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A sells a watch to B and makes a loss of 12%. B makes a profit of 12.5% by selling the watch to C. If A sells the watch to B at the cost of which C purchased it, then the percentage of loss or profit of A will be,

1% loss
1% profit
2% loss
2% profit

Correct Answer: 1% loss

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