List of top General Aptitude Questions on Profit and Loss asked in CUET (UG)

Ram purchased a watch at a cost of \( \left(\frac{9}{10}\right)^{th} \) of the original cost and sold at 8% more than the original cost. His profit/loss is
A company produces 5 products: P, Q, R, S, and T. The profit margins (in %) are: P-10%, Q-15%, R-20%, S-5%, T-25%. If the company earns a total profit of ₹21,20,000 from equal sales (₹21,00,000) of each product, what is the average profit percentage across all products?
An article is sold for Rs 1440 after allowing a discount of 10%. If the profit made is 20%, find the cost price.

A shopkeeper marks an item 40 % above its cost price. He offers two successive discounts of 10 % and 20 % on the marked price. If the selling price is 504 rupees, what is the cost price of the item?

A company's profit increased by 20% in 2022 compared to 2021. If the profit in 2021 was ₹15 lakh, and expenses increased by ₹2 lakh in 2022 while income increased by ₹5 lakh, what was the profit in 2022?
A man buys a watch for Rupee1,200 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price?
If the selling price of 75 articles is equal to the cost price of 90 articles, then find the gain percentage.
A shopkeeper buys an item for ₹2600 and sells it at a 25%profit. What is the selling price?

A shopkeeper buys an item for Rs 2000 and marks it up by 50% to set the marked price. He then offers a 20% discount on the marked price. What is the profit earned by the shopkeeper?

A shopkeeper buys an item for 2000 and marks it up by 50% to set the marked price. He then offers a 20% discount on the marked price. What is the profit earned by the shopkeeper?

A certain sum becomes 2356 in 3 years and 2660 in 5 years on simple interest. What is the value of the sum?
Ankit and Raju decided to start a business and they invested Rs. 5500 and Rs. 6500 respectively. After 11 months, the difference between their profits is Rs. 680. Find the total profit.
A shopkeeper earned a profit (in Rs.) by selling an item, which is three times the discount offered (in Rs.). If the discount offered is 6.25%, what is his profit percentage?
An item is sold for 504 after allowing a 20% discount. If the shopkeeper gains 5%, then the cost price of the item is: