R. D. Sharma Solutions for Chapter: Profit and Loss, Exercise 1: EXERCISE

Given the following values, find the unknown value:

$\mathrm{C}.\mathrm{P}.$$=₹ 720$,$\mathrm{S}.\mathrm{P}.=?, \mathrm{Profit}=₹ 55.50$ 

Given the following values, find the unknown value:

$\mathrm{C}.\mathrm{P}$ $=?$, $\mathrm{S}.\mathrm{P}$ $= ₹ 1254$,  Loss = $₹ 32$

Naresh bought $4$ dozen pencils at $₹ 10.80$ a dozen and sold them for $80$ paise each. Find his gain or loss percent.

Shikha purchased a wristwatch for $₹ 840$ and sold it to her friend Vidhi for $₹ 910$. Find her gain percent.

A woman bought $50$dozen eggs at $₹ 6.40$  a dozen. Out of these $20$ eggs were found to be broken. She sold the remaining eggs at $55$ paise per egg. Find her gain or loss percent.

A bookseller sells all his books at a profit of $10\%.$ If he buys a book from the distributor at$₹ 200,$ how much does he sell it for?

A floweriest buys $100$ dozen roses at Rs $2$ a dozen. By the time the flowers are delivered, $20$ dozen roses are mutilated and are thrown away. At what price should he sell the rest if he needs to make a $20\%$ profit on his purchase ?

By selling an article for $₹ 240$, a man makes a profit of $20\%$.What is his $\mathrm{C}.\mathrm{P}$ ?  What would his profit percent be if he sold the article for $₹ 275 ?$