A man bought a horse and a cart. If he sold the horse at 10 % loss and the cart at 20 % gain, he would not lose anything; but if he sold the horse at 5% loss and the cart at 5% gain, he would lose Rs. 10 in the bargain. The amount paid by him was Rs._______ for the horse and Rs.________ for the cart.

100 oranges are bought at the rate of Rs. 350 and sold at the rate of Rs. 48 per dozen. The percentage of profit or loss is:

• [A] 14 ²/₇% gain
• [B] 15% gain
• [C] 14 ²/₇% loss
• [D] 15 % loss
• [E] None of these

if a sales man gets successive gain of 15% and 20% then his actual gain?

• [A] 35%
• [B] 5%
• [C] 38%
• [D] 45%
• [E] None of these

If each worker is paid Rs. 15 instead of Rs. 10 per day, what is the Merchant’s profit (in Rs.)?

• [A] 10800
• [B] 18000
• [C] 40000
• [D] 27200

Find the difference of amount if 40% discount is given on Rs. 500 and two consecutive discounts 30% and 10% are given on the same amount.

• [A] Rs. 15
• [B] Rs. 0
• [C] Rs. 20
• [D] Rs. 10

I sold two watches for Rs. 300 each, one at loss of 20% and other at the profit of 20%. What is the percentage of loss (-) or profit (+) that resulted from the transaction?

• [A] (+)4
• [B] (-)1
• [C] (+)1
• [D] (-)4