Arithmeticeasy · Past Paper
Profit is calculated on:
ASelling Price
BCost Price
CMarked Price
DDiscounted Price
✓ Correct Answer: B — Cost Price
By standard definition in arithmetic, profit and loss are calculated on the cost price unless specified otherwise.
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