True Discount – Aptitude MCQ Questions – 09 Posted on July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 by admin Question 1A shopkeeper marks the price of an article at Rs. 80. What will be the selling price, if he allows two successive discounts at 5% each = ? A. Rs. 72.20 B. Rs. 72 C. Rs. 85 D. Rs. 7.20 Question 2How much percent more than the cost price should a shopkeeper mark his goods so that after allowing a discount of 25% on the marked price, he gain 20% ? A. 70% B. 50% C. 60% D. 55% Question 3A merchant allows a discount of 10% on marked price for the cash payment. To make a profit of 17%, he must mark his goods higher than their cost price by = ? A. 33% B. 40% C. 27% D. 30% Question 4The total discount on Rs.1860 due after a certain time at 5% is Rs. 60. Find the time after which it is due - A. 9 months B. 10 months C. 7 months D. 8 months Question 5Two successive discounts of 10% and 5%, in this order, are given on a bill of Rs. 110. Find the net amount of money payable to clear the bill (answer to the nearest rupee) = ? A. Rs. 94 B. Rs. 95 C. Rs. 96 D. Rs. 97 Question 6A purchased a dining table marked at Rs. 3000 at a successive discounts of 10% and 15% respectively. He gave Rs. 105 as trans-portion charge and sold it at Rs. 3200. What is his gain percentage ? A. 22*1/3% B. 25% C. 33*1/3% D. 37*17/24% Question 7A single discount of 50% on an article costing Rs. 10000 is better than two successive discounts of 40% and 10% by = ? A. Rs. 400 B. Rs. 1000 C. Rs. 500 D. Rs. 600 Question 8If the discount is equal to one fifth of the marked price and the loss is half the discount, then the percentage of loss is = ? A. 10*1/9% B. 11*1/9% C. 12*1/9% D. 13*1/9% Question 9A shopkeeper purchased a chair marked at Rs. 600 at two successive discounts of 15% and 20% respectively, he spent Rs. 28 on transportation and sold the chair for Rs. 545. His gain percent was = ? A. 25% B. 30% C. 35% D. 20% Question 10For a certain article. If discount is 25% the profit is 25%. If the discount is 10%, then the profit is = ? A. 50% B. 40% C. 30% D. 33*1/3%