question: The purchase price of an article is $48. In order to include 10% of cost for overhead and to provide $12 of net profit, the markup should be
Options:
(A) 15%
(B) 25%
(C) 35%
(D) 40%
(E) 45%
answer: Stream of consciousness: Cost price of article = 48$
% of overhead cost = 10
Net profit = 12 $
We need to calculate % markup
Net profit as % of cost price = (12/48)*100 = 25%
Total markup should be = 25 + 10 = 35% The answer is (C).

q: Express a speed of 720 kmph in meters per second?
Options:
(A) 120 mps
(B) 200 mps
(C) 181 mps
(D) 190 mps
(E) 125 mps
a: Stream of consciousness: 720 * 5/18 = 200 mps The answer is (B).

question: A man purchased 3 blankets @ Rs.100 each, 5 blankets @ Rs.150 each and two blankets at a certain rate which is now slipped off from his memory. But he remembers that the average price of the blankets was Rs.157. Find the unknown rate of two blankets?
Options:
(A) 420
(B) 550
(C) 490
(D) 450
(E) 520
answer: Stream of consciousness: 10 * 157 = 1570
3 * 100 + 5 * 150 = 1050
1570 1050 = 520 The answer is (E).

q: If x is the product of the integers from 1 to 150, inclusive, and 5^y is a factor of x, what is the greatest possible value of y ?
Options:
(A) 30
(B) 34
(C) 36
(D) 37
(E) 39
a: Stream of consciousness: It basically asks for the number of 5s in 150!
150/5 + 150/25 + 150/125 = 30 + 6 + 1. Hence 37 The answer is (D).

question: 70 is increased by 50%. Find the final number.
Options:
(A) 100
(B) 110
(C) 105
(D) 30
(E) 160
answer: Stream of consciousness: Final number = Initial number + 50%(original number) = 70 + 50%(70) = 70 + 35 = 105. The answer is (C).

question: Sukhbir is taller than Randhir but not as tall as Ajit. If Manoj is taller than Nitin, who is shorter than Ajit, then who among them is the shortest?
Options:
(A) Nitin
(B) Sukhbir
(C) Manoj
(D) Data inadequate
(E) None of these
answer:
Stream of consciousness: Data Inadequate. As No relation is given among Randhir and Nitin. The answer is (D).