An uneducated retailer marks all its goods at 50% above the cost price and thinking that he will still make 25% profit, offers a discount of 25% on the market price. What is the actual profit on the sales?

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1)	An uneducated retailer marks all its goods at 50% above the cost price and thinking that he will still make 25% profit, offers a discount of 25% on the market price. What is the actual profit on the sales?

A) 26.5%
B) 27.8%
C) 12.5%
D) None of These

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