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.

A trader sells his goods at a discount 20%. He still makes a profit of 25%. If he sells the goods at the marked price only, his profit will be:

• [A] 56.25%
• [B] 25.56%
• [C] 50.25%
• [D] 54.25%

A man buys a field of agricultural land for Rs. 3,60,000. He sells one-third at a loss of 20% and two-fifths at a gain of 25%. At what price must he sell the remaining field so as to make an overall profit of 10%?

• [A] Rs.1,00,000
• [B] Rs. 1,15,000
• [C] Rs. 1,20,000
• [D] Rs. 1,25,000

A watch costing Rs. 120 was sold at a loss of 15%. At what price was it sold?

• [A] Rs. 112
• [B] Rs.102
• [C] Rs. 135
• [D] Rs. 110

Two successive price increase of 10% and 10% of an article are equivalent to a single price increase of:

• [A] 26(2/3)
• [B] 25%
• [C] 21%
• [D] 33(1/3)

A and B are two partners and they have invested Rs.54,000 and Rs.90,000 in a business. After one year A received Rs.1800 as his share of profit out of total profit of Rs.3600 including his certain commission on total profit since he is a working partner and rest profit is received by B. What is the commission of A as a percentage of the total profit?

• [A] 50
• [B] 20
• [C] 10
• [D] 25
• [E] None of these