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Whenever Bianca travels to Italy, she brings back Gucci bags to sell to her friends. The bags she buys in Italy are purchased at a 60 percent discount off American prices. She sells the bags to her friends at a price 25 percent higher than what she paid for them. After one trip, she sells bags to her friends that would have cost $4,000 in American stores. What is Bianca's profit per bag?

A. $400
B. $600
C. $1,600
D. $2,200
E. $2,400

The OA is A
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BTGmoderatorLU wrote:
Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:05 am
Source: Veritas Prep

Whenever Bianca travels to Italy, she brings back Gucci bags to sell to her friends. The bags she buys in Italy are purchased at a 60 percent discount off American prices. She sells the bags to her friends at a price 25 percent higher than what she paid for them. After one trip, she sells bags to her friends that would have cost $4,000 in American stores. What is Bianca's profit per bag?

A. $400
B. $600
C. $1,600
D. $2,200
E. $2,400

The OA is A
Solution:

Note: We must assume that the question is asking about a single bag.

Since Bianca sold a bag that would have cost $4,000 in American stores, she actually paid 0.4 x 4,000 = $1,600 for the bag. She then sold the bag for 1.25 x 1600 = $2,000. Thus, she made a profit of $400.

Answer: A

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