Madan purchases a compact computer system for Rs. 47,700 which includes 10% rebate on the marked price and then 6% Sales Tax on the remaining price. Find the marked price of the computer.
100%
$$Rs. 40,000$$
0%
$$Rs. 50,000$$
0%
$$Rs. 60,000$$
0%
$$Rs. 70,000$$
Q.3.
The price at which the camera can be bought from the shopkeeper.
0%
$$Rs. 1,396$$
100%
$$Rs. 1,496$$
0%
$$Rs. 1,596$$
0%
$$Rs. 1,696$$
Q.4.
Ashopkeeper sells an article at its list price (Rs. 3000) and charges sales-tax at the rate of 12%. If the VAT paid by the shopkeeper is Rs. 72, at what price did the shopkeeper buy the article inclusive of sale-tax?
0%
$$Rs. 2,590$$
100%
$$Rs. 2,688$$
0%
$$Rs. 2,451$$
0%
$$Rs. 2,100$$
Q.5.
An article is sold at a profit of $$14\%$$. If both the cost price and selling price are Rs. $$132$$ less, the profit would be $$12\%$$ more. Find the cost price.
0%
Rs. $$286$$
0%
Rs. $$268$$
0%
Rs. $$266$$
0%
Rs. $$ 276$$
Q.6.
An article is sold at $$10\%$$ profit . If its cost price and selling price are $$50$$ less, the profit would be $$5\%$$ more. Find the cost price?
0%
$$40$$
0%
$$45$$
0%
$$60$$
0%
$$120$$
0%
$$150$$
Q.7.
A man bought a chair and sold it at a gain of $$5$$%. If he had bought it at $$5$$% less and sold it for Rs $$45$$ more, he would have gained $$20$$% . Find the cost price of the chair?
0%
Rs. $$400$$
0%
Rs. $$500$$
0%
Rs. $$450$$
0%
Rs. $$550$$
Q.8.
A man loses $$13 \%$$ by selling a book at a certain price. If he had sold it for Rs. $$9.75$$ more he would have gained $$26\%$$. Find the cost price of the book ?
0%
$$25$$
0%
$$30$$
0%
$$39$$
0%
$$42$$
Q.9.
A man purchased a bullock and a cart for Rs. $$1800$$. He sold the bullock at a profit of $$20\%$$ and cart at a profit of $$30\%$$. His total profit was $$\dfrac{155}{6} \%$$. Find the cost price of bullock?
0%
$$650$$
0%
$$750$$
0%
$$900$$
0%
$$800$$
Q.10.
A man has to sell pulse at a loss of 10%. If he increases the selling price by Rs 5 per kg, he would make a profit of 15%. Find the cost price and initial selling price per kg of pulse.
0%
Rs 20, Rs 18
0%
Rs 18, Rs 20
0%
Rs 15, Rs 18
0%
Rs 18, Rs 15
Q.11.
A and B invest in a business in the ratio of $$3 : 2$$. If $$5$$ % of total profit goes to charity and A's share is Rs. $$8550$$, then total profit is :
0%
Rs. $$14000$$
0%
Rs. $$15000$$
0%
Rs. $$16000$$
0%
Rs. $$16500$$
Q.12.
If the duty on an article is reduced by 40% of its present rate, by how much percent must the consumption increase in order that the revenue remains unaltered ?
0%
$$ \dfrac{182}{ 3} \%$$
0%
$$\dfrac{194}{3}\%$$
0%
$$\dfrac{200}{3} \%$$
0%
None of these
Q.13.
The profit after selling a pair of trousers for Rs. $$863$$ is the same as the loss incurred after selling the same pair of trousers for Rs. $$631$$. What is the cost price of the pair of trousers?
0%
$$750$$
0%
$$800$$
0%
$$763$$
0%
$$864$$
0%
None of these
Q.14.
A man sold $$18$$ toys for Rs. $$16800$$, gaining thereby the cost price of $$3$$ toy. find the cost price of a toy.
0%
Rs. $$ 600$$
0%
Rs. $$ 800$$
0%
Rs. $$ 500$$
0%
Rs. $$ 900$$
Q.15.
Jacob bought a scooter for a certain sum of money. He spent $$10\%$$ of the cost on repairs and sold the scooter for a profit of Rs. $$1100$$. How much did he spend on repairs if he made a profit of $$20\%$$.
0%
Rs. $$400$$
0%
Rs. $$440$$
0%
Rs. $$500$$
0%
Rs. $$550$$
Q.16.
The prices of two articles are in the ratio of $$3 : 4$$. If the price of the first article be increased by $$10$$% and that of the second by Rs $$4$$, the original ratio remains the same. The original price of second article is ?
0%
Rs $$30$$
0%
Rs $$35$$
0%
Rs $$40$$
0%
Rs $$45$$
Q.17.
A sells a bicycle to $$B$$ at a profit of $$20\%$$. $$B$$ sells it to $$C$$ at a profit of $$25\%$$. If $$C$$ pays Rs. $$225$$ for it, the cost price of the bicycle for $$A$$ is
0%
Rs. $$110$$
0%
Rs. $$120$$
0%
Rs. $$125$$
0%
Rs. $$150$$
Q.18.
A shopkeeper bought 2 dozen of apples at RS. 58 and 4 dozen of oranges at Rs.He sold the oranges to ram at 5% loss and apples to shyam at 15 % gain. What is overall loss or gain percentage in the transaction?
0%
$$4.1$$
0%
$$4.05$$
0%
$$4.3$$
0%
$$4.0$$
Q.19.
The present population of a city is $$18522000$$. If it has been increased at the rate of $$5\%$$ per annum, find the population(approx) after $$3$$ years.
0%
$$2522200$$
0%
$$16000000$$
0%
$$21441530$$
0%
$$252200$$
Q.20.
In a city $$20 \%$$ of the total population is student community which is not employed , if the number of students who are unemployed is $$14000$$, then find the population of the city ?
0%
$$56000$$
0%
$$70000$$
0%
$$40000$$
0%
$$60000$$
0%
None of these
Q.21.
Tarun bought an article for Rs. $$8,000$$ and spent Rs. $$1,000$$ for transportation. He marked the article at Rs. $$11,700$$ and sold it to a customer. If the customer had to pay $$10\%$$ sales tax, find: (i) the customer's price (ii) Tarun's profit percent
0%
(i) Rs. $$10,636$$ (ii) $$13\%$$
0%
(i) Rs. $$11,190$$ (ii) $$20\%$$
0%
(i) Rs. $$12,870$$ (ii) $$30\%$$
0%
(i) Rs. $$13,220$$ (ii) $$43\%$$
Q.22.
The catalogue price of a colour T.v. is Rs. $$18,000$$. The shopkeeper sells it to a customer at a discount of $$20\%$$ on the catalogue price. He gives a further off-season discount of $$10\%$$ on the balance. But Sales Tax at $$10\%$$ is charged on the remaining amount. Find the Sales Tax amount, the customer has to pay
0%
Rs. $$1296$$
0%
Rs. $$126$$
0%
Rs. $$196$$
0%
None of these
Q.23.
A shopkeeper buys an article at a rebate of $$20\%$$ on the printed price. He spends Rs. $$40$$ on transportation of the article. After charging a sales tax of $$7\%$$ on the printed price, he sells the article for Rs. $$1,070$$. Find his gain as per cent.
0%
$$4 \displaystyle\frac{1}{16}$$%
0%
$$11 \displaystyle\frac{1}{13}$$%
0%
$$14 \displaystyle\frac{1}{20}$$%
0%
$$19 \displaystyle\frac{1}{21}$$%
Q.24.
Smith buys an article marked at Rs. $$2,200.$$ The rate of Sales Tax is $$12\%$$. He asks the shopkeeper to reduce the price of the article to such an extent that he does not have to pay anything more than Rs. $$2,240$$ including Sales Tax. Calculate the reduction, as percent, needed in the marked price of the article.
0%
$$9\displaystyle\frac{2}{13}$$%
0%
$$9\displaystyle\frac{1}{11}$$%
0%
$$7\displaystyle\frac{1}{9}$$%
0%
None of these
Q.25.
A shopkeeper buys an article for Rs. $$1,500$$ and spends $$20\%$$ of the cost on its packing, transportation, etc. Then he marks the article at a certain price. If he sells the article for Rs. $$2,452.50$$ including $$9\%$$ Sales Tax on the price marked, find his profit as per cent.
0%
$$25\%$$
0%
$$27\%$$
0%
$$31\%$$
0%
$$37\%$$
Q.26.
The rate of depreciation
0%
10%
0%
12%
0%
14%
0%
16%
Q.27.
The present population of town is $$12500$$ and it is increasing at the rate of $$8\%$$ per annum. What will be the population of town after two years?
0%
$$14000$$
0%
$$12500$$
0%
$$14580$$
0%
$$25000$$
Q.28.
A car is valued at Rs. 500000 If sits value depreciates at 2 % p.a. What will be its value after three years?
0%
Rs. 29440
0%
Rs. 470430
0%
Rs. 470596
0%
Rs. 470596
Q.29.
The price of an article inclusive of $$12\%$$ Sales Tax is Rs. $$2,016$$. Find its marked price. If the Sales Tax is reduced to $$7\%$$, how much less does the customer pay for the article ?
0%
Rs. $$52$$ more
0%
Rs. $$66$$ more
0%
Rs. $$80$$ less
0%
None of these
Q.30.
Naman purchased an old bike for Rs. $$20000$$. If the cost of his bike is depreciated at a rate of $$5\%$$ per annum, then find the cost of the bike after $$2$$ years?
0%
Rs. $$18050$$
0%
Rs. $$15000$$
0%
Rs. $$1900$$
0%
Rs. $$18000$$
Q.31.
If money is invested at r percent interest, compounded annually, the amount of the investment will double in approximately 70/r years. If Pat's parents invested $5000 in a long term bond that pays 8 percent interest, compounded annually, what will be the approximate total amount of the investment 18 years later, when Pat is ready for college?
0%
$$ $ 20,000$$
0%
$$ $ 15,000$$
0%
$$ $ 12,000$$
0%
$$ $ 10,000$$
0%
$$ $ 9,000$$
Q.32.
By selling a jeans for Rs. $$432$$, John loses $$4\%$$. For how much should John sell it to gain $$6\%$$?
0%
Rs. $$458$$
0%
Rs. $$428$$
0%
Rs. $$477$$
0%
Rs. $$436$$
Q.33.
Lucy invested $$10,000$$ in a new mutual fund account exactly three years ago. The value of the account increased by $$10$$ percent during the first year,increased by $$5$$ percent during the second year, and decreased by $$10$$ percent during the third year. What is the value of the account today?
0%
$$10350$$
0%
$$10395$$
0%
$$10500$$
0%
$$11500$$
0%
$$12705$$
Q.34.
The cost of an article is decreased by $$15$$ $$\%$$. If the original cost is Rs. $$80$$, find the new cost.
0%
$$68$$
0%
$$65$$
0%
$$57$$
0%
$$55$$
Q.35.
The price of a TV is Rs. $$13,000$$. The sales tax on it is $$12\%$$. Find the amount that Vinod will have to pay if he buys it.
0%
Rs. $$14560$$
0%
Rs. $$2620$$
0%
Rs. $$1456$$
0%
Rs. $$1560$$
Q.36.
A store currently charges the same price for each towel that it sells. If the current price of each towel were to be increased by $1, 10 fewer of the towels could be bought for $120, excluding sales tax. What is the current price of each towel?
0%
$$ $ 1$$
0%
$$ $ 2$$
0%
$$ $ 3$$
0%
$$ $ 4$$
0%
$$ $ 12$$
Q.37.
In a culture, the present bacteria count was found as $$67,60,000$$. It was found that the number was increased by $$4\%$$ per hour. Find the number of hours before which the bacteria count was $$62,50,000$$.
0%
$$1$$ hr
0%
$$2$$ hr
0%
$$3$$ hr
0%
$$4$$ hr
Q.38.
The present population of a city is $$15000$$. If it increases at the rate of $$4\%$$ per annum. Find its population after $$2$$ years.
0%
$$16224$$
0%
$$26224$$
0%
$$36224$$
0%
$$46224$$
Q.39.
Two merchants sell, each an article for Rs. $$1000$$. If merchant $$A$$ computes his profit on cost price, while merchant $$B$$ computes his profit on selling price, they end up making profits of $$25\%$$. By how much is the profit made by Merchant $$B$$ greater than that of Merchant $$A$$?
0%
$$66.67$$
0%
$$125$$
0%
$$50$$
0%
$$100$$
Q.40.
A person incurs a loss of $$5\%$$ be selling a watch for $$Rs.1140$$. At what price should the watch be sold to earn $$5\%$$ profit ?
0%
Rs.$$1200$$
0%
Rs.$$1230$$
0%
Rs.$$1260$$
0%
Rs.$$1290$$
Q.41.
What is the percentage approximate for the fraction $$\dfrac{12}{35}$$?
0%
$$34.28\%$$
0%
$$23.78\%$$
0%
$$30.12\%$$
0%
$$29.10\%$$
Q.42.
Sahil purchased a machine at Rs. $$10000$$, then got it repaired at Rs. $$5000$$ and gave its transportation charge Rs. $$1000$$. Then he sold it with $$50\%$$ of profit. At what price he actually sold it?
0%
$$20000$$
0%
$$22000$$
0%
$$24000$$
0%
$$26000$$
Q.43.
A merchant marks his goods in such a way that the profit on sale of $$50$$ articles is equal to the selling price of $$25$$ articles. What is his profit margin ?
0%
$$25\%$$
0%
$$50\%$$
0%
$$100\%$$
0%
$$66.67\%$$
Q.44.
Which of the following statement/formulae is correct for Percentage Error?
0%
$$\cfrac { \left| Approx.value-Exact\quad value \right| }{ Exact\quad value } $$
Mary expected to $$120$$ people for her wedding, but only $$60$$ people appeared. What was the percentage error?
0%
$$75\%$$
0%
$$25\%$$
0%
$$55\%$$
0%
$$100\%$$
Q.46.
A machine was purchased $$3$$ years ago. Its value decreases by $$5\%$$ every year. Its present value is $$Rs.23000$$. For how much money was the machine purchased?
0%
$$Rs.16828.45$$
0%
$$Rs.26826.07$$
0%
$$Rs.36828.56$$
0%
$$Rs.46828.80$$
Q.47.
A machine depreciates at the rate of $$10\%$$ of its value at the beginning of a year. If the present value of a machine is $$\text{Rs. }4000$$, find its value after $$3$$ years.
0%
$$\text{Rs. }1916$$
0%
$$\text{Rs. }2916$$
0%
$$\text{Rs. }3916$$
0%
$$\text{Rs. }4916$$
Q.48.
The present population of a town is $$14000$$. If it increases at the rate of $$10\%$$ per annum, what will be its population after $$4$$ years?
0%
$$10497$$
0%
$$20497$$
0%
$$30497$$
0%
$$40497$$
Q.49.
Martin is planning which crops to plant on his farm for the upcoming season. He has enough seed to plant $$4$$ acres of wheat and $$7$$ acres of soybeans, but the total area of farmland he owns is only $$9$$ acres. He earns $$ $90$$ per acre for every acre of wheat planted and $$ $120$$ for every acre of soybeans planted, and he must pay a $$10$$% tax on all money he earns from selling his crops. Calculate the maximum profit, in dollars that Martin can earn from planting wheat and soybeans this season.
100%
$$918$$
0%
$$916$$
0%
$$914$$
0%
$$912$$
Q.50.
An _______ is a government tax on the taxable profit earned by an individual or corporation.
0%
income tax
100%
sales tax
0%
property tax
0%
VAT
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