A trader sells an article after giving two successive discounts of 50% and 14% on its marked price and earns a profit of 72%. If the cost price of the article increases by 36%, what single discount should he now give on the same marked price so that he earns the same profit percentage as before?
Subject: Mathematics | Topic: Arithmetic | Difficulty: MEDIUM
Options
- (A) 40.56%
- (B) 47.46%
- (C) 41.52%
- (D) 46.78%
Verified Answer
Option (C): 41.52%
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