Syntel Company Numerical Ability Profit and Loss

A dealer buys a table listed at Rs. 600 and gets successive discount of 10% and 20 %. What is his profit or loss percent if he sells at Rs. 540.
a) 25%
b) 20 %
c) 15 %
d) 17 1/2 %

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discount=m+n-mn/100=10+20-200/100=28,
28% of 600=168,
600-168=432rs
now,
S.P=540 and C.P=432,
C.P=(100/(100+Gain%))*S.P
Gain%+100=(540*100)/432
Gain%= 125-100= 25%
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