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A dishonest shopkeeper, at the time of selling and purchasing, weighs less and more per kilogram respectively. Find the percentage profit earned by treachery. (Assuming he sells at Cost Price)
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Important Questions on Profit & Loss
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A dealer marks articles at a price that gives him a profit of . of the consignment of goods was lost in a fire in his premises, was soiled and had to be sold at half the cost price. If the remainder was sold at the marked price, what percentage profit or loss did the dealer make on that consignment?
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A book was sold for a certain sum and there was a loss of . Had it been sold for more, there would have been a gain of . What would be the profit if the book were sold for more than what it was sold for?
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A rickshaw dealer buys rickshaws for . Of these, are four-seaters and the rest are two-seaters. At what price must he sell the four-seaters so that if he sells the two-seaters at of this price, he makes a profit of on his outlay?
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A flat and a piece of land were bought by two friends Raghav and Sita respectively at prices of lakh and lakh. The price of the flat rises by every year and that of land by every year. After two years, they decide to exchange their possessions. What is the percentage gain of the gainer?
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A, B and C form a company. A invests half of C, expecting a return of . B invests three fourths of C, expecting a return of on it. C invests and the profit of the firm is . How much would B's share of profit be more than that of A's share, if B gets an additional for managing the business? (Assume that their expectations with respect to returns on capital invested are met before profit is divided in the ratio of capitals invested).
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A driver of a autorickshaw makes a profit of on every trip when he carries passengers and the price of petrol is a litre. Find the percentage profit for the same journey, if he goes for four passengers per trip and the price of petrol reduces to per litre. (Assume that revenue per passenger is the same in both the cases).
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Raghav bought washing machines and microwave ovens for . He sold of the washing machines and microwave ovens for a profit of . Each washing machine was marked up by over cost and each microwave oven was sold at a profit of . The remaining washing machines and microwave ovens could not be sold. What is Raghav's overall profit/loss?
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After selling a watch, Shyam found that he had made a loss of . He also found that he sold it for more, he would have made a profit of . The actual initial loss was what percentage of the profit earned, had he sold the watch for a profit?
