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A purchased an article and sold it to B at 20% profit. B marked it up by 24% above the price at which A has purchased it and then sold it after giving a discount of Rs. 400. If B suffered a loss of 10% in the transaction, then find the cost price of the article for
A.

A Rs. 2500

B Rs. 2200

C Rs. 4000

D Rs. 2300

E Rs. 2250

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