. If on an item a company gives 25% discount, they earn 25% profit. If they now give 10% discount then what is the profit percentage.


(a) 40% (b) 55% (c) 35% (d) 30%

• Let the actual selling price = 100
  selling price after 25% discount = 75
  profit = 25%
  let the cost price is x
  so, x+(25% of x) = 75
  hence x = 60
  .............................
  i.e. cost price is rupees 60
  ...........................
  now the discount is 10%
  hence, the selling price is rupees 90
  so the profit is 50%
  i.e. none of above
  
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(44) No(3)
• Let cost price(cp)=x,sticker price(stp)=y.
  given, discount=25%==>selling price(sp)=75y/100,
  profit=cp*25/100=25x/100,
  ==>sp-cp=25x/100==>75y/100-x=25x/100==>y=5x/3,
  
  If discount=10%, then sp=90y/100.
  Therefore profit%=[(sp-cp)/cp]*100=[(3x/2-x)/x]*100=50%.
  Hence answer is none of the above.
  
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(13) No(6)
• assume rate of a item is 100rs . .
  nw on gvng 25% discount they sold it @ 75rs & earn 25% profit
  nw on gvng 10% discount they sold it @ 90rs
  hence on selling 90rs profit will be (25*90)/75=30%
  so ans is d)30% :)
  
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(8) No(6)
• let print price=100
  so on 25% discount price become rs75 and profit is rs 25so cp=50
  now after 10% discount item is sold at rs 90
  so profit is 40%
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(27)
• u silly plz write correct option............
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(6)
• 50%..............
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(4)
• 40%
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(17)
• the ans is 50.......
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(10)
• 55%
• 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(13)
• as we know that!!!
  M.P(1- Discont%)=cp(1+G%)
  Now it given that disconut=25 percent, gain= 25 percent
  from above eq. M.P= cp(5/3)
  now to find the profit percentage??/
  M.P (1-10/100)= cp( 1+gain%)
  now (5/3)cp (90/100) = cp(1+ gain%)
  from this equation cp get cancel
  gain% = 50 ans.
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• i think ans will be 50%.
  suppose print rate is 100 rs.
  after giving 25% discount company sold it in 75.
  and as they still got 25% profit so cost price is: x+x*25/100=75
  so x=60,which is cost price
  hence on selling at 90 rs they will earn (90-60/60)*100=50%
  bt it is not included in optio
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)