1An American businessman exchanged American dollars worth Rs. 12,40,000 at the rate $1 = Rs. 124. After a week the Nepali currency was inflated by 10%, and at that time he exchanged the dollars into Nepali currency. How much profit or loss did he make?
2A businessman exchanged Rs. 7,20,000 at the rate 1 Thai Baht = Rs. 3.60 to buy goods from Thailand. After a day the Nepali currency was deflated by 5%. Because of difficult circumstances in the country he decided not to buy the goods, and at that time he exchanged the Thai Baht back into Nepali currency. How much profit or loss did he make?
3A Nepali visiting the UAE bought a 75 inch branded television for 10,000 Dirhams. The exchange rate that day was 1 UAE Dirham = Rs. 34.50. He paid 20% customs duty and 13% VAT. His relative wishes to buy it. At what price should he sell it to break even?
4A good sold for Indian rupees 21,600 gains a 20% profit. For how many Nepalese rupees should it be sold to gain a 25% profit? (IC 100 = NRs. 160)
5A Nepali who does business in Australia came to Nepal for household work. On returning he took 500 pashmina shawls, bought at Rs. 3,500 each, to Australia after paying 5% export tax. He paid 30 Australian dollars for transport from the airport to his home. He sold the shawls at 80 Australian dollars each. Find his profit or loss percent. (1 Australian dollar = Rs. 88.50)
6The Nepal Airlines fare from Kathmandu to Bangkok is Rs. 28,000. If the same ticket can be bought in Thailand for 8,000 Thai Baht, from which place is it cheaper to buy, and by what percentage? (1 Thai Baht = Rs. 3.50)
7Ram exchanged some Nepali rupees for American dollars at $1 = Rs. 110. After 5 days the Nepali currency was devalued against the American dollar by 10%, and he made a profit of Rs. 33,000 by exchanging the same dollars into Nepali currency again. What is meant by the exchange rate of a currency?
8In Ram's problem above, how many Nepali rupees equal one American dollar after the devaluation of the Nepali currency?
9How many Nepali rupees did Ram exchange for American dollars at first?
10How much profit or loss would Ram have made if the Nepali rupee had been revalued by 10% instead of devalued by 10%?
11Anish returned to Nepal from the United Arab Emirates after 5 years. He exchanged the 60,000 UAE Dirhams he had earned into Nepali rupees at 1 Dirham = Rs. 34.83. Which body of government decides the exchange rate of currency in our country?
12How many Nepali rupees did Anish receive by exchanging 60,000 UAE Dirhams?
13Why does a person holding foreign currency gain when the rupee is devalued?
14Suman changed Rs. 5,00,000 into pounds at £1 = Rs. 160. A few days later the rupee was revalued by 5%, and she changed all the pounds back into rupees. Find her profit or loss.
15An exporter buys 200 carpets at Rs. 25,000 each and pays 4% export tax. For how many euros should he sell all the carpets to make a 25% profit? (\( \text{€}1 = \text{Rs. } 130 \))