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Directions : Study the given information and answer the following question. There are five shop owners A, B, C, D and E. They sell four different items P, Q, R, S given in the table. In the table, discount (as a percentage) is given on marked price of these four products by different sellers. P Q R S Brand A 16% 38% 32% Brand B 20% 30% 35% Brand C 10% 15% 20% Brand D 32% 18% 22% Brand E 1. Some values are missing. You have to calculate these values as per data given in the question. 2. Marked price of a particular item is the same for all of the shop owners (if not mentioned).

Let the cost price of item R be Rs. 800 for the brand B and brand D also. Rs. x and Rs. y be the mark-up prices of item R by the brand B and brand D, respectively. If the ratio of the selling prices by brand B and by brand D is 700 : 1020. Find the percentage mark-ups by Brand B and by Brand D, respectively.

  1. 25%, 25%

  2. 25%, 50%

  3. 50%, 25%

  4. 50%, 50%

  5. None of these
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Using the formula for percentage markup, the markup for Brand B is calculated as ((1000 - 800) / 800) * 100 = 25%. The markup for Brand D is ((1200 - 800) / 800) * 100 = 50%. Therefore, the percentage mark-ups by Brand B and Brand D are 25% and 50%, respectively.

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