model 5 marked price Section-Wise Topic Notes With Detailed Explanation And Example Questions

Question : 1

A shopkeeper marked the selling price of his goods in such a way that after giving a discount of 10% he gains 17%. How much per cent above the cost price is the marked price?

a) 36%

b) 30%

c) 40%

d) 27%

Question : 2

A tradesman marks his goods 30% more than the cost price. If he allows a discount of 6$1/4$% , then his gain per cent is

a) 23$3/4$%

b) 21$7/8$%

c) 30%

d) 22%

Question : 3

A trader marked the price of a commodity so as to include a profit of 25%, but allowed a discount of 16% on the marked price. His actual profit will be

a) 16%

b) 5%

c) 9%

d) 25%

Question : 4

The profit percent of a book seller if he sells book at marked price after enjoying a commission of 25% on marked price will be :

a) 30%

b) 20%

c) 33$1/3$%

d) 25%

Question : 5

Arvind purchased a wrist watch with 30% discount on the labelled price. He sold it with 40% profit on the price he bought. What was his percent loss on the labelled price?

a) 2%

b) 4%

c) 8%

d) 6%

Question : 6

A shopkeeper sold sarees at Rs.266 each after giving 5% discount on labelled price. Had he not given the discount, he would have earned a profit of 12% on the cost price. What was the cost price of each saree?

a) Rs.280

b) Rs.240

c) Rs.250

d) Rs.260