model 6 sold in circular path Section-Wise Topic Notes With Detailed Explanation And Example Questions

Question : 1

A sells an article to B at a gain of 20% and B sells it to C at a gain of 10% and C sells it to D at a gain of 12$1/2$%. If D pays Rs.29.70, A purchased the article for

a) Rs.40

b) Rs.30

c) Rs.20

d) Rs.10

Question : 2

A sells a suitcase to B at 10% profit. B sells it to C at 30% profit. If C pays Rs.2,860 for it, then the price at which A bought it is

a) Rs.1,000

b) Rs.2,500

c) Rs.2,000

d) Rs.1,600

Question : 3

A car worth Rs.1,50,000 was sold by X to Y at 5% profit. Y sold the car back to X at 2% loss. In the entire transaction

a) X gained Rs.4,350

b) X lost Rs.3,150

c) X gained Rs.3,150

d) Y lost Rs.4,350

Question : 4

A saleable article passes successively in the hands of three traders. Each trader sold it further at a gain of 25% of the cost price. If the last trader sold it for Rs.250 then what was the cost price for the first trader ?

a) Rs.128

b) Rs.200

c) Rs.192

d) Rs.150

Question : 5

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

a) Rs.600

b) Rs.800

c) Rs.720

d) Rs.500

Question : 6

A sold a tape-recorder to B for Rs.4,860 at a loss of 19%. Again B sold it to C at a price that would give A a profit of 17%. The gain% of B is

a) 22$2/9$%

b) 66$2/3$%

c) 44$4/9$%

d) 33$1/3$%