Model Aptitude questions & answers for placement


Q.  A man buys 50 pens at marked price of 46 pens from a whole seller. If he sells these pens giving a discount of 1% , what is the profit percent?

a. 5.3 %
b. 7.6 %
c. 10.6 %
d. 12 %


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