CAT (QA) PYQs

A merchant purchases a cloth at a rate of Rs. $100$ per meter and receives $5 \mathrm{~cm}$ length of cloth free for every $100 \mathrm{~cm}$ length of cloth purchased by him. He sells the same cloth at a rate of Rs. $110$ per meter but cheats his customers by giving $95 \mathrm{~cm}$ length of cloth for every $100 \mathrm{~cm}$ length of cloth purchased by the customers. If the merchant provides a $5 \%$ discount, the resulting profit earned by him is

If a seller gives a discount of $15 \%$ on retail price, she still makes a profit of $2 \%$. Which of the following ensures that she makes a profit of $20\%$?

A shopkeeper sells two tables, each procured at cost price $p$, to Amal and Asim at a profit of $20\%$ and at a loss of $20\%$, respectively. Amal sells his table to Bimal at a profit of $30\%$, while Asim sells his table to Barun at a loss of $30\%$. If the amounts paid by Bimal and Barun are $x$ and $y$, respectively, then $(x -y) / p$ equals