is Rs. 1000. A retailer buys it at Rs. 810 after getting two successive discounts of 10% and another rate which is illegible. What is the second discount rate?
- 15%
- 10%
- 8%
- 5%
Q3. A dealer buys a table listed at Rs. 1,500 and gets successive discounts of 20% and 10%. He spends Rs. 20 on transportation and sells at a profit of 20%. Find the selling price of the table (in rupees)?
- 1320
- 1080
- 1200
- 1230
Q4. A shopkeeper marks his goods at 30% above the cost price but allows a discount of 10% at the time of sale. His gain is?
- 21%
- 20%
- 18%
- 17%
Q5. What price should a shopkeeper mark on an article costing him Rs. 200 to gain 35% after allowing a discount of 25%?
- 270
- 300
- 330
- 360
Q6. In a shop, shirts are usually sold at 40% above the cost price. During a sale, the shopkeeper offers a discount of 10% off the usual selling price. If he manages to sell 72 shirts for Rs. 13,608, then his cost price per shirt, (in Rs) is ?
- 210
- 150
- 149
- 125
Q7. A merchant purchases a wrist watch for Rs. 450 and fixes its list price in such a way that after allowing a discount of 10%, he earns a profit of 20%. Find the list price of the watch?
- 480
- 450
- 600
- 540
Q8. If the discount is equal to one-fifth of the marked price and the loss is half the discount, then the percentage of loss is?
- 10⅑%
- 11⅑%
- 12⅑%
- 13⅑%
Q9. If the discount of 10% is given on the marked price of a radio, the gain is 20%. If the discount is increased to 20%, the gain percent is?
- 5%
- 6¼%
- 6⅔%
- 7 5⁄8%
Q10. A seller increases the cost price of an article by 30% and fixed the marked price as Rs. 286. But during sale he gave 10% discount to the purchaser. Percentage of profit will be?
- 17
- 15
- 10
- 20
