CLASSWORK: Profit-Loss

Category-01: Cost Price

01. What is the purchase price of an article if the profit by selling it for Tk. 250 is 25%?
a. Tk. 150 b. Tk. 180 c. Tk. 200 d. Tk. 210
02. A coat was sold for tk. 75. The coat was sold for 150% of the cost of the coat. How much did coat cost?
a. 50 b. 75 c. 80 d. 200 e. None of these
03. Hasan sold an article for Tk. 56 which cost to him Tk. x; If he had gained x% on cost, what was the
cost of the article?
a. Tk. 45 b. Tk. 40 c. Tk. 36 d. Tk. 28 e. Tk. 38

Category-02: Sale Price

04. A man buys a cycle for Tk. 1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle?
a. Tk. 1090 b. Tk. 1160 c. Tk. 1190 d. Tk. 1202 e. None of these

Category-03: Marked Price

05. At a shop, shirts are sold for 20% less than the price marked, making a 25% profit on its cost. If
each shirt is marked Tk. 500, what is the cost of each shirt?
a. Tk. 400 b. Tk. 480 c. Tk. 320 d. Tk. 300 e. None of these

Category-04: Selling Price at a Certain Percentage

06. If a shirt is sold at Tk. 240, the salesman incurs a 20% loss. If the salesman wants to make a profit
of 12%, then what should be the selling price of that shirt?
a. Tk. 300 b. Tk. 336 c. Tk. 280 d. Tk. 330 e. None of these

Category-05:
07. The profit earned by selling an article for Tk. 832 is equal to the loss incurred when the same article
is sold for Tk. 448. What should be the sale price for making 50% profit?
a. Tk. 920 b. 960 c. 1060 d. 1200
08. The profit earned by selling an article for Tk. 900 is double the loss incurred when the same article is
sold for Tk. 450. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit?
a. Tk. 600 b. Tk. 750 c. Tk. 800 d. Data inadequate

Category-06: Profit/Loss Percentage

09. A merchant computes 25% profit on sales. What is his actual profit?
a. 33.33% b. 50% c. 25% d. 20% e. None of these
10. If the cost price is 25% of selling price then what is the profit percent?
a. 100% b. 200% c. 300% d. 350%
Category-07: Multiples
11. If selling price is doubled, the profit triple, find the profit percent.
a. 66.5% b. 100% c. 105% d. 120% e. None of these

Category-08: Cost Price = Sale Price

12. By selling a book for Tk. 56, gain is as much percent as it costs in taka. The cost price is:
a. Tk. 30 b. Tk. 40 c. Tk. 36 d. Tk. 14 e. Tk. 50
13. By selling a goods for Tk. 144, gain is as much percent as it costs in Taka. What is the cost of the
goods?
a. 90 b. 100 c. 80 d. 64 e. 72

Category-09: Profit/Loss in Numbers

14. If the purchasing price of 15 apples and selling price of 12 apples are the same, then how much is
the gain in percentage form?
a. 33.33% b. 15% c. 20% d. 25% e. None of these
15. The cost price of 20 pens is the same as the selling price of x number of pens. If the profit is 25%,
what is the value of x?
a. 15 b. 16 c. 20 d. 25 e. None of these

Category-10: More/Less: The Difference

16. A chair was sold at a loss of 8%. If the chair was sold at a profit of 7%, the seller would get Tk. 300
more. What is the cost price of the chair in Taka?
a. 1800 b. 2000 c. 2250 d. 2400 e. None of these
17. If an article is sold at a gain of 6% instead of at a loss of 6% then the seller gets Tk. 6 more. The
cost price of the article is:
a. 50 b. 94 c. 100 d. 106 e. None of these

Category-11: Profit-Loss Equation

18. A retailer buys two commodities for Tk. 1400. He sells one of them at a profit of 20% and the other
at a loss of 8%. He makes neither profit nor of loss in the end. Find the selling price of the
commodity that he sold at a loss.
a. Tk. 1,000 b. Tk. 1,100 c. Tk. 800 d. Tk. 950 e. Tk. 920

Category-12: Profit Sharing

19. A, B and C started a business by investing Tk. 1,20,000, Tk. 1,35,000 and Tk. 1,50,000
respectively. Find the share of A, out of an annual profit of Tk. 56,700.
a. 16,600 b. 16,800 c. 16,700 d. None of these

Category-13: Profit-Loss Comparison

20. A makes an article for Tk. 120 and sells it to B at a profit of 25%. B sells it to C who sells it for Tk.
198 making a profit of 10%. What profit percent did B make?
a. 20% b. 25% c. 16.66% d. 15%
 HOMEWORK
01. A coat was sold for tk. 75 The coat was sold for 150% of the cost of the coat. How much did coat cost?
a. 50* b. 75 c. 80 d. 200 e. None of these
02. By selling an article, Michael earned a prfit equal to one-fourth of the price he bought it. If he sold
it for Tk. 375, what was the cost price?
a. Tk. 281.75 b. Tk. 300* c. Tk. 312.50 d. Tk. 350
03. A T-shirt marked Tk. 48 is offered at a discount of 25%. At this reduced price the shopkeeper
makes profit of 20% on the cost. The cost is:
a. Tk. 29 b. Tk. 30* c. Tk. 32 d. Tk. 36 e. Tk. 40
04. When a plot is sold for Tk. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price must that plot be sold in
order to gain 15%?
a. Tk. 21,000 b. Tk. 22,500 c. Tk. 25,300* d. Tk. 25,800 e. None of these
05. By selling 45 lemons for Tk. 40, a man loses 20%. How many should he sell for Tk. 24 to gain 20%
in the transation?
a. 16 b. 18* c. 20 d. 22
06. A radio costs a shopkeeper Tk. 64. At what price must he sell it if he is to make a profit of 20% on
the selling price?
a. 76.80 b. 78 c. 80* d. 84
07. 5% merchandise of a trader was stolen and another 5% was damaged during transportation. At what
profit (in %) should he sell the rest of the merchandise so that he can make an overall profit of
20%?
a. 22.25% b. 27.50% c. 30% d. 33.33%*

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08. If the selling price of an article is of its cost price, the profit in the transaction is:
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a. 16 % b. 20 % c. 25 % d. 33 %* e. None of these
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09. Ruma buys an old scooter for Tk. 4700 and spends Tk. 800 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for
Tk. 5800, his gain percent is:
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a. 4 % b. 5 % * c.10% d. 12% e. None of these
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10. Some articles were bought at 6 articles for Tk. 5 and sold at 5 articles for Tk. 6. Gain percent is:
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a. 30% b. 33 % c. 35% d. 44%* e. None of these
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11. By selling a pen at Tk 39, the gain is as much percents as its cost, what is the cost?
a. Tk. 27 b. Tk. 33 c. Tk. 30* d. Tk. 20 e. Tk 40
12. On selling 17 balls at Tk. 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is:
a. Tk. 45 b. Tk. 50 c. Tk. 55 d. Tk. 60* e. None of these
13. Oranges are bought at 5 for tk. 10 and sold at 6 for tk. 15. The gain percent is
a. 50% b. 40% c. 25%* d. 35%
14. If 5% more is gained by selling an article for tk. 350 than by selling it for Tk. 340, the cost of the article.
a. 50 b. 160 c. 200* d. 225 e. None of these
15. An item is sold at a loss of 12%. If the item can be sold at Tk. 1,200 more, then there is a profit of
8%. What is the cost price of the item?
a. Tk. 5,000 b. Tk. 5,500 c. Tk. 6,000* d. Tk. 6,500
16. A retailer buys two commodities for Tk. 1400. He sells one of them at a profit of 20% and the other
at a loss of 8%. He makes neither profit nor of loss in the end. Find the selling price of the
commodity that he sold at a loss.
a. Tk. 1,000 b. Tk. 1,100 c. Tk. 800 d. Tk. 950 e. Tk. 920*
17. A wholesaler sells goods to a retailer at a profit of 20%. The retailer sells to the customer, who
pays’ 80% more than the cost of the wholesaler. What is the retailer‘s profit?
a. 30% b. 40% c. 50%* d. 60%
18. A sells an article which cost him Tk. 400 to B at a profit of 20%. B then sells it to C, making a
profit of 10% on the price he paid to A. How much does C pay B?
a. Tk. 472 b. Tk. 476 c. Tk. 528* d. Tk. 532 e. None of these

19. A cloth merchant has announced 25% rebate in prices. If one needs to have a rebate of Tk. 40, then
how many shirts, each costing Tk. 32, he should purchase?
a. 6 b. 5* c. 10 d. 7 e. None of these
20. Raju purchased an item for Tk. 8200 and sold it at a gain of 25%. From that amount he purchased
another item and sold it at a loss of 20%. What is his overall gain/loss?
a. Loss of tk. 120 b. Gain of Tk. 120
c. Loss of Tk. 140 d. Neither loss nor gain*

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21. A trader buys eggs for Tk. x per dozen and sells them for Tk. per piece. What is the profit of a
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trader?
a. 20% b. 50% c. 60% d. 80% e. 100%*
22. A and B invest in a business in the ratio 3 : 2. If 5% of the total profit goes to charity and A's share
is Tk. 855, the total profit is:
a. Tk. 1425.00 b. Tk. 1537.50 c. Tk. 1576.00 d. Tk. 1500.00 *
23. The profit on sale of 100 pencils is equal to the selling price of 20 pencils. What is the profit
margin?
a. 20% b. 25%* c. 33.33% d. 50% e. None of these
24. What will be the profit or loss if 4 mangoes are sold at the same price at which 5 were bought?
a. 20% b. 25%* c. 30% d. 35%
25. If the cost price is 25% of selling price then what is the profit percent?
a. 100% b. 200% c. 300%* d. 350%