Solved Profit Loss MCQs with answers and explanations. Free practice questions for PPSC, FPSC, CSS and other government job exams on FreeSekho.
1. A bookseller purchased a dictionary for Rs. 800 and sold it for Rs. 920. What was his profit percentage?
2. A fruit vendor bought oranges for Rs. 2,000 and earned Rs. 400 on selling them. His profit percentage was:
3. A bicycle costing Rs. 15,000 was sold for Rs. 13,500. Calculate the loss percentage.
4. By selling a mobile cover for Rs. 360, a shopkeeper made a gain of Rs. 60. Find the cost price.
5. A merchant suffered a loss of Rs. 250 after selling an article for Rs. 1,750. Find the cost price.
6. The selling price of a chair is 125% of its cost price. What is the profit percentage?
7. A television is sold for 80% of its cost price. The transaction results in:
8. A trader earns 30% on a product costing Rs. 1,200. How much does he receive from its sale?
9. A retailer sells a bag at 15% below its cost price of Rs. 2,000. Find the selling price.
10. A shop earns Rs. 180 by selling an item at a 20% gain. What was the item's cost price?
11. If CP : SP = 4 : 5, what is the percentage gain?
12. When SP : CP = 7 : 8, the percentage loss is:
13. For an article, CP : SP = 5 : 6. The profit percentage equals:
14. The ratio SP : CP is 9 : 10. Find the loss percentage.
15. If the cost and selling prices are in the ratio 20 : 23, the gain is:
16. CP : SP = 25 : 20 indicates a:
17. An item's selling price is in the ratio 13 : 10 to its cost price. Find profit percentage.
18. If SP : CP = 17 : 20, what percentage is lost?
19. The ratio of cost price to selling price is 8 : 9. Calculate gain percentage.
20. If SP is 11/10 of CP, the trader makes:
21. A camera is sold for Rs. 2,750 after a gain of 10%. Determine its original cost.
22. After incurring a 25% loss, a refrigerator brings Rs. 18,000. What was its cost price?
23. A laptop costing Rs. 40,000 is sold at 12.5% profit. Find the selling price.
24. A watch is disposed of at 20% loss for Rs. 4,800. Find its cost.
25. To earn 40% on an item costing Rs. 1,500, the seller should charge:
26. At what price should goods costing Rs. 3,200 be sold to incur a 15% loss?
27. A dealer received Rs. 3,450 and says this represents a 15% gain. Find the CP.
28. An article fetched Rs. 1,530 after being sold at 15% loss. Its CP was:
29. A machine is sold at 25% profit for Rs. 62,500. Find the amount paid for it.
30. Selling a table for Rs. 3,360 causes an 16% loss. Find CP.
31. A shirt marked at Rs. 2,000 is offered with a 15% discount. What amount does the customer pay?
32. A retailer marks goods at Rs. 5,000 and allows 20% discount. The selling price is:
33. A product has a marked price of Rs. 3,600. After a 25% reduction, its selling price becomes:
34. Goods are marked Rs. 1,500 and sold after a 10% discount. Find SP.
35. A store advertises 30% off on an item marked Rs. 8,000. What is the discounted price?
36. An item marked Rs. 2,400 is sold for Rs. 2,160. What discount percentage was given?
37. A dealer marks an article 25% above its CP and then gives a 10% discount. The final result is:
38. A seller marks goods 50% above cost and offers a 20% discount. His gain percentage is:
39. A product is marked 40% above CP and sold after a 10% discount. Find profit percentage.
40. A shopkeeper marks an item 20% above CP and gives a discount of 10%. The profit is:
41. Two successive discounts of 10% and 20% are equivalent to a single discount of:
42. Successive discounts of 20% and 25% amount to an overall discount of:
43. A price is increased by 20% and then reduced by 20%. The overall result is:
44. After two successive increases of 10% and 20%, the net increase is:
45. A value falls by 25% and then rises by 25%. The overall result is:
46. A trader first gains 20% and then gives a 10% reduction on that selling price. Net result is:
47. A 15% discount followed by another 20% discount gives an effective discount of:
48. A product price is reduced by 10% twice. The total reduction equals:
49. A quantity rises by 25% and then rises by another 20%. The total increase is:
50. An amount is decreased by 20% and then by 25%. The combined decrease is:
51. Two articles are sold for Rs. 1,200 each. One gives 20% profit and the other 20% loss. The overall outcome is:
52. Two items are sold for the same price. One is sold at 10% gain and the other at 10% loss. The net result is:
53. A trader sells two articles for Rs. 1,000 each, gaining 25% on one and losing 20% on the other. Overall result is:
54. Two goods cost Rs. 500 and Rs. 700 respectively and are sold for Rs. 600 and Rs. 630. Find overall profit percentage.
55. A dealer buys two items for a total of Rs. 2,000 and sells them for Rs. 2,300. His overall gain is:
56. A merchant spends Rs. 5,000 on two lots and receives Rs. 4,500 from their sale. Overall loss percentage is:
57. An item sold at 30% gain and another at 10% loss have equal cost prices. Find overall gain percentage.
58. Two equal-cost articles are sold, one at 40% profit and the other at 20% loss. Overall profit is:
59. A businessman gains 20% on half of his goods and loses 10% on the other half of equal cost. Overall gain is:
60. One item yields 25% profit while another equal-cost item yields 25% loss. Overall result is:
61. An item is being sold at 10% loss. By what percentage must its current selling price increase to reach CP?
62. A product is sold at 20% loss. What percentage increase in SP is needed to reach CP?
63. After a 25% loss, the selling price must increase by what percentage to recover CP?
64. A trader earns 20% profit. By what percentage must SP be reduced to equal CP?
65. At 50% profit, what percentage reduction in SP would bring it back to CP?
66. A commodity sold at 80% of CP needs what percentage increase in its SP to equal CP?
67. An article is sold at 75% of CP. The required increase in current SP to reach CP is:
68. A selling price is 120% of CP. What percentage decrease in SP makes it equal to CP?
69. If SP is 150% of CP, the reduction needed in SP to reach CP is:
70. A seller incurs 40% loss. The current SP must rise by what percentage to reach CP?
71. A wholesaler buys 50 notebooks for Rs. 5,000 and sells each for Rs. 120. Find total profit percentage.
72. A vendor purchases 100 pens for Rs. 2,000 and sells each pen for Rs. 18. His loss percentage is:
73. A baker spends Rs. 1,500 on 60 cakes and sells each cake for Rs. 30. Find profit percentage.
74. A farmer buys 40 crates for Rs. 8,000 and sells each crate for Rs. 180. Find loss percentage.
75. A dealer buys 25 lamps for Rs. 12,500 and sells all of them for Rs. 15,000. Find profit percentage.
76. A stationery shop buys 80 files for Rs. 4,800 and sells each for Rs. 54. Find loss percentage.
77. A vendor buys 30 bottles at Rs. 50 each and sells them at Rs. 65 each. Profit percentage is:
78. A trader purchases 40 units at Rs. 200 each and sells them at Rs. 170 each. Loss percentage is:
79. A shop buys 100 bulbs for Rs. 10,000 and sells each for Rs. 115. Calculate profit percentage.
80. A seller buys 60 packets for Rs. 3,000 and sells each for Rs. 45. Find loss percentage.
81. Profit on an article is Rs. 240, which is 15% of CP. Find CP.
82. Loss on a machine is Rs. 360, equal to 12% of CP. Find its CP.
83. The difference between SP and CP is Rs. 500, representing a 25% gain. Find SP.
84. A loss of Rs. 450 represents 15% of CP. Find SP.
85. A seller receives Rs. 4,800, which is Rs. 800 more than CP. Find profit percentage.
86. An item costing Rs. 3,600 brings only Rs. 3,240. The loss percentage is:
87. The selling price exceeds cost price by 18%. This means the gain percentage is:
88. SP is Rs. 1,260 while CP is Rs. 1,400. The seller has incurred:
89. A dealer wants a 35% gain on goods costing Rs. 4,000. What should be charged?
90. To suffer exactly 12.5% loss on an item costing Rs. 1,600, SP should be:
91. A product sold for Rs. 1,800 gives a profit of Rs. 300. Find the profit percentage.
92. A trader gets Rs. 2,250 after losing Rs. 250. Find loss percentage.
93. If an article is sold at 25% profit, SP is what percentage of CP?
94. A 16.67% loss means SP is approximately what fraction of CP?
95. If the gain is 12.5%, CP : SP equals:
96. A 33.33% profit means SP : CP is:
97. An item is marked Rs. 2,500 and sold for Rs. 2,000. Find the discount.
98. A customer pays Rs. 1,530 after a 15% discount. Find the marked price.
99. A 10% discount on an article marked Rs. 4,000 still leaves a 20% profit. Find CP.
100. A 25% discount on a marked price of Rs. 8,000 results in a 20% profit. Find CP.
101. A pharmacist purchased stock worth Rs. 1,200 and disposed of it for Rs. 1,260.0. What was the percentage profit?
102. A tailor's expenditure on cloth was Rs. 1,500; the finished garments brought Rs. 1,350.0. Calculate the loss percentage.
103. A farmer invested Rs. 1,800 in produce and recovered Rs. 2,016.0 after selling it. Find the profit percentage.
104. A jeweller acquired an ornament for Rs. 2,100 and later received Rs. 1,785.0 from its sale. What percentage loss was made?
105. A dealer's invoice price was Rs. 2,400, while the resale amount was Rs. 2,880.0. Determine the percentage profit.
106. A furniture seller paid Rs. 2,700 for a table and collected Rs. 2,025.0 from the buyer. Find the percentage loss.
107. A mechanic purchased spare parts for Rs. 3,000 and sold them for Rs. 3,900.0. His percentage profit was:
108. A boutique owner invested Rs. 3,300 in a dress and received Rs. 2,145.0 on sale. Calculate the percentage loss.
109. The acquisition cost of equipment was Rs. 3,600; its disposal value was Rs. 5,040.0. What is the percentage profit?
110. A tea merchant bought a lot for Rs. 3,900 and sold the lot for Rs. 1,950.0. Determine his percentage loss.
111. A pharmacist purchased stock worth Rs. 4,200 and disposed of it for Rs. 4,410.0. What was the percentage profit?
112. A tailor's expenditure on cloth was Rs. 4,500; the finished garments brought Rs. 4,050.0. Calculate the loss percentage.
113. A farmer invested Rs. 4,800 in produce and recovered Rs. 5,376.0 after selling it. Find the profit percentage.
114. A jeweller acquired an ornament for Rs. 5,100 and later received Rs. 4,335.0 from its sale. What percentage loss was made?
115. A dealer's invoice price was Rs. 5,400, while the resale amount was Rs. 6,480.0. Determine the percentage profit.
116. A furniture seller paid Rs. 5,700 for a table and collected Rs. 4,275.0 from the buyer. Find the percentage loss.
117. A mechanic purchased spare parts for Rs. 6,000 and sold them for Rs. 7,800.0. His percentage profit was:
118. A boutique owner invested Rs. 6,300 in a dress and received Rs. 4,095.0 on sale. Calculate the percentage loss.
119. The acquisition cost of equipment was Rs. 6,600; its disposal value was Rs. 9,240.0. What is the percentage profit?
120. A tea merchant bought a lot for Rs. 6,900 and sold the lot for Rs. 3,450.0. Determine his percentage loss.
121. Transaction 1: A retailer paid Rs. 1,137 for a computer accessory and sold it for Rs. 1,023. Find the percentage loss.
122. Transaction 2: A retailer paid Rs. 1,274 for a kitchen appliance and sold it for Rs. 1,427. Find the percentage profit.
123. Transaction 3: A retailer paid Rs. 1,411 for a sports item and sold it for Rs. 1,199. Find the percentage loss.
124. Transaction 4: A retailer paid Rs. 1,548 for a school uniform and sold it for Rs. 1,858. Find the percentage profit.
125. Transaction 5: A retailer paid Rs. 1,685 for a household product and sold it for Rs. 1,264. Find the percentage loss.
126. Transaction 6: A retailer paid Rs. 1,822 for an electronic device and sold it for Rs. 2,369. Find the percentage profit.
127. Transaction 7: A retailer paid Rs. 1,959 for a travel bag and sold it for Rs. 1,273. Find the percentage loss.
128. Transaction 8: A retailer paid Rs. 2,096 for a piece of furniture and sold it for Rs. 2,934. Find the percentage profit.
129. Transaction 9: A retailer paid Rs. 2,233 for a tool set and sold it for Rs. 2,121. Find the percentage loss.
130. Transaction 10: A retailer paid Rs. 2,370 for a leather bag and sold it for Rs. 2,607. Find the percentage profit.
131. Transaction 11: A retailer paid Rs. 2,507 for a computer accessory and sold it for Rs. 2,206. Find the percentage loss.
132. Transaction 12: A retailer paid Rs. 2,644 for a kitchen appliance and sold it for Rs. 3,041. Find the percentage profit.
133. Transaction 13: A retailer paid Rs. 2,781 for a sports item and sold it for Rs. 2,225. Find the percentage loss.
134. Transaction 14: A retailer paid Rs. 2,918 for a school uniform and sold it for Rs. 3,648. Find the percentage profit.
135. Transaction 15: A retailer paid Rs. 3,055 for a household product and sold it for Rs. 2,138. Find the percentage loss.
136. Transaction 16: A retailer paid Rs. 3,192 for an electronic device and sold it for Rs. 4,309. Find the percentage profit.
137. Transaction 17: A retailer paid Rs. 3,329 for a travel bag and sold it for Rs. 1,997. Find the percentage loss.
138. Transaction 18: A retailer paid Rs. 3,466 for a piece of furniture and sold it for Rs. 3,639. Find the percentage profit.
139. Transaction 19: A retailer paid Rs. 3,603 for a tool set and sold it for Rs. 3,243. Find the percentage loss.
140. Transaction 20: A retailer paid Rs. 3,740 for a leather bag and sold it for Rs. 4,189. Find the percentage profit.
141. Transaction 21: A retailer paid Rs. 3,877 for a computer accessory and sold it for Rs. 3,295. Find the percentage loss.
142. Transaction 22: A retailer paid Rs. 4,014 for a kitchen appliance and sold it for Rs. 4,817. Find the percentage profit.
143. Transaction 23: A retailer paid Rs. 4,151 for a sports item and sold it for Rs. 3,113. Find the percentage loss.
144. Transaction 24: A retailer paid Rs. 4,288 for a school uniform and sold it for Rs. 5,574. Find the percentage profit.
145. Transaction 25: A retailer paid Rs. 4,425 for a household product and sold it for Rs. 2,876. Find the percentage loss.
146. Transaction 26: A retailer paid Rs. 4,562 for an electronic device and sold it for Rs. 6,387. Find the percentage profit.
147. Transaction 27: A retailer paid Rs. 4,699 for a travel bag and sold it for Rs. 4,464. Find the percentage loss.
148. Transaction 28: A retailer paid Rs. 4,836 for a piece of furniture and sold it for Rs. 5,320. Find the percentage profit.
149. Transaction 29: A retailer paid Rs. 4,973 for a tool set and sold it for Rs. 4,376. Find the percentage loss.
150. Transaction 30: A retailer paid Rs. 5,110 for a leather bag and sold it for Rs. 5,876. Find the percentage profit.
151. Transaction 31: A retailer paid Rs. 5,247 for a computer accessory and sold it for Rs. 4,198. Find the percentage loss.
152. Transaction 32: A retailer paid Rs. 5,384 for a kitchen appliance and sold it for Rs. 6,730. Find the percentage profit.
153. Transaction 33: A retailer paid Rs. 5,521 for a sports item and sold it for Rs. 3,865. Find the percentage loss.
154. Transaction 34: A retailer paid Rs. 5,658 for a school uniform and sold it for Rs. 7,638. Find the percentage profit.
155. Transaction 35: A retailer paid Rs. 5,795 for a household product and sold it for Rs. 3,477. Find the percentage loss.
156. Transaction 36: A retailer paid Rs. 5,932 for an electronic device and sold it for Rs. 6,229. Find the percentage profit.
157. Transaction 37: A retailer paid Rs. 6,069 for a travel bag and sold it for Rs. 5,462. Find the percentage loss.
158. Transaction 38: A retailer paid Rs. 6,206 for a piece of furniture and sold it for Rs. 6,951. Find the percentage profit.
159. Transaction 39: A retailer paid Rs. 6,343 for a tool set and sold it for Rs. 5,392. Find the percentage loss.
160. Transaction 40: A retailer paid Rs. 6,480 for a leather bag and sold it for Rs. 7,776. Find the percentage profit.
161. Transaction 41: A retailer paid Rs. 6,617 for a computer accessory and sold it for Rs. 4,963. Find the percentage loss.
162. Transaction 42: A retailer paid Rs. 6,754 for a kitchen appliance and sold it for Rs. 8,780. Find the percentage profit.
163. Transaction 43: A retailer paid Rs. 6,891 for a sports item and sold it for Rs. 4,479. Find the percentage loss.
164. Transaction 44: A retailer paid Rs. 7,028 for a school uniform and sold it for Rs. 9,839. Find the percentage profit.
165. Transaction 45: A retailer paid Rs. 7,165 for a household product and sold it for Rs. 6,807. Find the percentage loss.
166. Transaction 46: A retailer paid Rs. 7,302 for an electronic device and sold it for Rs. 8,032. Find the percentage profit.
167. Transaction 47: A retailer paid Rs. 7,439 for a travel bag and sold it for Rs. 6,546. Find the percentage loss.
168. Transaction 48: A retailer paid Rs. 7,576 for a piece of furniture and sold it for Rs. 8,712. Find the percentage profit.
169. Transaction 49: A retailer paid Rs. 7,713 for a tool set and sold it for Rs. 6,170. Find the percentage loss.
170. Transaction 50: A retailer paid Rs. 7,850 for a leather bag and sold it for Rs. 9,812. Find the percentage profit.
171. Transaction 51: A retailer paid Rs. 7,987 for a computer accessory and sold it for Rs. 5,591. Find the percentage loss.
172. Transaction 52: A retailer paid Rs. 8,124 for a kitchen appliance and sold it for Rs. 10,967. Find the percentage profit.
173. Transaction 53: A retailer paid Rs. 8,261 for a sports item and sold it for Rs. 4,957. Find the percentage loss.
174. Transaction 54: A retailer paid Rs. 8,398 for a school uniform and sold it for Rs. 8,818. Find the percentage profit.
175. Transaction 55: A retailer paid Rs. 8,535 for a household product and sold it for Rs. 7,682. Find the percentage loss.
176. Transaction 56: A retailer paid Rs. 8,672 for an electronic device and sold it for Rs. 9,713. Find the percentage profit.
177. Transaction 57: A retailer paid Rs. 8,809 for a travel bag and sold it for Rs. 7,488. Find the percentage loss.
178. Transaction 58: A retailer paid Rs. 8,946 for a piece of furniture and sold it for Rs. 10,735. Find the percentage profit.
179. Transaction 59: A retailer paid Rs. 9,083 for a tool set and sold it for Rs. 6,812. Find the percentage loss.
180. Transaction 60: A retailer paid Rs. 9,220 for a leather bag and sold it for Rs. 11,986. Find the percentage profit.
181. Transaction 61: A retailer paid Rs. 9,357 for a computer accessory and sold it for Rs. 6,082. Find the percentage loss.
182. Transaction 62: A retailer paid Rs. 9,494 for a kitchen appliance and sold it for Rs. 13,292. Find the percentage profit.
183. Transaction 63: A retailer paid Rs. 9,631 for a sports item and sold it for Rs. 9,149. Find the percentage loss.
184. Transaction 64: A retailer paid Rs. 9,768 for a school uniform and sold it for Rs. 10,745. Find the percentage profit.
185. Transaction 65: A retailer paid Rs. 9,905 for a household product and sold it for Rs. 8,716. Find the percentage loss.
186. Transaction 66: A retailer paid Rs. 10,042 for an electronic device and sold it for Rs. 11,548. Find the percentage profit.
187. Transaction 67: A retailer paid Rs. 10,179 for a travel bag and sold it for Rs. 8,143. Find the percentage loss.
188. Transaction 68: A retailer paid Rs. 10,316 for a piece of furniture and sold it for Rs. 12,895. Find the percentage profit.
189. Transaction 69: A retailer paid Rs. 10,453 for a tool set and sold it for Rs. 7,317. Find the percentage loss.
190. Transaction 70: A retailer paid Rs. 10,590 for a leather bag and sold it for Rs. 14,296. Find the percentage profit.
191. Transaction 71: A retailer paid Rs. 10,727 for a computer accessory and sold it for Rs. 6,436. Find the percentage loss.
192. Transaction 72: A retailer paid Rs. 10,864 for a kitchen appliance and sold it for Rs. 11,407. Find the percentage profit.
193. Transaction 73: A retailer paid Rs. 11,001 for a sports item and sold it for Rs. 9,901. Find the percentage loss.
194. Transaction 74: A retailer paid Rs. 11,138 for a school uniform and sold it for Rs. 12,475. Find the percentage profit.
195. Transaction 75: A retailer paid Rs. 11,275 for a household product and sold it for Rs. 9,584. Find the percentage loss.
196. Transaction 76: A retailer paid Rs. 11,412 for an electronic device and sold it for Rs. 13,694. Find the percentage profit.
197. Transaction 77: A retailer paid Rs. 11,549 for a travel bag and sold it for Rs. 8,662. Find the percentage loss.
198. Transaction 78: A retailer paid Rs. 11,686 for a piece of furniture and sold it for Rs. 15,192. Find the percentage profit.
199. Transaction 79: A retailer paid Rs. 11,823 for a tool set and sold it for Rs. 7,685. Find the percentage loss.
200. Transaction 80: A retailer paid Rs. 11,960 for a leather bag and sold it for Rs. 16,744. Find the percentage profit.
