SSC MTS 2 Aug 2019 Shift 2 Paper

Let the cost price of an article be 100x.
⇒ Selling price at 25% profit = 100x × (100 + 25)% = 125x
⇒ Selling price at 37.5% loss = 100x × (100 – 37.5)% = 62.5x
⇒ The difference in selling price of article for selling at 25% profit and 37.5% loss = 125x – 62.5x
⇒ 1250 = 62.5x
⇒ x = 20
⇒ The cost price of the article = 100x = Rs. 2000
If profit 12.5%
⇒ Selling price = 2000 × (100 + 12.5)% = Rs. 2250
∴ Selling price when it is sold at 12.5% profit will be Rs. 2250.