Profit & Loss for IBPS PO 2026: FREE Practice PDF & Live Quiz

Q1. By selling 15 articles, a shopkeeper earns a profit equal to the selling price of 5 articles. What is the profit percentage?

Q2. A merchant marks an article 20% above the cost price and allows a discount of 20% on it. Find his profit or loss percentage.

Q3. A trader bought two articles at the same price. He sold the first at 45% profit. The loss on selling the second article was 1/3rd of the profit on the first. Find the overall profit percentage.

Q4. A person sells an article for Rs. 660 at a loss of 25%. At what price should he sell to gain 20%?

Q5. An article is marked 55% above the cost price and sold after giving a discount of 30%. If the profit earned is Rs. 51, find the selling price if a profit of 40% is desired.

Q6. The profit earned by selling an article for Rs. 7,200 is equal to the loss when it is sold for Rs. 5,600. Find the cost price.

Q7. A shopkeeper purchased 200 bulbs for Rs. 10 each. However, 5 bulbs were fused and could not be sold. At what price per bulb must he sell the rest to earn a profit of 10%?

Q8. By selling an article for Rs. 4,500, a loss of 10% is incurred. What should be the selling price to gain 25%?

Q9. A dealer buys a clock for Rs. 600 and marks it at 40% above the cost price. He allows a discount of 20% on the marked price. Find the selling price.

Q10. A shopkeeper marks an article 30% above the cost price and allows two successive discounts of 15% and 10%. Find the overall profit or loss percentage.

Q11. If there is a profit of 25% on the cost price, what is the profit percentage calculated on the selling price?

Q12. Two thirds of a consignment was sold at 6% profit and the rest at 3% loss. If the total profit was Rs. 540, find the total value of the consignment.

Q13. A shopkeeper marks an article 50% above the cost price and gives two successive discounts of 10% and 20%. Find the profit or loss percentage.

Q14. A person bought two articles for Rs. 5,400 total. He sold the first at 25% profit and the second at 20% loss. If he made neither profit nor loss overall, find the cost price of the first article.

Q15. An article is marked at Rs. 2,400. Two successive discounts of 10% and 15% are given. Find the final selling price.

Q16. A shopkeeper bought two articles A and B. He gained 20% on A and 15% on B. The selling price of A is Rs. 360 and that of B is Rs. 345. At what combined price must he sell both to gain 30% overall?

Q17. The cost price of 20 pens is equal to the selling price of 16 pens. Find the profit percentage.

Q18. On selling 50 articles, a shopkeeper gains the selling price of 10 articles. Find the profit percentage.

Q19. A shopkeeper earns a 15% profit by selling an article for Rs. 1,150. What is the cost price of the article?

Q20. An article is sold for Rs. 2,160 at a profit of 8%. Find the cost price.

Q21. By selling a watch for Rs. 5,040, a shopkeeper incurs a loss of 16%. At what price should he sell the watch to gain a profit of 10%?

Q22. A dealer sells an article at a gain of 20%. Had he sold it for Rs. 36 more, he would have gained 24%. Find the cost price.

Q23. A shopkeeper sold two items for Rs. 3,000 each. On one he gained 20% and on the other he lost 20%. Find the total loss or profit.

Q24. A shopkeeper sold an item at a profit of 25%. If he had reduced the price by Rs. 750, he would have incurred a loss of 5%. Find the cost price of the item.

Q25. A merchant sold a chair for Rs. 1,680 and earned a profit of 12%. What was the cost price of the chair?

Q26. What single discount is equivalent to successive discounts of 30% and 20%?

Q27. A shopkeeper claims to sell goods at cost price but uses a weight of 800g instead of 1,000g. Find the actual profit percentage.

Q28. An article costs Rs. 4,000. A shopkeeper marks it up by 30% and then gives a discount. If the net profit is 4%, what is the discount percentage on the marked price?

Q29. A trader offers two successive discounts of 20% and 25% on a laptop. What is the effective discount percentage?

Q30. The ratio of cost price to selling price is 5 : 9. The discount offered is 30%. Find the marked price if the cost price is Rs. 350.