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'A' purchased an article and sold it to 'B' at 10% profit. 'B' marked it up by 15% above the price at which 'A' has purchased it and then sold it after giving a discount of Rs. 496. If 'B' suffered a loss of 18% in the transaction, then find the cost price of the article for 'A'.

A Rs. 2500

B Rs. 2100

C Rs. 2000

D Rs. 2300

E None of these

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