GRE Exam Numerical Ability Profit and Loss

a merchant marks his goods in such a way that the profit on sale of 50 articles is equal to sellingprice of 25 articles what is his profit margin?

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100%

50sp-50cp=25sp
25sp=50cp
sp=2cp

proft%= sp-cp/cp *100

= 2cp-cp/cp *100
=100
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