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The selling price of an article is equal to the cost of the article plus the markup. The markup on a certain television set is what percent of the selling price?

(1) The markup on the television set is 25 percent of the cost.
(2) The selling price of the television set is $250. Practice Questions Question: 40 Page: 278 Difficulty: 600 [Reveal] Spoiler: OA _________________ Math Expert Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 33512 Followers: 5933 Kudos [?]: 73560 [0], given: 9902 Re: The selling price of an article is equal to the cost of the [#permalink] ### Show Tags 11 Sep 2012, 04:54 Expert's post SOLUTION The selling price of an article is equal to the cost of the article plus the markup. The markup on a certain television set is what percent of the selling price? Given: Price=Cost+Markup. Question: $$\frac{Markup}{Price}=?$$ (1) The markup on the television set is 25 percent of the cost. $$Markup=0.25*Cost$$ --> $$Price=Cost+Markup=Cost+0.25*Cost=1.25*Cost$$ --> $$\frac{Markup}{Price}=\frac{0.25*Cost}{1.25*Cost}=0.2$$. Sufficient. (2) The selling price of the television set is$250. Not sufficient to get the ratio required.

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The selling price of an article is equal to the cost of the article plus the markup. The markup on a certain television set is what percent of the selling price?

(1) The markup on the television set is 25 percent of the cost.
(2) The selling price of the television set is $250. Markup = M Selling Price = P Cost = C P=C+M (1) M=0.25C C=4M Sub back into equation P=4M+M P=5M We want to find M/P which in this case is M/P = 1/5 or 20% so (1) is suff (2) 250 = M + C We cannot solve, so answer is A _________________ If you find my post helpful, please GIVE ME SOME KUDOS! Senior Manager Joined: 15 Jun 2010 Posts: 368 Schools: IE'14, ISB'14, Kellogg'15 WE 1: 7 Yrs in Automobile (Commercial Vehicle industry) Followers: 10 Kudos [?]: 308 [0], given: 50 Re: The selling price of an article is equal to the cost of the [#permalink] ### Show Tags 12 Sep 2012, 04:32 Bunuel wrote: The selling price of an article is equal to the cost of the article plus the markup. The markup on a certain television set is what percent of the selling price? (1) The markup on the television set is 25 percent of the cost. (2) The selling price of the television set is$250.

From Question Stem => SP = CP + M. (M/SP) = ?? %
St 1: Sufficient: M=.25CP, So, SP=CP + .25CP = 1.25CP, Therefore M/SP x 100% = .25/1.25 x 100% = 20%

St 2: Insufficient: SP=$250= CP + M, Two variables with one equation. Hence cannot be solved. Hence Answer is A. _________________ Regards SD ----------------------------- Press Kudos if you like my post. Debrief 610-540-580-710(Long Journey): from-600-540-580-710-finally-achieved-in-4th-attempt-142456.html Director Joined: 24 Aug 2009 Posts: 504 Schools: Harvard, Columbia, Stern, Booth, LSB, Followers: 12 Kudos [?]: 593 [1] , given: 241 Re: The selling price of an article is equal to the cost of the [#permalink] ### Show Tags 12 Sep 2012, 13:13 1 This post received KUDOS The question can be reduced to "What is the ratio of Markup to Selling Price" Let Cost Price = 100P Markup = M Thus Selling price (SP) = 100P +M...........(1) Statement 1 - M=25P ----> & SP =125P ------> Sufficient Statement 2 - SP=250---> No relative amount is given for M----> Thus insufficient Answer A _________________ If you like my Question/Explanation or the contribution, Kindly appreciate by pressing KUDOS. Kudos always maximizes GMATCLUB worth -Game Theory If you have any question regarding my post, kindly pm me or else I won't be able to reply Math Expert Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 33512 Followers: 5933 Kudos [?]: 73560 [0], given: 9902 Re: The selling price of an article is equal to the cost of the [#permalink] ### Show Tags 14 Sep 2012, 07:13 Expert's post SOLUTION The selling price of an article is equal to the cost of the article plus the markup. The markup on a certain television set is what percent of the selling price? Given: Price=Cost+Markup. Question: $$\frac{Markup}{Price}=?$$ (1) The markup on the television set is 25 percent of the cost. $$Markup=0.25*Cost$$ --> $$Price=Cost+Markup=Cost+0.25*Cost=1.25*Cost$$ --> $$\frac{Markup}{Price}=\frac{0.25*Cost}{1.25*Cost}=0.2$$. Sufficient. (2) The selling price of the television set is$250. Not sufficient to get the ratio required.

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The selling price of an article is equal to the cost of the article plus the markup. The markup on a certain television set is what percent of the selling price?

Given: Price=Cost+Markup.
Question: \frac{Markup}{Price}=?

(1) The markup on the television set is 25 percent of the cost. Markup=0.25*Cost --> Price=Cost+Markup=Cost+0.25*Cost=1.25*Cost --> \frac{Markup}{Price}=\frac{0.25*Cost}{1.25*Cost}=0.2. Sufficient.

(2) The selling price of the television set is $250. Not sufficient to get the ratio required.[quote][/quote] Hi Bunuel, I understand why statement A is correct, but I don't understand why in this case the answer can't be C. If we use both the statements together, we have Selling Price = 1.25*Cost and the 2nd statement tells us the price. Math Expert Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 33512 Followers: 5933 Kudos [?]: 73560 [0], given: 9902 Re: The selling price of an article is equal to the cost of the [#permalink] ### Show Tags 05 Sep 2014, 05:56 Expert's post aj0809 wrote: SOLUTION The selling price of an article is equal to the cost of the article plus the markup. The markup on a certain television set is what percent of the selling price? Given: Price=Cost+Markup. Question: \frac{Markup}{Price}=? (1) The markup on the television set is 25 percent of the cost. Markup=0.25*Cost --> Price=Cost+Markup=Cost+0.25*Cost=1.25*Cost --> \frac{Markup}{Price}=\frac{0.25*Cost}{1.25*Cost}=0.2. Sufficient. (2) The selling price of the television set is$250. Not sufficient to get the ratio required.
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Hi Bunuel,

I understand why statement A is correct, but I don't understand why in this case the answer can't be C. If we use both the statements together, we have Selling Price = 1.25*Cost and the 2nd statement tells us the price.

If Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient to answer the question asked, then the answer is A.

The data sufficiency problem consists of a question and two statements, labeled (1) and (2), in which certain data are given. You have to decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the question. Using the data given in the statements, plus your knowledge of mathematics and everyday facts (such as the number of days in July or the meaning of the word counterclockwise), you must indicate whether—

A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient to answer the question asked.
B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient to answer the question asked.
C. BOTH statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are sufficient to answer the question asked, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question asked.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient to answer the question asked.
E. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient to answer the question asked, and additional data specific to the problem are needed.

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