If on an item a company gives 25% discount and 25% profit it makes. if they now gives 10% discount then the profit %age made by the company will be... Pick
A) 40
B) 55
C) 35
D) 30
E) 50
Let the Marked Price of the item is x and the Cost Price be y.   For 25% discount the Selling price is 0.75x.   (0.75x-y)/y=0.25 which gives y=0.6x   next if the SP is 0.9x then   gain%=(0.9x-y)/y * 100 = (0.9x-0.6x)/0.6x * 100=50%   hence,profit% (0.9 -0.6 )/0.6  * 100= 
<gadget id="calculator">(0.9 -0.6 )/0.6  * 100</gadget>
<output>50</output>
50%   hence,profit%= 50%.   ANSW50R:50
<result>E</result>
If on an item a company gives 25% discount and 25% profit it makes. if they now gives 10% discount then the profit %age made by the company will be...