profit and loss mathematics - Interview Questions

profit and loss mathematics

A customer paid you $600 for construction work, out of which, 3/5 of the total amount was spent on the purchase of materials and 1/5 of the remaining was spent on travelling. How much is left after all the deductions ?

Answer : C.

The C.P of 15 books is equal to the S.P of 18 books. Find the gain% or loss% ?

Answer : A. 16 2/3 % loss

On selling an article for Rs 1020, a merchant loses 15%. For how much price should he sell the article to gain 12% on it ?

Answer : A. Rs 1344…

Revati brought a machine of 4,50,000 and sold it to raghu at profit. Raghu sold the machine to danush at loss of 10% for 4,95,000. What profit got ravi ?

Answer : D. 22.22 %…

Ajith sells a table to Ajay at 10% profit and Ajay sells it to Anoob at 10% loss. At what price did Ajith purchase the table if Anoob paid Rs.2178 ?

Answer : C. Rs 2200…