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A trader buys goods at 20% discount on marked price. If he wants to make a profit of 25% after allowing a discount of 20%, by what percent should his marked price be greater than the original marked price ?

A

`15%`

B

`65% `

C

`25%`

D

`20% `

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The correct Answer is:
C
माना कि मूल अंकित मूल्य र 100 है।
`therefore` व्यापारी के लिए क्रयमूल्य = ₹ 80
विक्रयमूल्य = `(80 xx 125)/(100) = ₹ 100`
अभीष्ट अंकित मूल्य = `(100 xx 100)/(80) = ₹ 125 `
अतः, नये अंकित मूल्य को मूल अंकित मूल्य से `(125-100)/100 xx 100 = 25% `अधिक होना चाहिए।
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