Profit and loss MCQs

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Pubali Bank Ltd #751

If the market price of a unit is Tk 25, the revenue of selling five units in Taka is --

A: 25
B: 5
C: -250
D: 125
Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd #752

A collection of books went on sale and 2/3 of these were sold for Tk. 2.30 each. None of the 36 remaining books were sold. What was the total amount received for the books that were sold?

A: 180
B: 135
C: 90
D: 60
Premier Bank Ltd #753

A Company makes a profit 6% on its first Tk. 10,000 of sales day and 5% an all sales in excess of Tk. 10,000 for that day. How much profit will the company make in a day when sales are Tk. 60,000?

A: 2500
B: 3000
C: 3100
D: 3200
Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd #754

A collection of books went on sale and 2/3 of them were sold for TK. 2.30 each. If none of the 36 remaining books were sold, what was the total amount received for the books that were sold ?

A: 180
B: 135
C: 90
D: 60
Exim Bank Ltd #755

SR Enterprise (a partnership business co-owned by Rimon and Sumon) has earned a good amount of profit at the end of the year 1999. Out of the profit Sumon received TK. 2,500 as his share . What is the total amount of profit if in the beginning of that year both the partners have invested TK. 10,500 and Tk. 7,000 respectively ?

A: TK. 3,750
B: TK. 5,200
C: TK. 5,750
D: TK. 6,250
Exim Bank Ltd #756

XYZ company sold 800 units of watches for TK.800 each and 1,000 units of watches for TK. 500 each. If the company's cost of producing each unit of watch was TK. 600, what was the company's profit or loss ?

A: TK. 1,600 loss
B: TK. 600 loss
C: No profit or loss
D: TK. 600 profit
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #757

A man purchased equal number of banans at two different rates one at the rate of 8 taka per dozen and the other at the rate of 10 taka per dozen. After that , he sold those bananas at an average rate of 11 taka per dozen and thus made a profit of 100 taka. How many dozens of banana did he purchase altogether?

A: 60
B: 50
C: 55
D: 45
Prime Bank Ltd #758

A group of kittens went on sale and 2/3 of them were sold for Tk. 2.30 each. If none of the 36 remaining kittens were sold, what was the total amount Tk. received for the kittens that were sold?

A: 180
B: 135
C: 90
D: 60
Janata Bank Ltd #759

When a commodity is sold for Tk. 34.80, there is a loss of 2%. What is the cost price of the commodity ?

A: Tk. 26.10
B: Tk. 43
C: Tk. 43.20
D: Tk. 46.40
Janata Bank Ltd #760

The production cost of one unit of an item is Tk. 10. The item can be sold for a price of Tk. 16. The company further incurs a cost of Tk. 10,000 in the selling process. How many units of the product should be sold for the company to earn a profit of Tk. 50,000 ?

A: 1667
B: 8333
C: 6000
D: 10000
Janata Bank Ltd #761

Find the ratio of purchase price to sell price if there is loss of 12.5% ?

A: 7:8
B: 8:7
C: 2:25
D: 25:2
Uttara Bank Ltd #762

If an article is sold at 200 percent profit, then the ratio of its cost price to selling will be ----

A: 1 : 2
B: 2 : 1
C: 3 : 1
D: 1 : 3
City Bank Ltd #763

Alim and Badrul enter in to a partnership and Alim invests Tk. 10,000 in the partnership. At the end of 4 months he withdraws another Tk. 3000. If Badrul receives Tk. 9600 as his share of the total profit of Tk. 19,100 for the year, how much did Badrul invest in the company?

A: Tk. 12,000
B: Tk. 96,000
C: Tk, 8,000
D: Tk. 6,000
City Bank Ltd #764

Two merchants each sell an article for Tk.1000. If Merchant a computes his profit on cost price, while Merchant B computer his profit on selling price, they end up making profits of 25% respectively. By how much is the profit made by Merchant B greater than that of Merchant A?

A: Tk. 66.67
B: Tk. 50
C: Tk. 125
D: Tk. 200
Standard Bank Ltd #765

At XYZ Company, the ratio of sales to gross profit is 4:3 and the ratio of gross profit to net profit is 3:1, what is the ratio of net profits to sales?

A: 1:4
B: 4:1
C: 2:1
D: 1:2
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #766

Two merchants sell, each an article for Tk. 1000. If Merchant A computer his profit on cost price, while Merchant B computes his profit on selling price, they end up making profits of 25% respectively. By how much is the profit made by Merchant B greater than that of Merchant A?

A: 66.67
B: 50
C: 125
D: 200
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #767

Alim and Badrul enter in to a partnership and Alim invests Tk 10,000 in the partnership. At the end of 4 months he withdraws Tk 2000. At the end of another 5 month, he withdraws another Tk 3000. If Badrul receives Tk 9600 as his share of the total profit of Tk 19,100 for the year, how much did Badrul invest in the company?

A: 12,000
B: 96,000
C: 8,000
D: 6,000
Exim Bank Ltd #768

At XYZ Company, the ratio sales to gross profit is 4:3 and the ratio of gross profit to net profit is 3:1, what is the ratio of net profits to sales?

A: 1:4
B: 4:1
C: 2:1
D: 1:2
Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd #769

A Company makes a profit of 6% on its first Tk. 10,000 of sales day and 5% on all sales in excess of Tk. 10,000 for that day. How much taka in profit will the company make in a day when sales are Tk 6,0000?

A: 2500
B: 3000
C: 3100
D: none of these
Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd #770

X, Y and Z jointly started a business. It was agreed that X would invest Tk 6,500 for 6 months, Y, Tk 8,400 for 5 months and Z, Tk 10,000 for 3 months. X wants to be the working member for which, he was to receive 5% of the profits. The profit earned was Tk 7,400. What is the share of Y in the profit?

A: Tk 1,900
B: Tk 2,660
C: Tk 2,800
D: Tk 2,840
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank #771

৪ টাকায় ৫টি করে আম কিনে ৫ টাকায় ৪ টি করে বিক্রয় করলে শতকরা কত লাভ হয়?

ক: ৪৫%
খ: ৪৮.৫০%
গ: ৫২.৭৫%
ঘ: ৫৬.২৫%
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank #772

একটি কলম ১১ টাকায় বিক্রি করলে ১০% লাভ হয়। কলমটির ক্রয়মূল্য কত?

ক: ৮
খ: ১২
গ: ৯
ঘ: ১০
Palli Karma #773

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: 472
B: 476
C: 528
D: 532
Palli Karma #774

A started a business with Tk. 21,000 and is joined afterwards by B with Tk. 36,000. After how many months did B join if the profits at the end of the year are divided equally?

A: 3
B: 4
C: 5
D: 6
BCIC under the Ministry of Industry Assistant Chemist #775

আরিফ স্টেশন P থেকে Q তে যাওয়ার জন্য ১০ টি টিকেট ক্রয় করলো। টিকেট ক্রয় বাবদ সে মোট ৩৫০০ টাকা খরচ করলো। যদি P থেকে Q তে যাওয়ার জন্য ৫ টি টিকেট এবং P থেকে R এ যাওয়ার জন্য ১ টি টিকেটের একত্রিত মূল্য ৮০০ টাকা হয়, তবে P থেকে Q তে যাবার একটি টিকেটের মূল্য কত টাকা?

ক: ১০০
খ: ১৪০
গ: ১৬০
ঘ: কোনোটি নয়
Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd #776

The cost of manufacturing x water pumps is Tk.9000+400x. The amount received by selling these x water pumps is Tk. 500x. What is the least number of water pumps that must be manufactured and sold so that that the amount recieved is at least equal to the manufacturing cost ?

A: 50
B: 60
C: 90
D: 100
Bangladesh Bank #777

Suppose that each widget sells for Tk. 150. What is the profit earned by AC Ltd. in July ? ( Profit is defined as the excess of sales revenue over total cost.)

A: 1,600
B: 2,400
C: 400
Standard Bank Ltd #778

Ratan and Moinul have started a business investing taka 2.5 million and 3.5 million respectively. After 4 months Ratan gave in 5 lakh taka more while Moinul withdrew 5 lakh taka. If the year ending profit is 12.92 million taka what will be the profit share of Moinul in million taka?

A: 6.12
B: 6.82
C: 6.80
D: 8.60
Exim Bank Ltd #779

A and B started a partership business investing some amount in the ratio of 3:5. C joined them after six months with an amount equal to that of B. In what proportion should the profit at the end of the first year be distributed amoung A, B and C?

A: 3:5:2
B: 3:5:5
C: 6:10:5
D: Cannot be determined
City Bank Ltd #780

Two items were sold together for taka 3600. One item was sold at 20% profit while the other was sold at 20% loss. How much profit or loss was made by the sale?

A: No profit or less
B: Tk. 300 profit
C: Tk. 300 loss
D: tk. profit
City Bank Ltd #781

A and B started a partnership business investing some in the ratio of 3:5 , C joined them after six months with an amount equal to that of B. In what proportion joined them after six months with an amount equal that of B. In what proportion should the profit at the and of the first year distributed among A. B and C

A: 3:5:2
B: 3:5:5
C: 6:10:5
D: cannot be determined
Rupali Bank Ltd #782

Information: The daily average sale of apples in a fruit store is 70 kg. The price of apple per kg is Tk. 200. Due to a faulty weighing machine the store owner actually gives away 1005 grams instead of 1 kg to customers. The store operates . The store operator 300 days every year. Calculation: What is the daily loss of the seller in kg because of the faulty weighing machine?

A: 0.50
B: 0.25
C: 0.35
D: 0.45
Rupali Bank Ltd #783

Information: The daily average sale of apples in a fruit store is 70 kg. The price of apple per kg is Tk. 200. Due to a faulty weighing machine the store owner actually gives away 1005 grams instead of 1 kg to customers. The store operates . The store operator 300 days every year. Calculation: What is the loss of the seller (in Tk.) in a day year because of the faulty machine?

A: 21000
B: 18000
C: 105000
D: 12500
40th BCS Preliminary Test #784

একটি মটর সাইকেল ১২% ক্ষতিতে বিক্রি করা হলাে যদি বিক্রয় মূল্য ১২০০ টাকা বেশি হতো , তাহলে ৮% লাভ হতো। মটর সাইকেলের ক্রয় মূল্য -

ক: ৬০০০ টাকা
খ: ৫০০০ টাকা
গ: ৪০০০ টাকা
ঘ: ৮০০০ টাকা
Officer (Freedom Fighter) #785

A milkman pays tk. 6.40 per liter of milk. He adds water and sells the mixture at tk. 8per liter. By doing this, he makes 37.5% profit. Find the proportion of water to milk received by the customers?

A: 1 : 12
B: 1 :10
C: 1 : 15
D: 1 :20
Assistant Programmer #786

একটি পণ্য বিক্রয় করে পাইকারী বিক্রেতা ২০% এবং খুচরা বিক্রেতা ২০% লাভ করে। যদি দ্রব্যটির খুচরা বিক্রয়মূল্য ৫৭৬ টাকা হয়, তবে পাইকারী বিক্রেতার ক্রয়মূল্য কত?

ক: ২৫০ টাকা
খ: ৩০০ টাকা
গ: ৪০০ টাকা
ঘ: ৪৮০ টাকা
Officer (Cash) #787

Three partners shared the profit in a business in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8 . They had partnered for 14 months, 8 months and 7 moths respectively . What was the ratio of their investments ?

A: 5 : 7 : 8
B: 20 : 49 : 64
C: 38 : 28 : 21
D: None of these
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #788

A B C subscribe TK. 50,000 for a business .A subscribes TK. 4000 more than B and B TK, 5000 more than C Out of a total Profit of TK. 35,000. A receives

A: Tk. 14,700
B: Tk. 1,900
C: Tk. 13,600
D: TK. 8400
Officer (Cash) #789

A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. The ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book is -

A: 45: 56
B: 45:51
C: 47 : 56
D: 47 : 51
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #790

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%v
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #791

P and O invested in a business. The profit earned was divided in the ratio 2 :3 . If P invested TK. 40000, the amount invested by Q is -

A: Tk.40000
B: TK. 50000
C: Tk. 70000
D: TK. 60000
Government Job and Other Recruitment Exams #792

There is provision of food in fort for 1200 soldiers for 60 days .After 15 days . 200 soldiers leave the fort .Remaining food will last for how many days?

A: 56 days
B: 50 days
C: 48 days
D: 54 days
Assistant Director (Administration) #793

Kalam bought two varieties of rice , costing Tk. 50 /kg and Tk. 60 /kg each , and mixed them in some ratio. Then he sold the mixture at Tk. 70/kg. Making a profit of 20% .What was the ratio of the mixture?-

A: 1 : 10
B: 1 : 5
C: 2 : 7
D: 3 : 8
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (Ministry of Defence) #794

At what rate of profit a principle becomes Tk. 460 with simple profit in 3 years and Tk. 600 with simple profit in 5 years?

A: 20%
B: 24%
C: 28%
D: 32%
Administrative officers of various Ministries #795

৭৫ টাকায় ১৫ টি বলপেন কিনে ৯০ টাকায় বিক্রি করলে কত লাভ হবে?

ক: ১৬%
খ: ১৭%
গ: ১৮%
ঘ: ২০%
Office of Auditor of CGDF 15. #796

একজন দোকানদার কিছু পণ্য ক্রয় করলেন। পরিবহনের সময় ১৩% পণ্য নষ্ট হয়ে গেল এবং ৭% পণ্য চুরি হয়ে গেল। মোটের উপর ২০% লাভ করতে হলে তাকে অবশিষ্ট পণ্য শতকরা কত লাভে বিক্রয় করতে হবে?

ক: ২০%
খ: ৩০%
গ: ৫০%
ঘ: ৪০%
Office of Auditor of CGDF 15. #797

একজন ব্যবসায়ী ১৪% ক্ষতিতে একটি পণ্য বিক্রয় করে। যদি সে পণ্যটি ২২১ টাকা বেশি মূল্যে বিক্রয় করতে, তাহলে তার ১২% লাভ হত। পণ্যটির ক্রয়মূল্য কত টাকা?

ক: ১৭০০
খ: ১২৮০
গ: ৮৫০
ঘ: ৫৮০
Office of Auditor of CGDF 15. #798

একটি সিনেমা হলে প্রথম ও দ্বিতীয় শ্রেণির আসন মিলিয়ে মোট ৫০০ আসন আছে। প্রথম শ্রেণির একটি টিকিটের দাম ৩০ টাকা এবং দ্বিতীয় শ্রেণীর একটি টিকিটের দাম ১৮ টাকা। সবগুলো টিকিটের বিক্রয়মূল্য ১০,৫০০ টাক হলে দ্বিতীয় শ্রেণির আসন সংখ্যা কত?

ক: ২২৫
খ: ২৫০
গ: ৩৭০
ঘ: ৩৭৫
Auditor of Ministry of Disaster and Relief 22. #799

6 টি কমলার বিক্রয়মূল্য 5 টি কমলার ক্রয়মূল্যের সমান হলে শতকরা লাভ কত?

ক: 33%
খ: 25%
গ: 20%
ঘ: 15%
Bangladesh Competition Commission Personal Assistant 29. #800

২০% লাভে একটি পণ্যের মূল্য ৬০ টাকা হলে, ২০% ক্ষতিতে পণ্যটির মূল্য কত?

ক: ৩৫
খ: ৪০
গ: ৪৪
ঘ: ৪৮