This is simple but I can't seem to get around this one. Especially with "determined a selling price that equaled the purchase price of the jacket plus a markup that was 25 percent of the selling price". Appreciate if someone could explain.


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