Syntel Company Numerical Ability Profit and Loss

A shopkeeper buys scientific calculators in bulk for $15 each. He sells them for $40 each.
Calculate the profit on each calculator in dollars, and as a percentage of the cost price.

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profit =40$-15$=25
then cost %= (gain*100)/c.p
= 25*100/15
=16.667%
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