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A shopkeeper buys an item at a 20% discount on the marked price. If the shopkeeper wants to earn 25% profit after giving a 20% discount, by what percentage should the new marked price be higher than the original marked price?

Asked in Punjab Police Constable · 2023
Discount and MP · Quantitative Aptitude
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Quantitative AptitudeProfit and LossDiscount and MPSingle DiscountPunjab Police Constable2023
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For a 20% discount, the customer pays 80% of the marked price.

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Option A — 25%

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Profit and Loss has appeared in 185 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in UPSC, State PSC and SSC.
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