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Profit, Loss and Marked Price

EasyAptitude12 min10 XP

Problem

An item costs 800. It is marked 25% above cost and then sold at 10% discount on marked price. Find profit percentage.

Why This Matters

Profit-loss questions are mostly percentage translation. The trick is knowing which base each percentage uses.

Examples

Example 1
InputCP 800, markup 25%, discount 10%
Output12.5%

Discount is on marked price, profit percent is on cost price.

Constraints

  • Use cost price as base for profit percentage.
  • Use marked price as base for discount.
  • Do not subtract percentages directly.
CodeReasoning
An item costs 800. It is marked 25% above cost and then sold at 10% discount on marked price. Find profit percentage.
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Practice prompt
InputCP 800, MP 25% above CP, discount 10%
Expected12.5%

MP=1000, SP=900, profit=100.

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different markuploss after discountsuccessive percentages