Calculate the percentage profit given CP=12,000 and SP=14,400. Also, calculate the map distance if the actual distance is 10 km and the scale is 1:25000.

Cost Price ($CP$) = $12,000/=$
Selling Price ($SP$) = $14,400/=$

Profit = $SP - CP$
Profit = $14,400 - 12,000$
Profit = $2,400/=$

Percentage Profit = $\frac{\text{Profit}}{CP} \times 100\%$
Percentage Profit = $\frac{2,400}{12,000} \times 100\%$
Percentage Profit = $\frac{24}{120} \times 100\%$
Percentage Profit = $\frac{1}{5} \times 100\%$
Percentage Profit = $20\%$
The percentage profit is $\boxed{20\%}$.

: Map distance

The map scale is $1:25000$. This means $1 \text{ unit}$ on the map represents $25000 \text{ units}$ in actual distance.
The actual distance between two towns is $10 \text{ km}$.

We know that $1 \text{ km} = 1000 \text{ m}$ and $1 \text{ m} = 100 \text{ cm}$.
So, $1 \text{ km} = 1000 \times 100 \text{ cm} = 100,000 \text{ cm}$.
Actual distance = $10 \text{ km} = 10 \times 100,000 \text{ cm} = 1,000,000 \text{ cm}$.

Map distance = $\frac{\text{Actual distance}}{\text{Scale factor}}$
Map distance = $\frac{1,000,000 \text{ cm}}{25000}$
Map distance = $\frac{1000}{25} \text{ cm}$
Map distance = $40 \text{ cm}$
The distance on the map is $\boxed{40 \text{ cm}}$.