Calculating Equivalent Profitability
In a simplified economic model, two self-employed individuals, Alex and Ben, each take out a loan to fund their respective businesses. Alex takes a loan of $20,000 and achieves a 15% rate of profit. Ben takes a larger loan of $25,000. What rate of profit must Ben achieve to generate the exact same monetary amount of profit as Alex? Provide the final percentage and show your calculation.
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