By selling a pen for Rs. 15, a man loses one-sixteenth of what it costs him. The cost price of the pen is a. `R s .16` b. `R s .18` c. `R s .20` d. `R s .21`

On selling a pen for Rs 100, a shopkeeper gains Rs 15. The cost price of the pen is (a) Rs 115 (b) Rs 85 (c) Rs 70 (d) Rs 130

A bookseller sells a book at a profit of 10%. If he had bought it at 4% less and sold it for Rs. 6 more, he would have gained 18 3/4% . The cost price of the book is R s .130 b. R s .140 c. R s .150 d. R s .160

When an article is sold for 116, the profit percent is thrice as much as when it is sold for Rs.92. The cost price of the article is R s .68 b. R s .78 c. R s .72 d. R sdot 80

By selling 90 pens for Rs. 80 a man loses 20%. What should be the selling price (in Rs.) of 90 pens for 20% profit?

5 kg of tea and 8kg of sugar together cost Rs. 172. The price of tea has risen by 20% and that sugar by 10%. Hence the same quantities of tea and sugar now cost Rs. 199.20. What is the original price of tea per kg? R s .16 b. R s .18 c. R s .19 d. R s .20

A departmental store receives a shipment of 1000 pens, for which it pays Rs. 9000. The store, sells the pens at a price 80 percent above cost for one month, after which it reduces the price of the pens to 20 percent above cost. The store, sells 75 percent of the pens during the first month and percent of the 50. remaining pens afterwards. How, mach gross income did the sales of the pens generate? R s .10000 b. R s .10800 c. R s .12150 d. R s .13500

The labelled price of cupboard is Rs. 6500. The shopkeeper sold it by giving 5% discount on the labelled price and earned a profit of 15%. What approximately is the cost price of the cupboard? a. R s .5000 b. R s .5350 c. R s .5600 d. R s .5800 e. R s .6000