Question

By selling an article at Rs.800, a shopkeeper makes a profit of 25%.At what price should he sell the article so as to make a loss of 25%?
A) Rs.720
B) Rs.640
C) Rs.540
D) Rs.480

Answer 1

Let C.P=X
A.Q
X+X×25÷100=800
X+X÷4=800
5X=800×4
X=3200÷5
X=640

S.P after 25 percent loss= 640-640×25÷100
=640-160
=480 rupee