(1). A trader bought a few pens at the rate of 5 per Rs.100 and a second time bought the same number of pens at the rate of 4 per Rs.100. He mixed both the lots and then sold the pens at the rate of 9 per Rs.200. In this business he suffered a loss of Rs.300. The total number of pens he bought was,

• (a). 540
• (b). 545
• (c). 1080
• (d). 1090
• (e). None of these

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(2). What will be the percentage of profit after selling an article at a certain price if there is a loss of 40% when the article is sold at half of the previous selling price?

• (a). 20%
• (b). 10%
• (c). 12%
• (d). 15%
• (e). None of these

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(3). A cloth seller sell a shirt at a profit of 25% and a sweater at a loss of 20% but on the whole he gains Rs.22.50. On the other hand if he sells the shirt at a loss of 20% and the sweater at a profit of 25% then he neither gains nor loss. Find the cost of the shirt?

• (a). 250
• (b). 200
• (c). 100
• (d). 150
• (e). None of these

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(4). What is the maximum percentage discount that a merchant can offer on his Marked Price so that he ends up selling at no profit or loss, if he had initially marked his goods up by 50%?

• (a). 1
• (b). 2
• (c). 3
• (d). 4
• (e). 5

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(5). The percentage loss when an article is sold at Rs.50 is the same as the percentage profit when it is sold for Rs.70. The loss or gain is,

• (a). 1
• (b). 2
• (c). 3
• (d). 4
• (e). 5

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