A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price, but he uses a weight of 800 grams for 1 kg. What is his actual profit percentage? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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A dishonest dealer professes to sell his goods at cost price, but he uses a weight of 800 grams for 1 kg. What is his actual profit percentage?
A. 33.33%
B. 30%
C. 25%
D. 20%
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
He gives 800 grams but charges for 1000 grams. Profit = 1000 - 800 = 200 grams. Profit percentage = (200 / 800) * 100 = 25%.
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Question #1
An article is sold at a profit of 15%. If the selling price is doubled, what will be the new profit percentage?
A. 230%
B. 130%
C. 30%
D. 115%
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Let CP = 100. Original SP = 115. New SP = 230. New Profit = 230 - 100 = 130. New Profit % = 130%.
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Question #2
A man buys goods worth Rs. 6000. He sells one-third of them at a 10% profit. At what profit percentage must he sell the remaining goods to achieve an overall profit of 20%?
A. 30%
B. 20%
C. 35%
D. 25%
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Total Cost Price = 6000. Desired Selling Price for 20% profit = 6000 * 1.20 = 7200. Cost Price of one-third = 2000. Selling Price of this part = 2000 * 1.10 = 2200. Remaining Cost Price = 4000. Required Selling Price for remaining = 7200 - 2200 = 5000. Profit on remaining = 5000 - 4000 = 1000. Profit percentage = (1000 / 4000) * 100 = 25%.
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Question #3
The percentage of profit when an article is sold for Rs. 78 is twice than when it is sold for Rs. 69. The cost price of the article is:
A. Rs. 49
B. Rs. 57
C. Rs. 60
D. Rs. 51
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Let CP = x. Profit at 78 = 78 - x. Profit at 69 = 69 - x. Given: 78 - x = 2(69 - x). 78 - x = 138 - 2x. x = 138 - 78 = 60.
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