10 % up then 10 % down means you lose out
If the worker was being paid 100 Rs .
A worker's boss explains that in order to stay competitive he will have to cut his pay by 10% but he will allow the employee to work 10% more hours to make up for it, "so your pay will be maintained".
Now , what was being paid to worker .
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1 solution
If the worker was being paid, say, Rs 100, then
10% cut takes him down to Rs90.
The 10% extra hours will add back on 10% of Rs 90, which gives him Rs 99. He is still Rs1 worse off.