1.A dishonest dealer marks up the price of his goods by 20% and gives a discount of 10% to the
customer. Besides, he also cheats both his supplier and his buyer by 100 grams while buying or
selling 1 kilogram. Find the percentage profit earned by the shopkeeper.
(a) 20% (b) 25%
(c) 32% (d) 27.5%
2. A dishonest dealer marks up the price of his goods by 20% and gives a discount of 10% to the
customer. He also uses a 900 gram weight instead of a 1 kilogram weight. Find his percentage
profit due to these maneuvers.
(a) 8% (b) 12%
(c) 20% (d) 16%
3. A dishonest shopkeeper, at the time of selling and purchasing, weighs 10% less and 20% more per
kilogram respectively. Find the percentage profit earned by treachery. (Assuming he sells at Cost
Price)
(a) 30% (b) 20%
(c) 25% (d) 33.33%
4. A, B and C form a company. A invests half of C expecting a return of 10%. B invests three-fourths
of C, expecting a return of 15% on it. C invests ` 3000 and the profit of the firm is 25%. How
much would B’s share of profit be more than that of A’s share if B gets an additional 8% 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).
(a) 20% (b) 18%
(c) 15% (d) Cannot be determined
5. A flat and a piece of land were bought by two friends Raghav and Sita respectively at prices of `
2 lakh and ` 2.2 lakh. The price of the flat rises by 20 percent every year and that of land by 10%
every year. After two years, they decide to exchange their possessions. What is percentage gain of
the gainer?
(a) 7.56% (b) 6.36%
(c) 4.39% (d) None of these
