552. 1. If stoves bought at $36 each are sold at a profit of 81%, what is the gain? 2. What will be the expense of collecting a tax of $1000, allowing 5%? 3. What will a broker receive for selling $600 worth of stock, at % brokerage ? 4. A man having $250 spent $80. What per cent. of his money had he left? 5. If a man sells a building lot that cost $300, at an advance of 166%, what is his gain? 6. of 30% is what per cent. of 72%? Of 144%? Of 180%? 240%? 7. Bought a horse for 20% less than $200, and sold him for 10% more than $200. What per cent. was gained? 8. How many bushels of wheat at $2 a bushel can an agent buy for $2040, and retain 2% on what he expends as his commission ? 9. If by selling land at $150 an acre I lose 25%, how must I sell it to gain 40%? 10. A boy bought bananas for $3 a hundred, and sold them for 5 cents each. What per cent. did he gain? 11. Bought cannel coal at $19 a ton, which was 5% less than the market price. What was the market price? 12. Paid an agent $150, or a commission of 11%, for selling my house. For what sum was the house sold? 13. If an article is sold so as to gain as much as it cost, what per cent. is gained? 14. A merchant tailor sold some linen coats at $1.80 each, which was 331% below the marked price. What was the marked price? 15. A grocer bought 40 gal. of maple syrup at the rate of 4 gal. for $6, and sold it at the rate of 5 gal. for $8. What was his whole gain, and his gain per cent.? 16. How much wheat must a farmer take to mill that he may bring away the flour of 41 bushels, after the miller takes his toll of 10%? 553. 1. After taking out 15% of the grain in a bin, there remained 40 bu. 34 pk. How many bushels were there at first? 2. The net profits of a farm in 2 years were $3485, and the profits the second year were 5% greater than the profits the first year. What were the profits each year? 3. A has 32% more money than B; what per cent. less is B's money than A's? 4. Bought 450 bushels of wheat at $1.25 per bushel, and sold it at $1.40 per bushel. What was the whole gain, and the gain per cent.? 5. A man drew out of the bank of his money, and expended 30% of 50% of this for 728 bu. of wheat, at $1.12 a bushel. What sum had he left in bank? 6. Sold goods to the amount of $47649, at a profit of 16%. Required the cost and the total gain. 7. A broker received $37.50 for selling some uncurrent money, charging 1% brokerage. How much did he sell? 8. If of a farm is sold for what of it cost, what is the gain per cent.? 9. An architect charged 1% for plans and specifications, and 15% for superintending a building that cost $25000. What was the amount of his fee? 10. If a stationer marks his goods 50% above cost, and then deducts 50%, what per cent. does he make or lose? 11. Sold a farm for $14700, and lost 12%. What per cent. should I have gained by selling it for $21000? 12. If an article bought at 20% below the asking price is sold at 16% below that price, what is the rate of gain? 13. A commission merchant sold a consignment of goods for $5250, and charged 31% commission, and 24% for a guaranty. Find the net proceeds. 14. Smith & Jones bought a stock of groceries for $13680. They sold of the entire stock at 15% profit, at 18%, at 20%, and the remainder at 331% profit. What was the whole gain, and the average gain per cent.? 15. Give the marking prices at 25% advance, of the following bill of goods, and the amount when sold at a reduction of 10% from those prices: 1 Gr. gross Clark's Thread, 144 doz., @ 70 50 Gross Buttons, @ 1.00 16. How much would the above bill of goods amoun: to if sold at 51% below a marking price of 15% above cost? 17. What would be the net proceeds of a sale of 18 cwt. 75 lb. of sugar, at $9% per cwt., allowing 24% commission, and $16 for other charges? 18. A broker receives $7125 to invest in cotton, at 111 cents a pound. If his commission is 21%, how many pounds of cotton can he buy? 19. If the sale of potatoes at $.75 a barrel above cost gives a profit of 18%, how much must be added to this price to realize a profit of 311%? 20. An agent in Chicago purchases 1000 bbl. of flour at $6.80, and pays 5 cents a barrel storage for 30 days; also, 3000 bu. of wheat at $1.20. He charges a commission of 14% on the flour, and 1 cent a bushel on the wheat. What sum of money will balance the account, and what is the amount of his commission? 21. An agent in Boston received 28000 lb. of Texas cotton, which he sold at $.12 a pound. He paid $45.86 freight and cartage, and after retaining his commission, he remits his principal $3252.89 as the net proceeds of the sale. What was the rate of his commission? 22. The following bill of goods was sold at auction : 14 bbl. A Sugar, 312 lb., @$.124 that cost $.111 66 Pulv. " @ .221 66 66 .241 @ .071 66 66 .083 1 Sacks Java Coffee, 110 " 184 lb. Codfish, Allowing a commission of 44% for selling, find the entire profit or loss, and the gain or loss per cent. on the whole. 23. A merchant in New York imported 2400 yd. of English cloth, for which he paid in London 10s. sterling a yard, and the total expenses were $255. He sold the cloth for $3.81 a yard, U. S. money. What was his whole gain, and his gain per cent.? 554. SYNOPSIS FOR REVIEW. 1. DEFINITIONS. 2. ELEMENTS. 1. Percentage. 2. Per Cent. 3. Sign 1. How many considered. 3. 510. 1. Principle. 2. Rule. 3. Formula. |