Averages, Percentages, Profit Loss and Interest

MBA CAT 2022
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a motorist uses 12% of his total fuel to cover 18% of his total journey for non-city driving conditions.he knows that he has to cover another 24% of his total journey in non-city driving conditions.what should be the percentage decrease in his fuel efficiency,for city driving over non- city driving,so that he just completes his entire journey without a refill?pl. provide sol. also.

  • 25%
  • 30%
  • 46%
  • 32%

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122

in an election of 3 candidates a,b,c, a gets 50% more votes than b.he also beats c by 2,40,000 votes.c beats b by 5 percentage points.find the no. of votes polled?pl. provide sol. also.

  • 17,60,000
  • 28,00,000
  • 26,40,000
  • 30,72,000

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123

fresh grapes contains 90% water by weight where as dry grapes contains 20% water by weight.ram buys 64 kg of fresh grapes for rupees 160.at what price should ram sell the dry grapes to get a profit of 20%?pl. provide sol. also.

  • 36
  • 40
  • 30
  • 24

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124

the factory equipment cost a certain factory rupees 5,00,000.if the equipment depreciates 15% in value in the first year ,13.5%in the next year,12% in the next year and so on.what will be its value at the end of 10 years(all percentages applying to the original cost if equipment)?pl. provide sol. also.

  • 84,500
  • 82,500
  • 87,500
  • 90,000

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125

a company manufactures a car by spending some .this car is sold to to the showroom at 20% profit.this showroom sells it to ramu,a customer by making 15% profit.after a year,ramu sells the car to a second hand dealer at 30% loss who in turn sells it to to another customer shamu at 5% profit margin for rupees 1,01,430.how much does the company spend for manufacturing the car?p. provide sol.also.

126

a person has the option of choosing any 4 of different brands of shoes in a shoe shop.bata shoes have a discount of 20% and an additional 15% on cash purchase on a price tag of 400.woodlands shoes have a 38%discount on its price tag of 450.action shoes list a price tag of 420 and give a double discount of 10% and 155 while addidas shoes offer a discount of 10% of cash purchase for marked price of 430.if all purchases atre made using credit card,then which shoe does the person buy given that he buy the cheapest shoe?pl. provide sol. also.

127

ramu manufactures ceremic cups.on any day ramu manufactures as much cups as the price per cup.everyday ramu sells all of his cups at a profit of rupees 10 per cup.if at the end of the day he makes a profit of 5%,then how much profit did he make by the end of everyday?pl. provide sol. also

  • 2000
  • 3000
  • 1000
  • 1500

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128

ramu manufactures ceremic cups.on any day ramu manufactures as much cups as the price per cup.everyday ramu sells all of his cups at a profit of rupees 10 per cup.if at the end of the day he makes a profit of 5%,then how much profit did he make by the end of everyday?pl. provide sol. also

129

a person buys some tomatoes at 5 for a rupeeand an equal number at 25 np each.he sells them at a rate of 9 for rupees 2 but incur a loss of rupees 5 in the transaction.how many tomatoes did the person purchase?pl. provide sol. also.

  • 1200
  • 900
  • 1500
  • 1800

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130

X,Y,Z invest, in a partnership.the amount that each of them invest is in the ratio of x:y:z and their profits are in the ratio of z:y:x,the ratio of their period of investments is?pl. provide sol. also.

  • xy:yz:zx
  • z^2:zx:x^2
  • x^2:xz:z^2
  • x^2:y^2:z^2

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131

the capitals of 4 partners a,b,c,d are in the ratio of 7:8:6:5.a's and c's capitals are there in the business for the entire year.if each partner kept his money invested in the business for a period which is more than 6 months and b and d together get 111/267 of the total profit ,then for how many months is d's capital invested?pl. provide sol. also.

  • 11
  • 9
  • 7
  • cannot be determined

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132

ram purchased a car for rupees 100000.the car needed painting and repairing after sometime .so ram sold the car to his friend at a 10% loss.the friend spent rupees 5000 on repairs and sold it to a used car dealer at a 5% profit over his entire investment on the car.the dealer spent 2000 on painting.ram purchased the car again from the dealer who made a profit of 15% on his entire investment on the car.if ram himself had done the painting and repairs.how much would he have saved on the car(assume painting and repair costs are the same).pl. provide sol. also.

  • 11030
  • 20012.5
  • 17012.5
  • 11880

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133
In the Sunday bazzar, Jamuna sells her lemons at Rs. 0.50 for two. Her neighbor Seema has a little smaller lemons; she sells hers at Rs. 0.50 for three. After a while, when both ladies have the same number of lemons left, Seema is called away. She asks her neighbor to take care of her goods. To make things simple, Jamuna puts all lemons in one big pile, and starts selling five lemons per one rupee. When Seema returns, at the end of the day, all lemons have been sold. But when they start dividing the money, there appears to be a shortage of Rs. 3.50. Supposing they divide the money equally, how much does Jamuna lose with deal?
a. Rs. 10.50
b. Rs. 11.50
c. Rs. 42.00
d. Rs. 52.50
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134

Average cost of 5 apples and 4 mangoes is Rs.36. The average cost of 7 apples and 8 mangoes is Rs.48. Find the total cost of 24 apples and 24 mangoes.

  • Rs.2088
  • Rs.324
  • Rs.720
  • Rs.1044

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135

In a class, the number of boys are less than the number of girls by 6% of the total strength. The ratio of boys to girls is ??

  • 28 : 25
  • 23 : 27
  • 47 : 53
  • 53 : 47

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136
The cost of papering the four walls of a room is Rs. 48. Each one of the length, breadth and height of another room is double that of this room. The cost of papering the walls of this new room is

137

Test Question

  • 1
  • 2

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138
A man borrows 6000 at 5% interest, on reducing balance, at the start of the year. If he repays 1200 at the end of each year, find the amount of loan outstanding, in , at the beginning
of the third year. is the ANSWER 5100 PLEASE CONFORM
139

Mark got a discount of 30% on a movie ticket. When the price of the movie ticket increased by 50% , the amount of discount in dollars remained the same. What is the percent discount that he received on new ticket price?

140

In an examination ,80% student passed in physics ,70% in chemistry while 15% failed in both the subject.if 325 students passed in both the subjects.Find the total no. of student who appeared in the examination.

  • 300
  • 400
  • 500
  • 600

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