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Railways R.R.C. (Gorakhpur) Solved Paper Held on 1st Shift 23-11-2014

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    A shopkeeper erases the price tag on the articles in his shop and marks the prices by increasing them by 30%. Then he gives a discount of 25% to the customers at the time of selling?

    A) he is making a loss of 2.5%

    B) he is making a prof it of 5%

    C) he neither makes profit nor loss

    D) he is making a profit of 2.5%

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Suppose profit per cent = x Then,                \[30=\frac{(25+x)\times 100}{75}\] \[22.5=25+x\] \[x=-2.5\] Hence, he is making a loss of 2.5%.


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