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81. The owner of a furniture shop charges his customers 155 more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs.9039 for a sofa set, then what is the cost price of the sofa set?
A. Rs.7680 B. Rs.7860
C. Rs.7880 D. Rs.7660
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82. 20% of the total cost of a plot with an area of  395 sq.ft. is Rs.78210. What is the rate of per sq.ft. of the plot?
A. Rs.1020   B. Rs.999
C. Rs.990 D. Rs.995
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83. A shopkeeper gave an additional 40% discount on the reduced price after giving 25% standard concession on that item, if a perason bought that item faaor Rs.1260, what is the original price of the item?
A. Rs.2400 B. Rs.2800
C. Rs.3200 D. Rs.2000
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84. A shopkeeper sold an item at Rs.1008 after giving a discount of 25% on the labeled price. Had he not given the discount he would have earned a profit of 40% on the cost price. What is the cost price of the item?
A. Rs.840 B. Rs.900
C. Rs.940  D. Rs.960
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85. 20 apples were bought for a rupee. Approximately how many apples must be sold for a rupee to gain a profit of 30%?
A. 12  B. 10 
C. 15
 D. 20 
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86. A boy purchases 20 pens for Rs.15 and sells 15 pens for Rs.20. How much profit does he get?
A. 33 1/3% B. 47 2/3%
C. 77 7/9% D. 66 2/3%
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87. On selling  an item for Rs.1056 a person gain 20%. In order to gain 45% what be the increase in its selling price?
A. Rs.180 B. Rs. 220
C. Rs.360 D. Rs.310
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88. The cost of 17 kg of rice is Rs.374. The cost of 22 kg of atta is Rs.352 and the cost of 14 kg of pulse is Rs.770. What will be the total cost of 26 kg of rice, 30 kg of atta and 18 kg of pulse?
A. Rs.2012 B. Rs.2032
C. Rs.2022 D. Rs.2042
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89. A shopkeeper sold a TV at 18% discount on print rate. If the customer paid Rs.8856 for the TV and the printed price is 20% more than its cost price, what is the cost price of the TV?
A. Rs.10500 B. Rs.9500
C. Rs. 9000 D. Rs.8400
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90. An electrician bought an old fan for Rs.420 and spent 25% of it on repairing. If he wants to make a profit of Rs.126, what percentage of the cost price should be added to it?
A. 35%   B. 45%
C. 55% D. 60%
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