281. A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at Cost Price but still gets 20% profit by using a false weight. What weight does he substitute for a kilogram?
A. 855 1/2 grams
B. 833 1/3 grams
C. 833 1/2 grams
D. 875 2/7 grams
282. A shopkeeper buys mangoes at the rate of 4 a rupee and sells them at 3 a rupee. Find his net profit or loss percent?
A. 20%
B. 28%
C. 33 1/3 %
D. 35 2/7 %
283. A shopkeeper sells two articles at Rs.1000 each, making a profit of 20% on the first article and a loss of 20% on the second article. Find the net profit or loss that he makes?
A. neither profit nor loss
B. 3%
C. 5%
D. 4%
284. A shopkeeper buys two articles for Rs.1000 each and then sells them, making 20% profit on the first article and 20% loss on second article. Find the net profit or loss percent?
A. neither profit nor loss
B. 1%
C. 2%
D. 3%
285. By selling an article at Rs.800, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%. At what price should he sell the article so as to make a loss of 25%?
A. Rs.600
B. Rs.480
C. Rs.500
D. Rs.450
286. By selling an article at Rs.600, a profit of 25% is made. Find its cost price?
A. Rs.350
B. Rs.400
C. Rs.573
D. Rs.480
287. A person buys an article at Rs.500. At what price should he sell the article so as to make a profit of 20%?
A. Rs.600
B. Rs.500
C. Rs.250
D. Rs.700
288. Raheem bought an old car for Rs. 42000. He spent Rs. 13000 on repairs and sold it for Rs. 64900. What is his profit percent?
A. 14%
B. 16%
C. 18%
D. 22%
E. None of these
289. A person purchased a TV set for Rs. 16000 and a DVD player for Rs. 6250. He sold both the items together for Rs. 31150. What percentage of profit did he make?
A. 30%
B. 35%
C. 40%
D. 45%
E. None of these
290. The owner of a furniture shop charges his customer 24% more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs. 8339 for a computer table, then what was the cost price of the computer table?
A. Rs. 5725
B. Rs. 5275
C. Rs. 6275
D. Rs. 6725
E. None of these