Your salary is to be raised 10% and then a month later reduced by 10%. There it will remain. However, you may elect to have the cut first followed by the raise one month later. Which is the better option?

Answer 1

Let's assume the salary is 50,000

Option 1:
50,000 * 1.1 = 55,000
55,000 * 0.9 = 49,500

Option 2:
50,000 * 0.9 = 45,000
45,000 * 1.1 = 49,500