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Q81
A customer purchased an office bag with a price tag of Rs 6000 in a sale where 25% discount was being offered on the tag price. The customer was given a further discount of 10%. The fianal amount paid by the customer was :
  • A Rs 565
  • B Rs 540
  • C Rs 405
  • D Rs 390
Answer: Option C
Q82
A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. The rtio of the cost price to the printed price of the book is :
  • A 50 : 61
  • B 45 : 56
  • C 99 : 125
  • D 55 ; 69
Answer: Option B
Q83
Pankaj bought a bag with 20% discount on the original price. He got a profit of Rs 50 by selling it at a price 150% of the price at which he bought. What was the original price of the bag ?
  • A Rs 125
  • B Rs 150
  • C Rs 175
  • D Rs 200
Answer: Option A
Q84
Anil bought a T.V. with 20% discount on the labelled price. Had he bought it with 25% discount, he would havesaved Rs 500. At what price did he buy the T.V. ?
  • A Rs 16000
  • B Rs 12000
  • C Rs 10000
  • D Rs 5000
Answer: Option C
Q85
A retailer buys a sewing machine at a discount of 15% and sells it for Rs 1955. Thus, he makes a profit of 15%. The discount is :
  • A Rs 300
  • B Rs 290
  • C Rs 275
  • D Rs 270
Answer: Option A
Q86
A discount of 30% on the marked price of a toy reduces its S.P. by Rs 30. What is the new S.P. ?
  • A Rs 130
  • B Rs 100
  • C Rs 70
  • D Rs 21
Answer: Option C
Q87
a cloth merchant announces 25% rebate in prices. If one needs to have a rebate of Rs 40, then how many shirts each costing Rs 32, he should purchase ?
  • A 5
  • B 6
  • C 7
  • D 10
Answer: Option A
Q88
A shopkeeperprofesses to sell all things at a discount of 10%, but increases the S.P. of each article by 20%. His gain on each article is :
  • A 6 %
  • B 8 %
  • C 10 %
  • D 12 %
Answer: Option B
Q89
Even after reducing the marked price of a transistor by Rs 32, a shopkeeper makes apfofit of 15%. If th cost price be Rs 320, what percentage f profit would he have made if he had sold the transistor at the marked price ?
  • A 10%
  • B 20%
  • C 25%
  • D None of these
Answer: Option C
Q90
After allowing a discount of 10% on M.P., a shopkeeper charges Rs 540 for  watch. had he not allowed any discount, he would have made a profit of 20%. What was theC.P. of the watch ?
  • A Rs 648
  • B Rs 600
  • C Rs 500
  • D None of these
Answer: Option C
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