Question

A store is offering a 25% discount on all items. Also, employees get a 10% employee discount. If you are an employee which discount would you want to be applied first to save the most money?. . . . . A. Not enough information is given . . . B. 10% . . . C. 25% . . . D. It doesn’t matter which discount is applied first, the result is the same.

Answer 1

D. It doesn’t matter which discount is applied first, the result is the same.

Answer 2

Let x be the original price of an item. For the first case, the employee avails the 25% first then the 10%.
Price: (0.75x)(0.90) = 0.675x
For the second case, the 10% discount is availed first then, the 25%.
Price: (0.90x)(0.75) = 0.675x
Thus, whichever is the case, the price would be the same. The answer is letter D.