Question

3. If profit on cost is 25% then profit on sales will be ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let CP = 100

SP = 100 + 25% of 100 = 125.

Profit = 25.

% of Profit on SP = (25 * 100)/125 = 20%.

Answer 2

Answer:

If Profit on Cost is 25% then Profit on Sales will be 20%.

Explanation:

Given :

Profit on cost = 25%

To find :

Profit on Sales

Solution :

Profit on cost is 25%

Let,

Cost = 100

Profit = 25% on Cost

Profit = 25

Sales = 100 + 25

Sales = 125

★ Profit on Sales =

= (25/125) × 100

= (1/5) × 100

= 100/5

= 20

Profit on Sales = 20%

Therefore,

If Profit on Cost is 25% then Profit on Sales will be 20%.