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Car Dealership X, the total profit from sales increased by 10 percent [#permalink] New post  23 Sep 2010, 13:47
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Car Dealership X, the total profit from sales increased by 10 percent over the previous years, while the number of cars sold decreased by 10 percent over the previous years. Approximately what was the average percent increase in profit per car over the previous year.

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D. 23%
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Re: Car Dealership X, the total profit from sales increased by 10 percent [#permalink] New post  23 Sep 2010, 13:52
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Car Dealership X, the total profit from sales increased by 10 percent over the previous years, while the number of cars sold decreased by 10 percent over the previous years. Approximately what was the average percent increase in profit per car over the previous year.

18%
20%
22%
23%
25%


Let Profit be x and cars sold be y

Originally Profit/Car = x/y

Now it is 1.1x / 0.9 y = 11/9 (x/y)

Increase in profit per car = ((2/9) (x/y)) / (x/y) * 100 = 22.22%

Answer = C
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Re: Car Dealership X, the total profit from sales increased by 10 percent [#permalink] New post  23 Sep 2010, 13:59
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onedayill wrote:
Car Dealership X, the total profit from sales increased by 10 percent over the previous years, while the number of cars sold decreased by 10 percent over the previous years. Approximately what was the average percent increase in profit per car over the previous year.

18%
20%
22%
23%
25%


Let the initial profit be \(p\) and initial number of cars sold be \(n\) --> initial profit per car would be \(\frac{p}{n}\);

After 1 year profit per car would be \(\frac{1.1p}{0.9n}\approx{1.22*\frac{p}{n}}\);

General formula for percent increase or decrease, (percent change):

\(Percent \ change=\frac{Change}{Original}*100=\frac{1.22*\frac{p}{n}-\frac{p}{n}}{\frac{p}{n}}*100=22\).

Answer: C.
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Re: Car Dealership X, the total profit from sales increased by 10 percent [#permalink] New post  23 Sep 2010, 14:00
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onedayill wrote:
Car Dealership X, the total profit from sales increased by 10 percent over the previous years, while the number of cars sold decreased by 10 percent over the previous years. Approximately what was the average percent increase in profit per car over the previous year.

18%
20%
22%
23%
25%


Let Profit be x and cars sold be y

Originally Profit/Car = x/y

Now it is 1.1x / 0.9 y = 11/9 (x/y)

Increase in profit per car = ((2/9) (x/y)) / (x/y) * 100 = 22.22%

Answer = C


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Re: Car Dealership X, the total profit from sales increased by 10 percent [#permalink] New post  23 Sep 2010, 19:52
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I did this by putting numbers, I don't know if this approach is correct.

Previous Years - Number of cars be 10 , total profit be 100....

this year - Number of cars will be 9 , total profit will be 110..

Previous year ---- profit per car = 100/10 = 10
this year profit = 110/9 = 12.2
percent increase = 22%
answer C
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Re: Car Dealership X, the total profit from sales increased by 10 percent [#permalink] New post  23 Sep 2010, 21:19
What is true in general will also be true in particular

Substituting numbers is perfectly fine
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Re: Car Dealership X, the total profit from sales increased by 10 percent [#permalink] New post  10 Apr 2016, 14:40
(1.1p/.9c)/(p/c)=1.22=22% increase
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Re: Car Dealership X, the total profit from sales increased by 10 percent [#permalink] New post  25 Jul 2017, 07:47
onedayill wrote:
Car Dealership X, the total profit from sales increased by 10 percent over the previous years, while the number of cars sold decreased by 10 percent over the previous years. Approximately what was the average percent increase in profit per car over the previous year.

A. 18%
B. 20%
C. 22%
D. 23%
E. 25%
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Average increase in Price is \(\frac{12.22 - 10}{10} * 100\) ~ \(22\)%

Thus, the answer will be (C) 22.22%
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