SSC CPO PROFIT AND LOSS QUANT QUIZ - 1

A man buys two chairs for a total cost of Rs. 900. By selling one for $\frac{4}{5}$ of its cost and the other for $\frac{5}{4}$ of its cost, he makes a profit of Rs. 90 on the whole transaction. The cost of the lower priced chair is:

A shopkeeper calculates $\%$ profit on the buying price and another on the selling price. What will be their difference in profits if both claim a profit of $53 \frac{1}{3} \%$ on goods sold for Rs. $2415 ?$

The cost of two articles are in the ratio $3: 5$. If there is $30 \%$ loss on the first article and $20 \%$ gain on the second article, what is overall percentage of loss or gain?

If a discount of $10 \%$ is offered on a book, profit made is $8 \%$. Find CP of the book if MP is 594

A manufacturer sells an article to a wholesale dealer at a profit of $10 \%$. The wholesale dealer sells it to a shopkeeper at $20 \%$ profit. The shopkeeper sells it to a customer for Rs. 56,100 at a loss of $15 \%$. Then the cost price of the article to the manufacturer is:

The costs of two watches were in the ratio 15:29. The cost of first watch increases by $16 \%$ and that of second by Rs.1120. now the costs of two watches are in the ratio of 29:51. The price of the second watch in the beginning was:

The cost of 15 articles is equal to the selling price of 12 articles. Find the gain or loss percent?

$\mathrm{A}$  sells an article to $\mathrm{B}$ making a profit of $\frac{1}{5}$ of his outlay. B sells it to $\mathrm{C}$, gaining $20 \%$. If $\mathrm{C}$ sells it for Rs. 600 and incurs a loss of $\frac{1}{6}$ of his outlay, the cost price for $A$ is: