Ghafoor went to the stationers and bought things worth Rs. 25, out of which 30 paise went on sales tax on taxable purchases. If the tax rate was 6%, then what was the cost of the tax free items?

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1. A bag contains a total of 93 coins in the form of one rupee and 50 paise coins. If the total value of coins in the bag is Rs.56, find the number of 50 paise coins in the bag?

   A. 60
   B. 56
   C. 64
   D. 74
   E. None of these

2. The sale price of an article including the sales tax is Rs. 616. The rate of sales tax is 10%. If the shopkeeper has made a profit of 12%, then the cost price of the article is:

   A. Rs. 500
   B. Rs. 515
   C. Rs. 550
   D. Rs. 600

3. A salesman’s terms were changed from a flat commission of 5% on all his sales to a fixed salary of Rs.1000 plus 2.5% commission on all sales exceeding Rs. 4,000. If his remuneration as per new scheme was Rs. 600 more than that by the previous schema, his sales were worth?

   A. Rs. 14,000
   B. Rs. 12,000
   C. Rs. 30,000
   D. Rs. 40,000

4. If Ahmed purchases a Watch for Rs 600 and pays 15% sales tax, the total amount spent on purchase is?

   A. 660
   B. 670
   C. 680
   D. 690
   E. 700

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5. Ramees buys good worth Rs. 6650. He gets a rebate of 6% on it. After getting the rebate, he pays sales tax @ 10%. Find the amount he will have to pay for the goods.

   A. Rs. 6876.10
   B. Rs. 6999.20
   C. Rs. 6654
   D. Rs. 7000

6. A person bought an article and sold it at a loss of 10%. If he had bought it for 20% less and sold it for Rs.75 less, he could have gained 25%. What is the cost price?

   A. Rs.250
   B. Rs.225
   C. Rs.275
   D. Rs.200

7. A bag contains 50 paise, 1 rupee and 2 rupee coins in the ratio 2:5:8. If the total amount is Rs. 352, find the total number of coins in the bag.

   A. 160
   B. 200
   C. 250
   D. 240

8. A trader bought a car at 20% discount on its original price. He sold it at a 40% increase on the price he bought it. What percent of profit did he make on the original price?

   A. 10%
   B. 11%
   C. 12%
   D. 15%

9. A person bought an article and sold it at a loss of 10 % if he had bought it for 20 % less and sold it for Rs. 55 more he would have had a profit of 40 %. The C.P of the article is:

   A. Rs. 200
   B. Rs. 225
   C. Rs. 250
   D. None of these

10. Tarun bought a T.V with 20% discount on the labelled price. Had he bought it with 25% discount? He would have saved Rs. 500. At what price did he buy the T.V?

    A. Rs. 5000
    B. Rs. 10000
    C. Rs. 12000
    D. Rs. 16000