Profit and Loss Questions for SSC MTS Exam (Numerical Aptitude)

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SSC MTS Exam Profit and Loss Questions and Answers

Question 1. A person sold a product for Rs.1200 and got a 20% loss. If he needs to get a 30% profit, then the price at which he needs to sell is?

(A) Rs.2000

(B) Rs.1500

(C) Rs.1600

(D) Rs.1950

Question 2. Marked price of an article is Rs 1000 and three successive discounts of 20% each are given. What is the profit/loss if cost price=500?

(A) Rs 14

(B) Rs 12

(C) Rs 13

(D) Rs 11

Question 3. Marked price of an article is Rs 480 and cost price of an article is marked up by 20%. If the profit percent is 20% then what is the discount offered?

(A) 10

(B) 20

(C) 30

(D) 00

Question 4. A person bought 15 pens at Rs 10 each and sold 5 of them at Rs 8 and the other 7 at Rs 12 and the remaining at Rs 16. What is the profit/loss percentage?

(A) 13.66%

(B) 12.33%

(C) 14.66%

(D) 12.66%

Question 5. Marked price of an article is Rs 400 and a discount of 10% is given. If the profit percent is 30% then what is the cost price?

(A) Rs 260

(B) Rs 270

(C) Rs 285

(D) Rs 277

Question 6. Alan sold his two iPods for Rs 8400 each without any profit or loss. If he sold one of the mobiles at a 30% loss then at what profit percent should he sell the other mobile?

(A) 55%

(B) 80%

(C) 60%

(D) 75%

Question 7. A person purchased 20 ice creams for Rs 15 each and sold each ice cream at a different price, every price is between 1 and 20 both inclusive then what is his loss/profit percent?

(A) 50 %

(B) 40 %

(C) 60 %

(D) 30 %

Question 8. Suraj bought a bike for Rs 10000 and sold it at 20% loss.If he had sold it for Rs 1500 more then what will be the loss percent?

(A) 20 %

(B) 49/3 %

(C) 50/3 %

(D) 51/3 %

Question 9. A person bought a bike for Rs 15000 and sold it at 20% profit. If he had sold the bike for Rs 1000 less then what is the loss or profit percent?

(A) 10.33%

(B) 15.33%

(C) 13.33%

(D) 12.33%

Question 10. An article is marked up by 10% and a discount of 20% was given the find the profit/loss percentage.

(A) 14%

(B) 12%

(C) 16%

(D) 10%

Question 11. If the selling price of an article is 3 times its cost price then what is the profit percentage?

(A) 150%

(B) 400%

(C) 200%

(D) 300%

Question 12. The marked price of an article is Rs 500 and three successive discounts of 10% each are given. What is the profit/loss if the cost price=350?

(A) Rs 14.5

(B) Rs 12.5

(C) Rs 13.5

(D) Rs 15.5

Question 13. A person purchased 20 apples for Rs 11 each and sold each apple at a different price, every price is between 1 and 20 both inclusive then what is his loss/profit percent .

(A) 50/11 %

(B) 40/11 %

(C) 60/11 %

(D) 70/11 %

Question 14. The marked price of an article is Rs 240 and cost price of article is marked up by 20%. If the profit percent is 10% then what is the discount offered?

(A) 10

(B) 20

(C) 30

(D) 40

Question 15. A person bought 20 pens at Rs 12 each and sold 5 of them at Rs 10 and the other 7 at Rs 14 and the remaining at Rs 11. What is the profit/loss percentage?

(A) 1.66%

(B) 2.33%

(C) 1.33%

(D) 2.66%

Question 16. Marked price of an article is Rs 300 and a discount of 20% is given. If profit percent is 20% then what is the cost price?

(A) Rs 210

(B) Rs 200

(C) Rs 180

(D) Rs 220

Question 17. Arif sold his two mobiles for Rs 5000 each without any profit or loss. If he sold one of the mobiles at a 20% loss then at what profit percent should he sell the other mobile?

(A) 25%

(B) 20%

(C) 30%

(D) 35%

Question 18. Kiran bought a mobile for Rs 15000 and sold it at 30% loss.If he had sold it for Rs 2000 more then what will be the loss percent?

(A) 20%

(B) 49/3 %

(C) 50/3 %

(D) 51/3 %

Question 19. A person bought a bike for Rs 20000 and sold it at 20% loss. If he had sold the bike for Rs 1000 more then what is the loss or profit percent?

(A) 10%

(B) 15%

(C) 12%

(D) 18%

Question 20. An article is marked up by 20% and a discount of 30% was given the find the profit/loss percentage.

(A) 14%

(B) 12%

(C) 16%

(D) 10%

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