CAT QUANT PROFIT & LOSS 6

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Question 1:

A man purchases some articles of a certain variety @ 5 for Rs 2 and double the number of articles of a different variety @ 7 for Rs 3 and later he mixes both the varieties in the ratio of $3: 2$ and sells the mixture @ 5 for Rs 6 . If on the overall he gained Rs 276 , and then find the number of articles he purchased in total

Question 2:

A man purchases some articles of a certain variety @ 5 for Rs 4 and same number of articles of a different variety @ 10 for Rs 7 and later he mixes both the varieties and sells the mixture @ 20 for Rs 23 . Find his overall profit or loss $\%$

Question 3:

By selling 2 articles at same price a man loses $15 \%$ on $1^{\text {st }}$ and gains $19 \%$ on $2^{\text {nd }} .$ If on the overall he loses Rs 36 , then what is the total $\mathrm{CP}$ of both the articles?

Question 4:

By selling 2 articles at same price a man gains $20 \%$ on one of them where as loses $20 \%$ on the other. Find his overall profit or loss $\%$

Question 5:

A book of MRP Rs 30 is sold out at 25% discount and also a pen of cost Rs 1.5 is given free along with the book. If still he earns a profit of 20%, then find the CP of the book.

Question 6:

A man purchases some articles @ 11 for Rs 10 and sells them @ 10 for Rs 11. Find his profit or loss \%.

Question 7:

By selling 2 articles at same price a man neither gains nor loses on the overall deal. If he gains $10 \%$ on one of them, then what is his loss $\%$ on the other?

Question 8:

By selling 3 articles at same price a man gains $20 \%$ on $1^{\text {st }}$, loses $10 \%$ on $2^{\text {nd }}$ and loses $25 \%$ on the $3^{\text {rd }}$. If on the overall he loses Rs 60 , then find the CP of all the 3 together.

Question 9:

A trader allows a rebate of $25 \%$ to the production manager of a company but he sells only smuggle goods for which he pays $10 \%$ of the cost of the article to the manager as a bribe. What should be the marked price of the article if he wants to make a profit of $9 \frac{1}{11} \%$ on its cost price which is Rs 2500 ?

Question 10:

A man purchases some articles of a certain variety @ 2 for Re 1 and double the number of articles of a different variety @ 3 for Re 1 and later he mixes both the varieties and sells the mixture @ 4 for Re 1 . If on the overall he lost Rs 45 , then find the number of articles he purchased in total.