Question

A dealer made a loss 20% when selling a stock at a40%discount on the list price.If the dealer has decided reduce25%on list price,what is %of profit/loss the dealer will make?

Answer 1

Answer:

The dealer made 12.5 percent Loss

Step-by-step explanation:

As it given that

The dealer made a 20 percent loss by selling the stock at 40 percent discount.

So, if

40 percent discount causes = 20 percent loss

Then

1 percent discount causes = $\frac{20}{40}$ percent loss

1 percent discount causes = 0.5 percent loss ......(A

Now, new we need to calculate how much loss/profit made by dealer when he sells stocks at 25 percent discount.

So multiply equation's (A) both side by 25

25x1 percent discount causes = 25x0.5 percent loss

25 percent discount causes = 12.5 percent loss

So, dealer made 12.5 percent loss when sold the stocks at 25 percent discount.

Answer 2

Answer:

Loss of 5% at 25% discount.

Step-by-step explanation:

Assume Listed price of stock= 100

selling price of stock= 60

Dealer made a loss of 20% by selling the stock at 60

Loss % =(Cost price-selling price)/100

20%= (CP-60)/100

CP= 80

Now the dealer decided to reduce discount at 25% on listed price.

Now the new selling price= 75

Loss % = (Cost price-selling price)/100

= (80-75)

Loss =5 %

If dealer reduce the discount to 25% he will make loss of 5%.