CAT QUANT PROFIT LOSS 3

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Question 1:

Madhu buys some pens for Rs 15 a dozen and an equal number of different pens for Rs 12 a dozen. He sells all for Rs 16.50 a dozen and makes a profit of Rs 150. How many dozens of pens did he buy altogether?

Question 2:

The manufacturer of an almirah sells it to a wholesale dealer at a profit of 50%. The wholesale dealer sells the table to a retailer at a profit of 10%. Finally, the retailer sells it to a customer at a profit of 30%. If the customer pays Rs 42900 for the table, then its manufacturing cost (in Rs) is

Question 3:

A man buys 35 kg of sugar and sets a marked price in order to make a 20% profit. He sells 5 kg at this price, and 15 kg at a 10% discount. Accidentally, 3 kg of sugar is wasted. He sells the remaining sugar by raising the marked price by p percent so as to make an overall profit of 15%. Then p is nearest to

Question 4:

Anil buys 12 toys and labels each with the same selling price. He sells 8 toys initially at 20% discount on the labeled price. Then he sells the remaining 4 toys at an additional 25% discount on the discounted price. Thus, he gets a total of Rs 2112, and makes a 10% profit. With no discounts, his percentage of profit would have been

Question 5:

Mayank purchased 10 bikes in 2021, all at the same price. He sold six of these at a profit of 25% and the remaining four at a loss of 25%. If he made a total profit of Rs. 20000, then his purchase price of a bike, in Rupees, was

Question 6:

If a seller gives a discount of 20% on retail price, she still makes a profit of 20%. Which of the following ensures that she makes a profit of 50%?

Question 7:

On selling a pen at 5% loss and a book at 15% gain, Karim gains Rs. 70. If he sells the pen at 5% gain and the book at 10% gain, he gains Rs. 130. What is the cost price of the book in Rupees?

Question 8:

A person spent Rs 5000 to purchase a desk  and a lamp . He sold the desk at 20% profit and the lamp at 10% loss. If overall he made a 2% profit then the purchase price, in rupees, of the desk is

Question 9:

In a market, the price of medium quality mangoes is half that of good mangoes. A shopkeeper buys 80 kg good mangoes and 40 kg medium quality mangoes from the market and then sells all these at a common price which is 10% less than the price at which he bought the good ones. His overall profit is:

Question 10:

A shopkeeper sells two chairs, each procured at cost price z, to Aman and Asim at a profit of 20% and at a loss of 20%, respectively. Aman sells his chair to Bimal at a profit of 30%, while Asim sells his chair to Varun at a loss of 30%. If the amounts paid by Bimal and Varun are y and x, respectively, then $\frac{(y-x)}{\mathrm{z}}$ equals

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