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. The price of an article is reduced by 25% but the daily sale of the article is increased by 30%. The net effect on the daily sale receipts is...
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- 2.5% loss
If original price=p and Sale=s, then Sale receipt =p*s
With price reduced by 25% ,sale increased by 30%, sale receipt=(75/100)p*(130/100)s=0.975ps
So %net effect on sale receipt=(ps-0.975p)*100/ps=2.5% loss - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- There will be loss by 2.5%
By using successive percentage formula...
-25+30(-25*30)/100 = -2.5% - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- 97.5 % that is decreasend by 2.5%
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- 97.5 % that is decreasend by 2.5%
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