151)

After giving three successive discounts of 15%, 5% and p%, respectively, on the marked price of an article of Rs. 4,800, It is sold for Rs. 3,100.80. What is the value of p?

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A)

25

B)

18

C)

20

D)

15

152)

When an article is sold for Rs. 991.20, there is a profit of 12%. To gain 15%, it should be sold (in Rs.) for:

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A)

1107.75

B)

1170.75

C)

1017.75

D)

1701.75

153)

At what price (in Rs.) should a shopkeeper mark an article which costs him Rs. 2,400 so as to gain 16% after allowing a discount of 20%?

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A)

3525

B)

3480

C)

3275

D)

3390

154)

If the cost of x chairs is equal to the selling price of 16 chairs and the profit percentage is 12.5%. then what is the value of x?

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A)

20

B)

24

C)

12

D)

18

155)

Some toffees are bought at the rate of 11 for Rs.10, and another batch of the same number of toffees, at the rate of 5 for Rs. 6. If the whole lot is sold at Rs.2/toffee then the gain/loss percentage, correct to one decimal place, on the whole transaction is:

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A)

85.5% gain

B)

85.5% loss

C)

89.7% gain

D)

95.2% loss

156)

The cost price of an article is ₹450.The trader marks it at ₹630 and sells it by giving 12.5% discount on the marked price. His gain percent is:

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A)

24%

B)

20.5%

C)

22.5%

D)

25%

157)

A man buys an article at 16 for ₹1,200 and an equal number of articles at 12 for ₹960. He sells all the articles at 15 for ₹1,350. His profit percentage in the entire transaction is (correct to one decimal place):

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A)

14.8%

B)

15.8%

C)

15.2%

D)

16.1%

158)

A shopkeeper sold two articles for ₹560 each. He incurred no loss and made no profit in the transaction because one article was sold at a loss of \(16\frac{2}{3} \)% and the other article was sold at a profit of:

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A)

25%

B)

\(16\frac{2}{3} \)%

C)

20%

D)

\(20\frac{1}{3} \)%

159)

Ajay bought a camera for ₹5,400 and sold it at a profit of 18%. What is the selling price (in ₹) of the camera?

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A)

5,892

B)

6,084

C)

6,372

D)

7,055

160)

A shopkeeper earns a profit of 26% on the cost price of an article after giving two successive discounts of 20% and 30% on the marked price to a customer. What would have been the profit percentage, had the shopkeeper given 26% discount only?

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A)

50.5%

B)

56%

C)

44%

D)

66.5%