CET Profit and Loss Questions with Solutions – Page 2
All 29 Profit and Loss questions from MBA CET 2025 and 2026 papers. Tap Show answer, or open the detailed solution (free login). Page 2 of 6.
A dishonest shopkeeper uses a 900 gram weight instead of a 1 kilogram weight. He sells goods per kilogram at the same price at which he buys one kilogram. What is his profit percentage?
- 10%
- 11 (1/9)%
- 12 (1/2)%
- 15%
- 9 %
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Answer: B. 11 (1/9)%
A person sold an article for ₹3600 and got a profit of 20%. Had he sold the article for ₹3150, how much profit would he have got?
- 4 %
- 5 %
- 6 %
- 7 %
- 8 %
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Answer: B. 5 %
By selling 12 oranges for a rupee, a man loses 20%. How many for a rupee should he sell to gain 20%?
- 8
- 10
- 15
- 16
- 9
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Answer: A. 8
A man bought an article and sold it at a gain of 5%. If he had bought it at 5% less and sold it for Rs. 1 less, he would have made a profit of 10%. The cost price of the article is:
- Rs. 100
- Rs. 150
- Rs. 200
- Rs. 250
- Rs. 300
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Answer: C. Rs. 200
A sells an article to B at a profit of 20%.
B sells it to C at a profit of 25%.
C sells it to D at a loss of 10%.
D sells it back to A at a profit of 12½%.
If A finally pays ₹486 to get back the article, what was the original cost price of the article for A?
- ₹300
- ₹320
- ₹360
- ₹400
- ₹450
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Answer: B. ₹320