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# A merchant bought an item at a cost of c dollars and marked up its

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14 Apr 2019, 07:48
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A merchant bought an item at a cost of c dollars and marked up its price by 40%. However the item did not sell and the merchant was forced to discount the price of the item by 20%. What was the percentage profit earned by the merchant by selling the item at the discounted price?

A. 8%
B. 12%
C. 20%
D. 28%
E. 32%
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14 Apr 2019, 10:07
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Take $$c = 100$$. Therefore, item resell price is $$140$$.
Discounted price is $$140 - 0.2 * 140 = 112$$.
In percentage form, $$\frac{112}{100} = 12$$%.
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