Percentage Increase/ Decrease
The number of students in a club increased from 40 to 50. What is the percent increase?
25%
A kilo of rice rose from P50 to P55. What is the inflation rate?
10%
A coffee shop spends P40 to make a latte and sells it for P120. What is the markup?
Php 80
You buy a P2,000 gadget with a 15% student discount. How much do you save?
Php 300
An item costs P500. You add a 20% markup to find the selling price, then give a 10% discount on that price. What is the final price?
Markup = P 600
Discount = P 60
Final Price = P 540
A monthly water bill decreased from P800 to P600 due to conservation. What is the percent decrease?
25%
Price rose from P10 to P12. What is the inflation rate?
20%
A P1,000 pair of shoes is marked down to P700. What is the markdown rate?
30%
A service fee is P1,000. How much is the 12% VAT?
Php 120
A service is P2,000. It is VAT-exempt, but you decide to give a 15% student discount. What is the final amount to pay?
Php 1700
A store had 200 customers on Monday. On Tuesday, the number of customers increased by 15%. How many customers visited on Tuesday?
230 customers
An item cost P500. After 5% inflation, what is the new price?
Php 525
A bookstore needs a 40% markup based on cost. If a book costs P500, what is the selling price?
Php 700
A hotel charges P5,000 but offers 20% off for early booking. How much is the final bill?
Php 4000
A shop buys a shirt for P400. They mark it up by 50%. During a clearance sale, they offer a 25% discount. What is the final sale price?
Markup = P 600
Discount = P 150
Final Price - P 450
A stock price went from P10 to P15, then dropped to P12. What is the total % change?
20% increase
A product price doubled from P100 to P200. What is the inflation rate?
100%
A P500 item is marked down twice: first by 10%, then the new price by another 20%. What is the final price?
Php 360
A jacket is P2,500. You get a 20% discount, then a loyalty card gives an extra 5% off the discounted price. What do you pay?
Php 1900
You buy a smartphone for P10,000 (net of VAT). You add a 40% markup. Then, you offer a P500 discount coupon. Finally, the customer must pay 12% VAT on the discounted selling price. What is the final amount?
Markup = P 4000
SP = P 14 000
DP = P 13 500
12% VAT = P 1620
FINAL AMOUNT = P 15, 120
A high-demand smartphone was originally priced at P20,000. Due to a limited supply, the price increased to P25,000. A month later, the company released a newer model, causing the price of the original phone to drop to P22,000. What is the total percentage change from the original price to the final price?
10% increase
Salary was P20,000, now P21,000. Inflation is 6%. Did purchasing power increase or decrease?
Decrease
A business has operating costs of P50,000/month. If they sell 1,000 units at P200 each (cost P120), what is the net profit?
Php 30, 000
You bought office supplies for P5,000. How much is the total with 12% VAT?
Php 5600
An electronics store buys a high-end monitor from a supplier for P15,000 (net of VAT). The store adds a 30% markup to the base cost. Because of a holiday, they offer a 10% discount on the marked selling price. A customer then uses a loyalty voucher for an additional P1,000 off the discounted price. Finally, the government-mandated 12% VAT is applied to the final amount the customer pays. What is the final amount the customer must pay at the counter?
FINAL AMOUNT = P 18 536