CALCULATIONS:⇒ Let, the cost price of ARTICLE = x⇒ Selling price of article = 84x/100 = 21x/25loss% = [(cost price - selling price)/100] × 100⇒ Loss% = (x - 21x/25) × 100/x⇒ 16%⇒ New cost price = 120x/100 = 6x/5⇒ New selling price = 21x × 125/25 × 100⇒ New selling price = 21x/20loss% = (cost price - selling price) × 100/cost price⇒ Loss% = (6x/5 - 21x/20) × 100/6x/5⇒ Loss% = 12.5 %⇒ Decrease in losses = (16 - 12.5) × 100/16⇒ \(% MathType!MTEF!2!1!+- % feaahqart1ev3aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn % hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr % 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9 % vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x % fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaaeaaaaaaaaa8 % qacaaIYaGaaG4mamaalaaapaqaa8qacaaIXaaapaqaa8qacaaI4aaa % aaaa!3958! 23\frac{1}{8}\)21.875%∴ The decrease in losses is 21.875%. Let CP = 100SP = 84Loss 16%New CP = 120New SP = 84 × 125/100 = 105Loss% = (120 - 105)/120 × 100 = 12.5Decrease in loss% = [(16 - 12.5)/16] × 100Decrease in loss% = 21.875% "> CALCULATIONS:⇒ Let, the cost price of ARTICLE = x⇒ Selling price of article = 84x/100 = 21x/25loss% = [(cost price - selling price)/100] × 100⇒ Loss% = (x - 21x/25) × 100/x⇒ 16%⇒ New cost price = 120x/100 = 6x/5⇒ New selling price = 21x × 125/25 × 100⇒ New selling price = 21x/20loss% = (cost price - selling price) × 100/cost price⇒ Loss% = (6x/5 - 21x/20) × 100/6x/5⇒ Loss% = 12.5 %⇒ Decrease in losses = (16 - 12.5) × 100/16⇒ \(% MathType!MTEF!2!1!+- % feaahqart1ev3aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn % hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr % 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9 % vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x % fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaaeaaaaaaaaa8 % qacaaIYaGaaG4mamaalaaapaqaa8qacaaIXaaapaqaa8qacaaI4aaa % aaaa!3958! 23\frac{1}{8}\)21.875%∴ The decrease in losses is 21.875%. Let CP = 100SP = 84Loss 16%New CP = 120New SP = 84 × 125/100 = 105Loss% = (120 - 105)/120 × 100 = 12.5Decrease in loss% = [(16 - 12.5)/16] × 100Decrease in loss% = 21.875% ">
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The selling price of an article is 84% of its cost price. If the cost price is increased by 20% and the selling price is increased by 25%, what is the percentage increase/decrease in the loss with respect to the earlier loss?

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CALCULATIONS:⇒ Let, the cost price of ARTICLE = x⇒ Selling price of article = 84x/100 = 21x/25loss% = [(cost price - selling price)/100] × 100⇒ Loss% = (x - 21x/25) × 100/x⇒ 16%⇒ New cost price = 120x/100 = 6x/5⇒ New selling price = 21x × 125/25 × 100⇒ New selling price = 21x/20loss% = (cost price - selling price) × 100/cost price⇒ Loss% = (6x/5 - 21x/20) × 100/6x/5⇒ Loss% = 12.5 %⇒ Decrease in losses = (16 - 12.5) × 100/16⇒ \(% MathType!MTEF!2!1!+- % feaahqart1ev3aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn % hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaerbd9wDYLwzYbItLDharqqtubsr % 4rNCHbGeaGqiVu0Je9sqqrpepC0xbbL8F4rqqrFfpeea0xe9Lq-Jc9 % vqaqpepm0xbba9pwe9Q8fs0-yqaqpepae9pg0FirpepeKkFr0xfr-x % fr-xb9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaamaabaabaaGcbaaeaaaaaaaaa8 % qacaaIYaGaaG4mamaalaaapaqaa8qacaaIXaaapaqaa8qacaaI4aaa % aaaa!3958! 23\frac{1}{8}\)21.875%∴ The decrease in losses is 21.875%. Let CP = 100SP = 84Loss 16%New CP = 120New SP = 84 × 125/100 = 105Loss% = (120 - 105)/120 × 100 = 12.5Decrease in loss% = [(16 - 12.5)/16] × 100Decrease in loss% = 21.875%
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