Mahad sold an article for Rs. 18000. Had he offered a discount of 10% on the selling price, he would have earned a profit of 8%. What is the cost price of the article?

Related Mcqs:

1. A shopkeeper sold an article offering a discount of 5% and earned a profit of 23.5%. What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered?

   A. 24.5
   B. 28.5
   C. 30
   D. Data inadequate
   E. None of these

2. The percentage profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 1920 is equal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for Rs. 1280. At what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit?

   A. Rs. 2000
   B. Rs. 2200
   C. Rs. 2400
   D. None of these

3. After allowing a discount of 15% on the marked price, the selling price is Rs. 6800 for an article. If it was sold at marked price, there would have been a profit of 60%. The cost price of the article is?

   A. Rs. 6400
   B. Rs. 5600
   C. Rs. 5000
   D. Rs. 4800
   E. None of these

4. Rahat purchased a refrigerator for Rs. 12500 after getting a discount of 20% on the labelled price. He spent Rs. 125 on transport and Rs. 250 on installation. At what price should it be sold so that the profit earned would be 10% if no discount was offered?

   A. Rs. 16500
   B. Rs. 15525
   C. Rs. 17000
   D. Rs. 17600
   E. None of these

5. An article was sold after a discount of 20% and there was a gain of 20%. If the profit made on it was Rs. 6 less than the discount offered on it, find its selling price?

   A. Rs. 72
   B. Rs. 90
   C. Rs. 66
   D. Rs. 96
   E. None of these

6. The profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 832 is equal to the loss incurred when the same article is sold for Rs. 448. What should be the sale price for making 50% profit?

   A. Rs. 920
   B. Rs. 960
   C. Rs. 1060
   D. Rs. 1200

7. A trader marked the selling price of an article at 10% above the cost price. At the time of selling, he allows certain discount and suffers a loss of 1%. He allowed a discount of :

   A. 10 %
   B. 10.5 %
   C. 11 %
   D. 12.5 %

8. Mahad marks an article 15% above the cost price of Rs. 540. What must be his discount percentage if he sells it at Rs. 496.80?

   A. 18%
   B. 21%
   C. 20%
   D. 19%
   E. None of these

9. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?

   A. 30%
   B. 70%
   C. 100%
   D. 250%

10. If an article is sold at 19% profit instead of 12% profit, then the profit would be Rs. 105 more. What is the cost price?

    A. Rs. 1505
    B. Rs. 1510
    C. Rs. 1500
    D. Rs. 1490
    E. None of these