gsm8k-0015

# GSM8K Problem 16

A merchant wants to make a choice of purchase between 2 purchase plans: jewelry worth $5,000 or electronic gadgets worth $8,000. His financial advisor speculates that the jewelry market will go up 2.5% while the electronic gadgets market will rise 1.2% within the same month. If the merchant is looking to maximize profit at the end of this month by making a choice, how much profit would this be?

Reason step by step, then give ONLY the final answer on the last line as \boxed{ANSWER}.

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The merchant should choose the jewelry, as it yields a higher profit of $125 compared to the electronic gadgets' profit of $96.

\boxed{125}