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The marked price of an article is increased by 25% and the selling price is increased by 16.66% , then the amount of profit doubles. If the original marked price be Rs. 400 which is greater than the corresponding cost price by 33.33% , what is the increased selling price?

A

240

B

360

C

420

D

`600%`

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