A merchant purchased a jacket for $60 and then determined a selling price that equaled the purchase price of the jacket plus a markup that was 25 percent of the selling price. During a sale, the merchant discounted the selling price by 20 percent and sold the jacket. What was the merchant's gross profit on this sale?
(A) $0
(B) $3
(C) $4
(D) $12
(E) $15
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C it is!
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ace_gre wrote:Hi, Here is my take..
Let x be the selling price of the jacket.
Then x = 60 + 0.25* x
x = 80
Discounted selling price = 0.8*x = 64
Gain = 64-60= 4
IMO C