Answer:
41%
Step-by-step explanation:
Given the cash price is $500, the hire purchase price is calculated by summing the installment and down-payment:
[tex]Hire \ Purchase \ Price=Installments +Downpayments\\\\=8\times 72.50+125\\\\=705[/tex]
#Percentage increase in price is the difference between the hire purchase price and list price as a percentage of the list price:
[tex]\bigtriangleup Price=705-500\\\\=205\\\\\%\bigtriangleup Price=\frac{\bigtriangleup Price}{500}\times 100\%\\\\\\=\frac{205}{500}\times100\%\\\\=41\%[/tex]
Hence, the % increase in price is 41%