A. 33 1/3 %
B. 11 1/9 %
C. 9 1/11 %
D. 66 2/3 %
Explanation:
Let original price = Rs. 100.
Reduced Price = Rs. 75.
Increase on Rs. 75 = Rs. 25
Increase on 100 = (25/75 x 100) % = 33 1/3 %
Related Mcqs:
- The price of an article has been reduced by 25%. In order to restore the original price the new price must be increased by________?
A. 33 1/3 %
B. 9 1/11 %
C. 11 1/9 %
D. 66 2/3 %
E. None - The Price of an article is cut by 10%. To restore it to the former value, the new price must be increased by_______?
A. 10 %
B. 9 1/11 %
C. 11 1/9 %
D. 11% - There is a 30% increase in the price of an article in the first year, a 20% decrease in the second year and a 10% increase in the next year. If the final price of the article is Rs. 2288, then what was the price of the article initially?
A. Rs. 1500
B. Rs. 1800
C. Rs. 2000
D. Rs. 2400
E. None of these - 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 - At what price must an article costing Rs.47.50 be marked in order that after deducting 5% from the list price. It may be sold at a profit of 25% on the cost price?
A. Rs.62.50
B. Rs.72.50
C. Rs.75.00
D. Rs.80.00 - The ratio between the sale price and the cost price of an article is 7:5. What is the ratio between the profit and the cost price of that article?
A. 2:7
B. 5:2
C. 7:2
D. Data inadequate
E. None of these - Masood’s salary is reduced by 10% and then reduced salary is increased by 10%. Find ,how many percentage his present salary is less as compared to his previous salary?
A. Nothing
B. 10%
C. 1%
D. 5% - 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 - 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?
A. Rs. 15000
B. Rs. 16200
C. Rs. 14700
D. Rs. 15900
E. None of these - 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