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During a "Sale Period", Shoppers Stop announces a 20% discount on the price of all of its products. This results in an increase of the sales volume by 25%. What is the net effect on the revenue because of the discount?

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Important Questions on Profit and Loss

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Nita sold an article for Rs. 220 and earned a profit of 10%. At what cost should she sell to earn a profit of 30%?
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30 dozens of nuts were bought for 14400. If the nuts are sold in a packet of 5 for 250, then how much profit is earned?
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A seller sold 34th of his goods at 24% profit. He sold the rest of the goods at cost price. What is percentage of his profit ?
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A person purchased a table for 11000 and sold it for 13500. What is his gain percentage?

1. 19.8%
2. 20.6%
3. 22.7%
4. 22%

EASY
If the cost price of 120 articles is equal to the selling price of 80 articles, find the profit percent?
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Karan purchased one dozen pens for 120 and sold a pack of $3$ pens for Rs. 35 each. What is his gain? 

1.16.67%
2. 20%
3.15%
4.33.33%

EASY
30 dozen of nuts were bought for 14400. If the nuts are sold in a packet of 5 for 250, then how much profit is earned?
MEDIUM
A shopkeeper sold a shirt for Rs. 728 at a loss of 9%. If he had sold for Rs. 792, what would have been the gain/loss percent?
EASY
If some articles are bought at Rs.6 each and sold at Rs.12 each, then what is the profit percentage?
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A and B started a business by investing Rs. 18000 and Rs. 24000 respectively. At the end of 4th month from the start of the business, C joins with Rs. 15000. At the end of 8th month B quits at which time C invests Rs. 3000 more. At the end of 10th month B rejoins with the same investment. If profit at the end of the year is Rs. 12005, what is B's share of profit?

EASY

A farmer purchased a piece of land for Rs. 18 lakh and spent Rs. 3 lakh for registration, fencing etc. He sold it for Rs. 24.57 lakh. Find his profit in percentage.

1. 15%
2. 14.15%
3. 16.5%
4. 17%

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A shopkeeper sold an item for  1800 at a discount of 10% and gained  200. Had he not given the discount, then what would be his gain?
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Shyam sold a bag for Rs. 598.9 at a gain of 13%. What was its cost price?
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Vinod purchased a Maruti van for 196000. Rate of fall of price per year of this van is 1427%. What will be its price after two years?

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A T.V. is bought for Rs. 42,000 and sold for Rs. 49,140. What is the gain percent?
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Pankaj sells a trouser at a loss of 10%. If he buys it for 20% less price and sells it for Rs.9 more, he gains 15%. What is the cost price (in Rs) of the trouser? 
EASY

Successive discounts of 20% and 10% are given on an item marked at Rs.700. Find the selling price.

EASY
A salesman expects a gain of 13% on his cost price. If in a month his sale was Rs. 791000. What was his profit?
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If Reena sold 12 mobile phones for Rs. 1,88,160 which cost Rs. 14,056 per phone. What was the total profit made by her?
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There is an article of Rs. 100. Its price is raised initially by 10% and then again by 10%. How many rupees have been increased ?