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All Cost Price Questions(1–38 of 38)

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Q1easymcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
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When an article is sold for ₹, there is a loss of . The cost price of the article (in ₹) is:
Q2easymcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
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By reducing the selling price of an article by ₹, a profit of turns into a loss of . The original selling price of the article (in ₹) is:
Q3mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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By selling a hair oil product for ₹336, the gain is 12%. If the gain is reduced to 9%, find the resultant selling price (in ₹).
Q4mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A dealer sells an article at ₹850 after offering a cash discount of 15% on its marked price. Without discount, he would have earned a profit of 25%. What is the cost price of the article (in ₹)?
Q5mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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To gain after allowing a discount of , by what percent must the marked price be hiked from the cost price?
Q6mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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A person sold a horse at a gain of . Had he bought it for less and sold it for less, he would have made a profit of . The cost price of the horse was :
Q7mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2018 Higher Secondary Level2026
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एक व्यक्ति एक वस्तु को प्रा रंभिरं भिक मूल्य पर 20% ला भ के सा थ 360 रुपये में बेचता है। वस्तु का क्रय मूल्य क्या था ?
Q8easymcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
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By selling a wall clock for ₹3,034, a shopkeeper loses 18%. If he wishes to make a profit of 18%, what should be the selling price (in ₹) of the clock?
Q9mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
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A shopkeeper sold an item at 20% gain. Had he bought it ₹50 cheaper and sold it at the same price, he would have gained 25%. Find the cost price of the item (in ₹).
Q10mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2018 Higher Secondary Level2026
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एक व्यक्ति ने प्रा रंभिरं भिक मूल्य पर 20% की हा नि पर 200 रुपये में एक बैग बेचा । बैग का क्रय मूल्य क्या था ?
Q11mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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A vendor buys pens for ₹ and sells them at for ₹. How many pens should be bought and sold to earn a profit of ₹?
Q12mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePrepp2026
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Ramitra purchased raw materials at a certain price for manufacturing a product. However, due to a shortage of workers, of the raw material could not be used and went to waste. of the cost of the used raw material was added as manufacturing cost. If Ramitra can sell her product to earn an overall profit of after allowing a discount of , then the marked price of the product was how many times the total cost of the raw material purchased?
Q13mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePrepp2026
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The cost price of 36 articles is equal to the selling price of articles. If the profit is , then find the value of .
Q14mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam Practice2026
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By selling a table for ₹, a trader gains . Find the cost price of the table.
Q15mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
Rajesh made a profit of 14% when he sold a raincoat for ₹7,980. Find the cost price of the raincoat.
Q16mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePrepp2026
A merchant bought two watches for ₹ each. He sold one watch at a loss of . At what price (in ₹) should he sell the other watch to earn a profit of overall?
Q17mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC GD Constable2026
A person sold an item for Rs. 4,608 and earned a profit of 28%. What is the cost price of the item?
Q18easymcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
The selling price of 80 items is equal to the cost price of 72 items. What is the percentage of loss incurred in the transaction?
Q19mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A man sold an article for Rs. 644 gaining
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rd of his outlay. Find the cost price of the article.
Q20mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A person bought bananas at 6 for ₹12 and sold them at 8for₹10. Find his gain or loss percentage?
Q21mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exams2026
A shopkeeper expects a gain of 36% on his cost price. If in a month, his sale was ₹6,14,856, then what was his profit (in ₹)?
Q22mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 2,100 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1,460. At what price should the article be sold to make 20% profit?
Q23mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
By selling a mobile phone for ₹23,856, Ramesh gains 20%. If he sells it for ₹20,580, find his gain or loss percentage (correct to two places of decimals).
Q24mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The cost price of 120 bags is ₹ 15 each. 40 of them were sold for ₹ 18 each. At what price should the remaining be sold in order to get an overall profit of ₹ 4 per bag?
Q25mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
Suresh sells a pen at ₹ 120 for
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Q26mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePrepp2026
Aarav owns a watch worth ₹ . He sells it to Bhavin at a profit of . After some days, Bhavin sells it back to Aarav at a loss. Find the percentage profit or loss faced by Aarav over the entire transaction.
Q27mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The cost price of 10 apples is equal to the selling price of 20 apples. Find the loss or gain percentage.
Q28mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeUP Police Constable Re-Exam2026
A used two-wheeler-dealer sells a scooter for and makes some loss. If he had sold it for , his profit would have been double of his loss. What was the cost price of the scooter?
Q29mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The percentage profit earned by selling an article for ₹1,910 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for ₹1,690. At what price (in ₹) should the article be sold to make a 12% profit?
Q30mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
Reena makes a profit of 20% by selling pens at a certain price. If she charges ₹5 more on each pen, she will gain 40%. The initial selling price of one pen was:
Q31hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
A dealer buys an article listed at ₹250 and gets successive discounts of 12% and 16%. He spends 10% of the cost price on transportation. At what price should he sell the article to earn a profit of 25%? (Correct to two places of decimal)
Q32easymcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
Sukrit purchased an item for ₹650 and sold it at a profit of 26%. At what price (in ₹) did Sukrit sell the item?
Q33mediummcqNumerical AbilityUP Police Constable2026
The difference between a gain of 15% and a loss of 9% is ₹ 768. What is the cost price of the item under consideration here?
Q34easymcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
By selling a car for , Mr. Rao lost . Then the cost price of the car is:
Q35hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The provided pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of the expenditure incurred in publishing a book. Study the pie-chart and answer the question based on it.

If the marked price of a book is set at above the cost price, and the marked price is , what is the cost of the paper used in one copy of the book?
Q36mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A used two-wheeler-dealer sells a scooter for and makes some loss. If he had sold it for , his profit would have been double of his loss. What was the cost price of the scooter?
Q37mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeUP Police Constable Re-Exam2026
By selling a car for , Mr. Rao lost . Then the cost price of the car is:
Q38mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeUP Police Constable Re-Exam2026
A manufacturer undertakes to supply of a particular component at per piece. According to his estimates, even if components fail to pass the quality test, then he will make a profit of . However, as it turned out, of the components were rejected. Then what is the loss to the manufacturer?

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