Question
A Washing Machine was sold with two successive discounts of 12% and 20%. If it had been sold with a single discount of 32%, there would have been a loss of Rs.192. Calculate the original cost price of the Washing Machine if it was marked up by Rs.1640 above the cost price.
More Profit and loss Questions
- A trader marked an article 20% above its cost price and sold it after allowing a discount of 15%. If the transaction resulted in a profit of Rs. 22, then f...
- A started a retail business by investing Rs.50,000. After five months B joined him with a capital of Rs.60,000. After 2 years, they earned a profit of Rs.4...
- A wholesaler buys 200 packets of biscuits for ₹15,000. During transportation, 15% of the packets get damaged and cannot be sold. If he wants to make a prof...
- Aarav bought a device for Rs. 2800 and spent some money on installation. He marked up the price by 25%, gave a Rs. 320 discount, and still earned a 15% pro...
- A trader pretends to sell sugar at cost price but uses a weight of 'X' grams instead of 1,000 grams. If the profit percentage earned is (300/17)%, then wha...
- A merchant bought two items: a mixer and a juicer for Rs. 9,500. He sold the mixer at a profit of 30% and the juicer at a loss of 20%. Determine the cost p...
- A seller marked his article 80% above the cost price and sold it after offering two successive discounts of 60% and 20% respectively. In the whole transact...
- Articles 'A' and 'B' are marked (m + n - 9) % and (4m - 8)% respectively, over their respective cost price. Cost price of 'A' is Rs. (100n(m + 2)), which i...
- A shopkeeper bought an article for Rs. 250. He sold it at profit 20% after allowing a discount of 20%. If instead he had sold it at 12% discount, then find...
- The average cost price of two items is Rs. 750. The first item is sold at a 15% profit, and the second item is sold at a 20% loss. Given that the combined ...
Relevant for Exams:
Hey! Ask a query
Please enter email id
The email must be a valid email address.
Please enter Mobile Number
Please enter valid Mobile Number
Please enter your Doubt
Think You're Ready for RBI Grade B?
RBI Grade B 2026 Phase 1 Memory Based Paper
- 200 Questions with Detailed Solutions
- Section-wise Coverage (GA, English, Quant & Reasoning)