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A manufacturer makes 800 articles at a cost of Rs. 1.50 per article. The fixes the selling price such that if only 600 articles are sold, he would make a profit of 30% on his outlay. However, he sold 620 articles at this price. Find his actual profit percent of the total outlay, assuming that he unsold articles are useless.

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