Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Problem: a furniture dealer purchased a desk for $ 150 and then set the selling price equal to the purchase price plus a markup that was 50 % of the selling price . if the dealer sold the desk at the selling price , what was the amount of the dealer ' s gross profit from the purchase and the sale of the desk ? 
Options: a ) 60 % , b ) 70 % , c ) 100 % , d ) 90 % , e ) 80 %
Output (English): c